11 amazing proposals as a starting point for setting up the perfect laundry at home
The laundry room / corner is now one of the most essential parts of the house. Modern domestic organization is based on optimizing time to meet the needs and demands of daily life. Among other things, it involves the frequent use of washing machines and clothes dryers to keep the laundry always clean and ready for use. But ironing is also important to ensure our clothes are presentable. Further, vacuum cleaners and similar appliances are also indispensable. The most classic of household cleaning equipment - such as brooms, rags, mops and various detergents - are also not to be excluded from this list.
Therefore having a fully equipped laundry becomes very important, especially for those who have large families. But not all homes have the space available for a useful laundry room and, if they do, it is often not adequately separated / isolated from everything else. A further problem arises when you have small children, for whom the detergents and tools necessary for cleaning the home and laundry could represent a danger. It becomes vitally important to keep them in secured places and out of reach of children.
How do we do this then? To overcome these and other problems, we have decided to look for furnishing proposals for you from which you can take some inspiration. These are all great ideas suitable for all different types of homes and different needs. And they do not neglect aesthetics and the originality of the style, which are highly sought after and are a decisive factor for today's homes. Take a look below and choose the solution that is just right for you:
Among the accessories to you absolutely have to have in a perfect laundry corner - in addition to washing machine and dryer, of course - you must have an iron with its ironing board. For particularly small spaces, the ideal solution is the famous retractable drawers, on top of which, you can safely balance whatever you need to.
Those lucky enough to have particularly large spaces or entire rooms to be used as a laundry room can consider adding the equipment necessary to wash pets. A small shower enclosure dedicated to cats and / or dogs, is something you might also need (on top of everything else).
How about turning the laundry room a fascinating and refined place, almost as if it were a kitchen? With the current furnishing productss available, nothing prevents you from doing this. A beautiful environment in shades of blue could make it one of the most beautiful rooms in the home. With enough cabinets to store everything you need and a sink available for any type of cleaning, it will be perfect.
If the laundry area is located in the kitchen or in the living room area, you have one more reason to furnish it with stylish furniture and accessories, which will blend perfectly with the rest of the environment. A useful tip is to complete the furniture using baskets, containers and dispensers in the same color as the surrounding furniture.
A really great solution - if you have a covered balcony - is to move your laundry room in there. One of the advantages will be exposure to the sun and the air which will make it a perfect environment for drying laundry.
A built-in wardrobe, perhaps matched with the other home furnishings, could be the ideal solution for those with limited space. If properly divided up and equipped with proper shelves, it can easily contain a washing machine and everything else you need to do the laundry.
For those with only limited space, an ideal alternative could be to exploit a niche in the wall, where you can place the washing machine, dryer and the necessary shelving. Everything can be hidden by a useful sliding door that matches the environment.
The same idea - of the niche hidden by a sliding door - is a perfect and practical solution for those who want to hide the laundry corner in a tidy and elegant bathroom.
And another accessory to take into account when furnishing a laundry room is the drying rack / clothes horse. Especially if you don't have a dryer, try adding retractable, folding drying racks to the walls. They will come in very handy, especially on rainy days when the laundry cannot be hung outside.
If you have the means, you can place a fully equipped and luxurious laundry in a grotto or in a basement. This is a very common solution and has the advantage of exploiting this large space and avoiding putting humidity and bad smells into the air in the house.
Finally, if you have to create your laundry corner at the back / end of a long and narrow closet (or corridor), the key principle is "space saving". The ideal ways to put this into practice are by using shelves and built-in wardrobes. If you want a bright and pleasant environment, always choose white and light colors for these small spaces.
As you can see, there is no shortage of solutions for those who want to creat a perfect laundry corner. They exist for all tastes, for all spaces and also, of course, for all budgets. The choice is yours.
