Of all of the modifications we’re planning for our home, the laundry room and closet combo could be the factor I’m wanting ahead to probably the most. I can’t cease dreaming about and planning this room!
I’ve by no means had a correct laundry room earlier than. In our earlier two homes, the washer and dryer had been within the storage. Within the condo we lived in proper after we received married, we had a laundry closet that was proper within the entryway. And in our home now, the washer and dryer are within the “sunroom”, which is a reasonably identify for the worst room in the home that now solely seems barely higher than the image beneath as a result of I did some organizing in there just a few weeks again.
I’ve been eager to tear that room down since we purchased the home, however it’s mainly a storage room that additionally homes our washer, dryer, and scorching water heater. So till I can relocate these issues, the room has to remain. At the very least it stays behind these closed doorways, although, so neither I nor our visitors have to take a look at it…
As a result of this might be new for me, the concept of getting a pleasant room the place I can have my washer and dryer, good cupboards, and group, is thrilling to me. And the extra I’ve thought of it, the extra I like the concept of a laundry room and closet combo. It simply is sensible to me.
So I spent a while this previous weekend utilizing IKEA’s Pax wardrobe planner and their kitchen planner to plan all sides of the room. I actually want that they had one built-in planner the place you would use a mixture of cupboards and wardrobes, however they don’t. So I had to make use of one planner to plan out the closet aspect, and the opposite to plan out the laundry aspect. The kitchen cupboard planner is way more sturdy than the wardrobe planner, which has far fewer bells and whistles on it. It’s nonetheless very useful, although.
The room I’ll be turning into the laundry room and closet combo is our present visitor bed room. It’s the room that we’ve been utilizing as our principal bed room for the final three years (I believe). That room seems like this (when it’s clear 😀 )…
Truly, it doesn’t appear like that anymore even when it’s clear. The painted flooring hasn’t held up as effectively on this room as my studio flooring has. (I used completely different paint, and the paint I used on the studio flooring is much superior.) Additionally, we now not have that wooden mattress base as a result of it didn’t work with our adjustable mattress. However every thing else is just about the identical.
That is the room labeled “visitor bed room” on our present flooring plan, and it’s 11′ 4″ x 15′ 10″…
And as soon as the entire modifications have been made that we’re planning, this room would be the laundry room and grasp closet on this space that can make up the master bedroom.
By the way in which, my mother and I spent about an hour at lunch final Wednesday going over the ground plan with a tremendous tooth comb, severely weighing the suggestion that a number of individuals needed to maintain the visitor bed room and the house gymnasium the place they’re, and switch the addition into the main bedroom and laundry room/closet. We thought of each chance, made a professional and con listing, and mentioned it in excruciating element, and we each concluded that the house gymnasium and visitor bed room ought to keep within the addition. I’m not going to go over all of that dialogue, causes, professionals and cons, and particulars, however simply know that we thought of every thing. And for us (Matt and me), this association works one of the best.
What I envision is that once I stroll into the room from the hallway, the suitable aspect would be the laundry room aspect of the room. And after attempting many alternative preparations (together with stacking the washer and dryer), that is what I got here up with…
I wished to maintain the washer and dryer as near the window wall as attainable as a result of, as you possibly can see on the ground plan, that a part of the room juts out additional than the neighboring room. That implies that the dryer can vent outdoors with out having to have a future of duct contained in the wall.
However I didn’t need the washer shoved proper up towards the wall, so I added a really slim cupboard there the place I can retailer tall, skinny objects like an ironing board, a fold-up drying rack, and so on.
If you happen to’re attempting to maintain your bearings, that view above seems like this view beneath proper now…
After which the remaining is fairly easy. I wished as a lot tall cupboard storage as attainable, however I additionally positively desire a sink in there. So I needed to have a minimum of sufficient countertop house for the sink. However I didn’t need it to really feel crammed in there, so I gave it some respiratory room (and gave me some elbow house) with another low cupboard subsequent to it. That left room for 2 tall cupboards on the suitable finish of the wall. After which I crammed in with as many higher cupboards as attainable.
That view above seems like this proper now…
Two issues that I need however couldn’t present within the IKEA planner are (1) a spot to place a dangling bar for empty hangers in order that they’re simply accessible near the dryer, and (2) a countertop over the washer and dryer.
Right here’s an view from above, which I at all times discover to be useful in order that I can make certain that there’s some wiggle room. I don’t need any cupboards jammed up towards the partitions, and I wish to make certain that there are some further inches in there to construct cupboards across the washer and dryer. And as you possibly can see, there’s loads of further house for all of that. The IKEA planner doesn’t have plenty of tremendous tuning that permits you to get issues into place right down to the centimeter, however so long as I can see that I’ve some wiggle room, I can work with that.
The cupboards for the laundry room aspect of the room come to $6,594.88 in accordance with the kitchen planner, however I’m certain that’s not precisely right. The ultimate value will rely upon which doorways and drawer fronts I select, as these differ in value relying on the model. And that’s simply the cupboards. I’ll additionally want a sink, faucet, and countertop.
Subsequent up, I used the PAX wardrobe planner to plan the opposite aspect of the room, which would be the closet aspect of the room. I couldn’t even determine add doorways and home windows with the PAX wardrobe planner, so the door that you just see beneath is one which I added by taking a screenshot of the IKEA planner, after which utilizing my picture enhancing software program so as to add the door. Anyway, that is what I envision for the left aspect of the room, though I could swap out the deep cabinets for extra hanging storage. I must assume by way of that earlier than ordering.
The primary time I performed round with this planner, I solely had the cupboards lined up on one wall with nothing wrapping round to adjoining partitions. However that plan used 24-inch-deep cabinets for issues like sneakers, purses, and folded sweaters. I personally would favor to not retailer my sneakers, purses, and folded sweaters on such deep cabinets, so I discovered that if I modified the unit on the tip to the 14-inch-deep model, I’d have sufficient room to wrap one other 14-inch-deep unit round to the adjoining wall. I can get an extra 39-inch unit in there and nonetheless have a few inches between the aspect of the unit and the sting of the trim on the door. It’s a good match however it matches!
I additionally began out with a narrower cupboard on the lengthy wall, which left me with completely unusable house within the nook behind the place the 2 cupboards shaped the “L” within the nook. I swapped that cupboard on the lengthy wall out for a wider cupboard. I figured that the hidden space can be utilized for objects which might be out of season and I don’t want entry to for the time being. I wish to squeeze each inch of space for storing out of this room as attainable, so I didn’t need that nook being 100% unusable useless house.
The cupboards for that aspect of the room come to $2178.80 in accordance with the PAX planner. I believe that quantity is nearer to being correct as a result of I don’t plan on utilizing doorways on the wardrobes. The value could change as I add/subtract the variety of cabinets I order, and as I believe by way of if I wish to add any drawer organizers. However I believe that quantity received’t change drastically in any respect.
I wish to get this plan finalized quickly as a result of I’d prefer to order the cupboards inside the subsequent couple of weeks. My studio is just about completed apart from a few small initiatives. Subsequent, I’m going to work on and end our new bed room. And by the point I’m completed with the bed room, I wish to have every thing prepared to start out on this room. However each time I open up the PAX planner, I see a discover that they’re having provide points proper now, so I wish to get every thing ordered fairly quickly in order that I’m not ready round for cupboards once I’m prepared to start out putting in them.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and adorn the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
Trending Merchandise
