How to Have an Organized & Lovely Laundry Room

Laundry is not my favorite job, but having an organized and lovely laundry room makes the task much more enjoyable!

I love walking into my organized laundry room and spending time there!

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Laundry room with organized shelves over washer and dryer showing how to have organized laundry room.

I hope this post inspires you to organize your space and transform your laundry room into a place you enjoy working in!

So here we go.

Use the 6/P Strategy To Organize Your Laundry Room.

We have a simple 6-step strategy to help you obtain an organized laundry room!

A sign that says "The Laundry Room-Get all the good dirt here" hanging on a door showing how to have organized laundry room.

Do each of the following steps that start with the letter “P”:

1) PREP

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Collect the following items: A trash bag, a large cardboard box, and two laundry hampers.

2) PURGE

A sign, basket, and flowers on a laundry shelf. Showing how to have organized laundry room.

Remove everything except the washer, dryer, and cabinets from the laundry room.

Purge any items you no longer use or are empty and put in a trash bag.
Donate items in good condition that you don’t use anymore and put them in a box.
Remove items that don’t belong in the laundry room and put them in a laundry hamper.
Place all items you want to keep in the room in the second laundry hamper.

3) POLISH

A basket full of cleaning products on a laundry shelf. An example of how to have organized laundry room.

Now that the room is empty, you can clean using a top-down approach.

Clean the following items:

Cobwebs from ceiling
Light fixture
The door and all trim
Cabinets and any shelves
Washer and dryer, inside and out
Door knobs and switch plates
Baseboards
Vacuum and mop the floors

4) PERSONALIZE

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It’s time to personalize the area, and we recommend using the Personalize the Laundry Room printable to help you brainstorm ways to improve the function and beauty of your room.

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I spend a lot of time in my laundry room and wanted to make it more visually appealing so I would enjoy it rather than dread going there!

Here are the steps we took to personalize our laundry room!

Paint

Paint is an easy and inexpensive way to change the entire look of any space!

I adore the color blue we chose!

It’s called Retro-Colonial Blue by Valspar.

New Laminate Floor

We ripped out the old laminate to update the floors and added a luxury vinyl plank called Tivoli Travertine.

Modification for Pet

To make the room easily accessible for our cat, we added this cute pet walk-through.

Here is the front of the door!

Can you guess what it looks like on the back?

Here you go. How adorable is that?

Storage Closet

A cabinet and shelves in an organized laundry room.

I wanted a place to store the vacuum and cleaning supplies out of sight.

So we bought this cabinet and placed it next to the existing shelf.

Storage Baskets

Two wash and fold baskets on a laundry shelf.

I found these wire storage baskets to place on the shelves above the washer and dryer.

There’s nothing better than functional items that look great and double as decorations!

Functional Sign

A sign with washing instructions sitting on a laundry shelf. Showing how to have organized & lovely laundry room.

This cute laundry sign looks fabulous and provides instructions on how to do the laundry!

Clothes Rack

I have several items of clothing that I hang up to dry.

So, I added the clothes rack to my laundry room, and when items are dry, I roll them into my closet to transfer the clothes!

Trash Can

I bought this cute trash can and didn’t want to cover it with a trash bag.

So, I came up with the following idea, which has worked great.

I cut up a zip lock bag box, put the liner over it, and tucked it in the trash can!

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I personalized our laundry room; now, let’s get back to organizing!

5) PLACE

It’s time to find a new place/home for all the items in our laundry room. Do the following steps:

Throw the trash bag away.
Take your cardboard box to a donation center.
Relocate items in the first laundry hamper to the room they belong in.
Take items out of the second laundry hamper and put them in categories.

Here are a few categories of items that may be in your laundry room:

Laundry supplies
Cleaning supplies
Paper supplies
Plastic supplies
Pet supplies
First-aid supplies
Household supplies

Consider storage bins to corral items that you put into categories.

Here are pictures of the categories in my laundry room and how I placed the items back there.

Shelves Above the Washer and Dryer

We chose fabric cubes to store items on our shelves because they are inexpensive and look pretty.

Next, I added a chalkboard label to each bin so everyone in the house knows what’s inside.

Gray and white fabric cubes for storage.

Here we have storage for light bulbs and cleaning cloths.

On the opposite side, we have batteries, plastic storage/garbage bags, candles, and flashlights.

Then, we added woven bins to store toilet paper and paper towels.

Inside the Cabinet

Here are the items we placed inside our new cabinet.

I placed the vacuum accessories in a gray fabric cube and our iron and pet cleaning supplies beside it.

Cleaning basket and products on a shelf.

The middle shelf holds a basket filled with house cleaning supplies and a backstock of spray cleaners.

The cleaning basket can be easily carried to any space in the house when needed!

The bottom shelf holds the vacuum, broom, and dustpan.

I’m so happy they are now out of sight!

Open Shelves

Plastic drawers filled with candles, extension cords, and first aid supplies.

We used stacked plastic drawers on the shelf above the cabinet to hold candles, extension cords, and first aid supplies.

Large plastic drawers with tape, string, and pet meds/grooming supplies.

The open shelves have large plastic drawers for tape, string, and pet meds/grooming supplies.

I added scrapbook paper to plastic drawers to make them look nicer and tie into the color scheme. Then, I added labels to the front of the drawers and used a chalk marker.

Pet Food

This shelf holds the pet food stored in a large plastic container.

The bottom shelf holds the cat food and water dishes.

6) PUT BACK

You’ve taken the time to organize your items; if you don’t put them back where they belong, clutter will build up quickly!

Please don’t neglect this step; it is essential to keeping your home organized!

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed this post and are excited to have an organized and lovely laundry room, too!!!

Blessings, Donna and Rich

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How to Have an Organized & Lovely Laundry Room