Top 10 things to have in your trendy new upstairs laundry room

Regardless of whether you’re just building your home and working with the architect, or working with an interior designer to incorporate a modern upstairs laundry room into your existing home, you may want to consider these top ten things you most clients want to have, either out of preference or regret for not putting it in their original design plans.

1. Countertops for folding clothes. Many people prefer Corian or granite, similar to what they have in their kitchen. Counters were definitely the number one priority.

2. Clothes racks, poles or accessories, regardless of whether they are wet and must be line dried; if they are dry and need to be hung before being taken to a nearby cabinet; and a place to hang those garments that require a hot iron to touch up wrinkles.

3. An ironing board that stores inside a wall cabinet that can be pulled out for quick ironing touch-ups, or a fold-out ironing board with a space to store the iron when it’s out of sight and not in use .

4. A deep sink with faucets for washing delicate undergarments or soaking dirty clothes overnight.

5. Many homeowners ask for a clothesline that retracts from the wall so they can put their clothes on hangers to dry. I’ve even heard of some people requesting a drying rack for their wet bathing suits, towels, tennis shoes, or workout clothes. That makes sense, doesn’t it, instead of throwing your clothes on the floor?

6. This article that I am going to mention comes as a result of a bad experience, so it should be mentioned here to save other homeowners from a possible disaster due to water damage. You should always request that the designer or builder install a floor drain in an upstairs laundry room. Otherwise, if the water from the washing machine overflows, it will not only damage your floors, but the room could smell bad if the drain pipe trap overflows and the water sits there undetected for a period of time.

7. You can also place a rimmed liner under the washer to catch small amounts of water that could drain from the washer. Of course, you really shouldn’t think about throwing rugs in an upstairs laundry room; use tile, which is easy to clean, and then simply add a rug if you need an accent color or a place for your dog or kitty to lie down.

8. Storage cabinets that reach the ceiling. Homeowners not only ask that as many cabinets as possible be installed in an upstairs utility room, they also want the cabinets to be flush with the ceiling, so dust, bugs, and other particles don’t collect on the top. top of cabinets. Plus, homeowners don’t want to feel obligated to dust the tops of cabinets in a laundry room.

9. Lots of task lights that make the room look nice, but functional enough to iron, remove stains from clothes, and otherwise inspect clothes being washed, dried, and ironed. For best effect in a laundry room, install lights that hang from the ceiling instead of using recessed bulbs. By installing small task lights in areas like under counters, the light will illuminate a larger space and potential counter area. If the room doesn’t have a window, then perhaps your designer could include a skylight that would bring natural light into the room.

10. Finally, the trend to include a small sewing machine and cabinet in the laundry room has returned. This element can be easily added if the size of the room is large enough. If you are converting an existing small bedroom into an upstairs laundry room, then you will have no problem designing your space to include this additional equipment. It would be useful for quickly sewing up a rip or tear, mending the hem of a pair of pants or a skirt, and even sewing on a button. Everything would be in one place, and it would only take a few minutes to do the repair, instead of taking it to a seamstress and waiting a week.

If you think of more items you’d like to add to your modern upstairs laundry room, print out this list and add your items below.