5 ways to make your laundry room more efficient

Your laundry room may not be the most glamorous part of your home, but it’s certainly a space that gets regular use. Here are five things you need to make your laundry room more efficient.

1. A sorting station. Instead of heaping piles of clothes on the floor, create a designated space for white, bright, dark and delicate clothes. This can involve placing laundry baskets on a shelf or even installing slide-out laundry drawers.

2. A drying area. Some clothes do fine in the dryer, but others need to air dry. To save space, mount a drying rack on the wall, or buy a folding rack and neatly tuck it away after the laundry’s done.

3. A folding surface. A long counter that provides you with enough room to fold your clothes as soon as they come out of the dryer is ideal. Consider building the counter over your washer and dryer to save space.

4. A supply shelf. Keep laundry supplies handy on a shelf near the washing machine. Store laundry detergent, stain remover and dryer sheets alongside a receptacle to hold things left behind in pockets.

5. An ironing board. Having a wall-mounted board that includes space to store an iron makes it easy to quickly iron your clothes when you’re on the go.

For a laundry room that’s as beautiful as it is functional, choose a color scheme and apply it throughout the whole room. You could also use clear glass jars to hold your laundry supplies instead of storing them in their ugly, plastic containers.