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Ideas for laundry in the kitchen

11 years ago
I have the washer and dryer in the kitchen. Originally, the area was covered with two doors but when we moved the washer and dryer that we had were bigger and we needed to remove the doors. I was thinking about adding a thick trim to push the doors out and put them back, but that trim wouldn't match the rest of the house. trim... Any ideas on how to "hide" these bulky washer and dryer without destroying the kitchen?

Comments (19)

  • 11 years ago
    Could you put two doors onto the nook where the washer and dryer is?
    It will just look like part of the kitchen cabinets.
  • 11 years ago
    Thank you for your advice! I could put doors, the problem I have is that the washer and dryer stick out of the nook for two or three inches, and I don't know how to solve that...
  • 11 years ago
    I would install door (or roll up door) only to cover upper part above w/d .
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  • PRO
    11 years ago
    You could probably create a drywall frame and have your doors inserted again.
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  • 11 years ago
    bo707, sorry if it is a silly question, but what is a roll up door?

    I like the idea of the drywall as well, adding back the three inches and inserting the doors again... Would you say it will look too bad if I do the same with just a thick wood frame instead of adding the whole drywall?
  • 11 years ago
    The color can be the same as cabinetry or white ..or any..
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  • 11 years ago
    This is cabinetry roll up door .. you would have to make it custom made .. and color is your choice.. the latest trend is to make few cabinets in different color.. i. e bold red..
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  • PRO
    11 years ago
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    Yes, my initial thought was a wood frame. What kind of doors are they? (A sliding door would also help save space and hassle of doors opening into your island area.)
  • 11 years ago
    Oh I see!! I could cover the bottom with black doors as the rest of the cabinets, and cover the top with the roll up door...
  • 11 years ago
    The original doors that were there are pretty similar to the picture. I was thinking about painting them in black as the rest of the cabinets to make it look part of the cabinets. The only problem is how to stick them out of the nook so they can close.
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago
    Also, have a look at this HOUZZ page: (Although, personally, i'm not too keen on the washer/dryer faces showing).
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  • 11 years ago
    I think it looks great! It's very European look. This is very common in Europe to have washer/dryer (usually combo) in the kitchen. Their design is so good so why to hide them? also, door all the way down may create problem with space. For your comfort it should be min 36" walkway space between island (edge of countertop) and face of new door. Can you move it? Also, it will not be comfortable to keep the door open why doing laundry. You would have to go all around the counter. Please consider.
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Is the wall behind your washer/dryer a drywall? If so, maybe the wall can be cut back and you can push your washer/dryer in a few inches.
  • 11 years ago
    So many good ideas! Thank you! I can't cut back the wall because there is a bedroom / closet on the other side of the wall. I am more towards covering the front of the washer and dryer, just personal preference, I don't like how they look in the kitchen because is the first thing you see when you walk in. It seems the best options I have are 1) sticking out the door frame either with dry wall or tick wood/trim, and add the doors back.or 2) Add some rolling doors in the top, and add a frame just in the bottom to put cabinet doors to cover the washer and dryer...
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    I was referring to where your water outlets are. It seems you have a drywall which is protruding from your original wall. I didn't mean for you to knock a wall out. Just cut away the drywall to get to your original wall...
  • 11 years ago
    Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I see!! I totally misunderstood you :) That's actually a really good idea, I will check it out. Thank you so much for all this great ideas!!
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago
    If it can be done, it will save you a lot of grief! Be sure, however to measure the space between your drywall and original wall. Then measure how much your washer/dryer protrude out. See the free space in the back will be enough.
  • 11 years ago
    Yes, I will need to measure really good. If that doesn't work, I will go with some thick frame to stick the doors out or dry wall in the front to still push the doors out.