Laundry room: design ideas in a private house or apartment, interior photos

Improving your apartment, making space more economical and practical - isn't that what every housewife or owner strives for?

A separate laundry room equipped with everything you need is very convenient!

A separate laundry room in the apartment has the following advantages:

• Convenience. A dryer on the balcony, a washing machine in the kitchen, and all bathroom accessories in the bedroom - this does not add to the convenience. By grouping all of these things together in one small room, you can make tidying up your home more enjoyable.
• Saving space. If all the things necessary for washing and drying are kept together, this will significantly increase the area in other rooms.
• Aesthetics. Without ironing boards and dryers located throughout the apartment, the apartment will look more comfortable.

Laundry room location options

In the bathroom

A laundry corner in the washroom is the most space-saving option. Usually, a washing machine and a dryer are installed in the bathroom on top of each other. And also, if the area of ​​the bathroom allows, lockers are built into which towels and household chemicals are folded.

Washer and dryer will fit perfectly on top of each other, saving space in a small bathroom

On the kitchen

The kitchen is most often used to install a washing machine. Most often, it is built into a large kitchen set, where you can place both a tumble dryer and an ironing board. Thanks to the many lockers, the laundry room will be completely invisible. This will make the space more functional.

The kitchen already has all the necessary communications, so it will not be difficult to place a laundry here.

And others

The laundry room can be placed anywhere, especially if you have a large house and the space allows you to roam.

• Hallway. In a wide corridor, you can install a typewriter, a pull-out ironing board and a couple of cabinets. All this may well fit in the corner of the corridor, thereby not cluttering the hallway.
  

  Owners of a spacious hallway will be able to place a mini-laundry inside a built-in wardrobe

• Under the stairs. This option is more popular in private homes. In this case, the laundry room can be decorated in your own style, you can place shelves for the necessary things under the stairs. The floor can accommodate a washer and dryer, as well as a laundry basket.
  

  A laundry room under the stairs will allow you to use the often empty space of an inconvenient configuration as efficiently as possible.

• Separate room. A special room for a laundry can be organized not only in a large private house, but also in an apartment. It can be made small, but it can accommodate all the things necessary for washing, drying, and ironing, as well as household appliances and household chemicals.
  

  The functional equipment of the laundry in a separate room depends only on the size of the room that you can allocate for these purposes

• In the closet. A very modern option is to make a separate closet in the full height of the wall for the laundry room. Thus, all household items will be hidden from view.
  

  It is better if the cabinet is large enough to store various accessories used for washing.

There are many options for placing the ironing and laundry room. When choosing a room, you need to take into account the fact that a home laundry requires the following placement features:

1. Ventilation is a must in the utility room. Ventilation is necessary so that moisture and an unpleasant musty smell do not accumulate.
2. Heating. Required for proper operation of equipment, as well as for faster drying of laundry.
3. Communications. Both cold and hot water must be supplied to the mini-laundry. You will also need a water drain and many outlets.
4. Lighting. If there are no windows in the laundry, or washing is carried out most often in the dark, you need to take care of the backlight for comfortable washing and ironing. Usually the laundry room is small, so one small chandelier or lamp will suffice.

There are no standard sizes and layouts for the laundry room. Everyone decides this issue independently, based on the dimensions of the allocated room

Choosing the size of the washing machine

The washing machine takes center stage in the laundry room. Therefore, it is important to choose a functional and compact technique.

The size and quantity of household appliances in the laundry room largely depends on the needs of your family.

The size of the washing machine depends on where it will be located and how large your family is.
You can choose from the following types of washing machines:

1. Top loading machine. Suitable for bathroom installation. Convenient, as the laundry is loaded from above and there is no need to bend over. The average dimensions of such machines are: height 90 cm, depth 60 cm.
2. Front loading machine. The most popular type of washing machine. Standard sizes: height 85-90 cm, depth 40 to 80 cm.
3. Under-sink machine. This is the smallest version of the washing machine, its height is about 60 cm, and the depth is no more than 55 cm. This is done for convenience, and so that the machine does not protrude beyond the boundaries of the sink.
4. Under-counter machine. Built-in machines are shallow. And the height is selected in such a way that there is a free distance between the tabletop and the machine. These machines usually have a load of 7 kg.

Laundry equipment options

A home laundry can be equipped not only with all the necessary equipment, but also with various furniture.

You can save money on furniture for home laundry if you make shelves and racks with your own hands.

Ironing board

The options for placing an ironing board and iron in a small utility room are different:

• A common option is a retractable board. It is built into the headset like a cabinet, and then simply slides out.
• The ironing board can be placed in the cupboard and removed if necessary.
• The easiest option is to hang the board on the wall, on a special horizontal hanger. When ironing, simply remove and put on.

The most convenient solution would be to place a folding ironing board in a special cabinet.

A regular ironing board can be stored hanging from the door of the laundry room

And others

The laundry needs a tumble dryer. It can be either a special machine or hanging dryers. If they are small, they can be placed closer to the ceiling. For large quantities of laundry, dryers can be pulled across the entire laundry room.

Swing-out dryer mounted on the wall of the laundry room

Pull-out dryer that takes up very little space when folded

Homemade retractable dryer

Laundry baskets can also be placed in the laundry. For convenience, there may be several of them: for color, white and black.

Stylish laundry basket with wooden body

Wire baskets hidden behind furniture fronts

Pull-out unit with practical plastic baskets

It is advisable to install a sink in the laundry room. There are times when you need to quickly erase a stain, or wipe the dust in the room, so tap water should be near.

You should also provide lockers for freshly dried linen. Before being petted and taken to its place in the closet, it must be stored somewhere.

A universal system consisting of metal racks with convenient shelves and brackets will help organize the storage of things in the laundry room.

Before purchasing such a system, you must carefully consider its content.

Storage options for household chemicals and linen

To save space, there are many hangers, cabinets and shelves where you can put absolutely all household accessories:

• Household chemicals can be stored in fabric pockets on the laundry room wall or door. This is very convenient, since any tool is in plain sight and always at hand.
• For such little things as sponges and rags, various boxes are produced, from small to large, with many compartments. Thanks to them, small things are not scattered all over the room.
• Wall ledges and niches can be used for shelves.
• Towels can be stored on special stands or on hangers on the wall.
• In the drawers of the headset, you can allocate space for linen and household chemicals.
• For more rational use of drawers, dividers are used.
• If the laundry is in the bathroom, the shelves can be placed directly above the toilet, thereby taking up the entire space.

When choosing a storage system, you should give preference to modular options that allow you to assemble a complete set "for yourself"

Photos of examples of the interior of the laundry room

Photo of a laundry room in a private house. The room is quite large, so the laundry turned out to be spacious and contained all household and household items, as well as equipment.

The owners of this house provided for the arrangement of the laundry room at the stage of project creation.

Below is a mini laundry in the apartment. All the necessary things fit in one corner. And many lockers and boxes contain linen and household chemicals.

This mini laundry room fits into the closet of a three-room apartment

The following is an example of a utility room in a bathroom. The washer and dryer fit very compactly on top of each other. The uniform style of the room makes the room modern and unusual.

To equip the laundry room right in the bathroom, it was decided to abandon the bulky bathtub in favor of a compact shower. The freed up space accommodates a washing machine and dryer

The laundry room in the spacious hallway blended in perfectly with the interior. A large number of lockers hide a pull-out ironing board, iron and other things.

All necessary equipment is hidden behind sliding barn-type doors

In general, setting up a laundry at home is not that difficult. The main thing is only to decide on its location and equipment.

Video: Overview of a laundry room in a private house

Photo ideas for arranging a laundry room