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Whether your laundry room serves multi purposes (laundry, utility sink, handyman area, storage space for shoes, coats, and backpacks) or it is just a washer and dryer tucked away in a tiny closet, an organized laundry area is essential for creating an efficient space to do your household chores. One important hint essential to an organized laundry room is that the area should be well lit with task or accent lighting.  Here are six more essential laundry room organizing ideas that will produce a pleasant and efficient household chore space.

Declutter the Laundry Room by Utilizing all the Vertical Space

Use all of the vertical space in your laundry room by installing adjustable shelves and cabinets as high as they can go. These areas will create a space for all your supplies, out of eyes view, and create a crisp, clean look to your laundry room.  Another suggestion is to hang wire baskets from the ceiling.

Maximize Storage in Your Laundry Room with Specially Designed Organizing Systems

Maximize narrow spaces in your laundry room by installing slim drawers between the washer and dryer.  Additionally, a washer/dryer pedestal with built-in storage drawers will add more storage space to your laundry area and provide easy access to front loaders.

Organized Cleaning and Laundry Supplies is Essential for an Efficient Laundry Room

A common source of frustration in the laundry room is locating the right cleaning supplies for the task at hand.  One suggestion it to organize your cleaning supplies in carry-all caddies, specific to the job. These carry-alls may fit nicely in the hanging baskets or slide directly onto the vertical shelf or wall cabinets.

Create a Laundry Sorting System for Whites, Brights, Darks, Dry Cleaning and Delicates

If you are fortunate enough to have a large laundry room, utilize baskets to separate laundry loads. An ideal location for the baskets is an island in the center of the room, which can double as a folding area for clothes as they come out of the dryer. Presorting will not only cut down on laundry time but will get the family involved in sorting their laundry and teach younger family members responsibility for bringing their clothes to the laundry room.  And, presorting will help prevent delicates and dry clean only articles from accidently getting put in the wrong wash load.

To Reduce Wrinkling, Establish a Folding, Hanging, and Ironing Area

Create a designated work area to fold laundry with either a foldout shelf, a built-in counter over the washer and dryer, an island or a small table.  And a great space to hang laundry is a bar installed across a doorway, or even a bar hung from the ceiling.  And for convenience, keep all your ironing supplies in one place.  For tight spaces, a stowaway ironing board system, hidden behind a cabinet door, is a good option.

Create a  Pet-Friendly Space In the Laundry Room for your Four-Legged Family Members

A laundry room is a perfect place to set up a snug spot for the family pet and all their supplies: water and food bowls, treats and food, leash and toys. A soft bed also will provide a comfortable, safe zone for your pet to retreat to when it is time for bed or just nap.

Whether your laundry area is tucked in a corner in your kitchen or as large as a garage; organizing is essential to getting the most out of the space.  For more essential ideas on organizing laundry room visit Falconcrest homes.