Must-Have Laundry Room Additions

Must-Have Laundry Room Additions Has your laundry room turned into a house of horrors? Is it clammy and dark, and is the air so stifling in the laundry room that you can scarcely breathe when you enter the space? If so, it is high time that you started getting serious about your laundry room. After all, you (or someone in your home) must spend hours each week in the laundry room, so why not make it a space that is enjoyable, functional, and attractive? Going into the laundry room doesn’t have to be an unpleasant experience. Implement a few of the ideas that follow and you will improve the functionality and enjoyment of the laundry room area.Brighten the Laundry Room SpaceCommon sense tells us that any space that is dark and dreary will automatically make us feel down and unhappy. Perhaps this is one reason that laundry chores are dreaded with such ferocity. But even if you are forced to trudge down a flight of basement stairs to do laundry in a dank and damp basement, lightening up the space can do wonders for your outlook on laundry day. A good way to instantly brighten the laundry room space is with paint. Panting the walls white or other bright shades like lemon yellow can be a wonderful way to add the illusion of sunlight bathing the laundry room walls. Sufficient lighting is also important, as those who have tried to match socks in poor lighting conditions will attest. Lighting also impacts your mood and the lack of good lighting can actually be depressing. The most important thing about the lighting that you choose for the laundry room is that it is uniform throughout your space. Most folks like incandescent lighting in darker areas of the home. This is especially true if your laundry room has no window to allow natural light to filter in. OrganizationAn organized laundry room is one that is more enjoyable to use. The laundry room tends to get the brunt of the clutter in many homes. Things are often brought into the laundry room for storage since the laundry room is considered an “unseen” part of the home. Organizing the laundry room and getting rid of clutter can go a long way towards making the space seem more inviting. You should also work out an effective and easy system for sorting laundry in this area. By adding sorting bins, you will be able to easily get started on laundry that needs to be tackled. Label each bin for the contents that it will hold so that everyone can easily determine which pile to throw their dirty laundry items in. For example, have separate bins for colored/dark, white, cold wash, dry cleaning, and so on. You might even have a special bin for items that are no longer wanted; when the bin gets full, launder it and then drop it off at your local shelter or charitable thrift store, like Goodwill.Laundry Chores Made SimpleAnd last of all, make sure that your laundry room is equipped with a table for folding clothing, and racks for hanging items fresh out of the dryer. This will make putting clothing away faster, allowing you to move through your laundry chores faster and get on with the rest of your day. Home design expert, Alyssa Davis of Metal-Wall-Art.com, is particularly skilled in designing with <a href="http://www.metal-wall-art.com/decorative-metal-wall-coat-racks.html" target="_blank">decorative metal coat racks</a> and <a href="http://www.metal-wall-art.com/outdoor-metal-art-decor.html" target="_blank">outdoor metal sculptures</a>

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