Laundry Room Organization

Yikes!  March is almost over and I am WAY behind on posting my Household Organization Diet tasks for the month!  We are right in the middle of our kitchen remodel right now so time for blogging has been tight, but I promise I have been working on my tasks and will eventually get around to showing you everything.  I have cleaned the washing machine, cleaned the dryer, and now it’s time to talk laundry room organization…

Our “laundry room” is actually the passageway from our main floor living space to our basement.  Along the hallway, is also a door to the garage so I also use this space as a mudroom for the boys. {I’ll post more on that when I post about our front entry organization.}  It’s obviously quite small but I love that I at least have a dedicated space for laundry that can be closed off from the rest of the house if needed.   I tried my best to get some decent photos but there is absolutely no natural light in there and the lights throw off a strange orange glow in the photographs.  


The laundry room recently got updated with some new paint {Cumulus Cloud from Martha Stewart} and I tiled the backsplash with some marble tile that we are planning to use in the kitchen as well.  I’m sure it took me three times as long as it should to tile but I was pretty excited that actually I did it all by myself! 🙂


I like to keep the counter top fairly clear for folding laundry, but I do have one basket for a few supplies: Mrs. Meyers {lemon verbena} hand soap, Caldrea laundry detergent that I use for our bed linens, and a glass container with some wooden laundry pins.  


On the other end, I use the laundry tin for garbage and all of the lint from the dryer.


We installed the cabinets above the washing machine a few years ago now and I’m not really sure what we did without them!    The one above the washing machine holds all of our laundry supplies.  Although I have tried a few other green laundry detergents, I am partial to the Norwex detergent.  It’s a little bit more expensive but you only need to use about a tablespoon of powder so it lasts a long time.  It has gotten rid of our stinky washing machine syndrome and is one of the only detergents that doesn’t give Dave a rash.  I also always add some vinegar to the wash as a fabric softener {and it is great for getting rid of stinky smells!}


I use a cork board on the inside of the cupboard to hold a stain guide or any other laundry care labels that I need to keep.


The other cupboard holds our water filters, some rags, and a couple of bins with smaller rags and all of our light bulbs.


I purchased this under the sink organizer a few years back from Bed, Bath, and Beyond.  It works great for adding shelf space around the plumbing.

Since the laundry room is not always the most fun place to be, I thought that adding a colorful, inspirational print would be make things just a little bit brighter!


I always like to keep a laundry bin right by the washing machine for any dirty laundry that I find lying around when I am doing my nightly clean-up.  I had a couple of the DIY chalkboard labels left over from Matthew’s room, so I tied one on to the hamper with some twine.


I also just picked up this sign from Home Sense {Home Goods in the States} and it works great for hanging any items up that I don’t want to put in the dryer.

So there it is!  One more room cleaned and organized!


If you are looking to get your home cleaned and organized too, join us in The Household Organization Diet!  You can find the first post HERE and get caught up on all of our past projects over HERE.  For the March tasks, click HERE.



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