Hi, you have single room with too many utilities, hard to determine if anything can move to another location. Can the desk move? How about the toilet? Suggest painting the walls in super bright bold cheerful color that appeals to you. Could you visually divide room with hanging bead or similar moving curtains from the ceiling?

I would rip out those cabinets and the funky folding table thing. Then I would pick a spunky paint color and paint. Then get a folding screen to run across the back of the room to hide the mechanicals. I would then install new white wire open shelves above washer and purchase colorful laundry hamper. Maybe there isn't enough room for a folding table. Getting rid of those cabinets will make the space feel more open and less dated. Also get rugs that match the flooring if you aren't replacing it. There are blues and creams in rugs now that would go better.

Make a DIY screen. Pinterest offers a gazillion tutorials. Place in front of furnace. Won't trap heat. Check out IKEA for affordable storage unit for wall across from washer/ dryer. While at IKEA, pick up a runner for floor instead of several matts. Once you use storage, clutter is a thing of the past. The screen can pack a nice punch of color too. Any wall space? Add print that is cheery. Make this space as pretty as you would any other room in your house.

depends on budget. prime solution... move things out of there. Especially that toilet. Basic help, put a screen/ room divider to cover the water heater, etc. Just close out that toilet as well. Hide all exposed storage with furniture that conceals, it looks very cluttered. Consider a smaller washer dryer. It will take some $ to fix this...budget is biggest question.

Change out light to something fun and whimsical or with a modem, clean edge to it. Flush mount would be a good choice!

doors come in a variety of color. you can always install an outdoor exhaust fan to keep the room cool. install a folding table over the washer/drier and a proper drying rack. ikea has some nice ones so do containers store, and BB&B

Great ideas and thank you...if you look closely the biggest hurdle is the steel tube that juts out from the furnace (and is hot when the furnace is on. I begged when they installed it, to put it sideways, but they said they couldn't. The doors are a great idea, but the toilet would be very hard to squeeze past the doors. Thoughts? And thank you again sacapuntaslapioz

Curtain is not showing in these pics. It pulls across and hides heater/watertank and toilet. LOL...should have cleaned up 'before' the photos. Moving the washer/dryer is not an option, as we just bought them (and I love them)....and yes, the old shelving needs to come down...I really do use them so rearranging is a must. The wire roll around basket is going to the dump shortly. Hubby is a woodworker so anything I come up with can be done. Because the w/d are so high getting at the cabinets is hard (a stool is needed). Opposite wall has a rack for hanging clothes and the folding table does not fold. I would really like to move everything to the garage, there would be no plumbing problems as they would be on the same wall, then I could enclose the whole thing with doors as you mentioned. Big project, but doable ..

you can still do the wall and keep the w/d where they are. make the doors either folding or accordion doors.

After checking building codes and the manufacturer's installation requirements, I would look into putting a fire-code-okay wall divider between the furnace and the rest of the room. In my area, it would need a permit and inspection.

Removing the wire frame storage unit would help give you room for a laundry basket to go in and out every day or 8 times on weekends. A new wood closet rod would work well. You might consider adding a pull down drying rack, too.

This would not be in code where I live. The furnace and hot water heater would need to be in a separate utility closet. I would remove the toilet, put in a wall and door and make the whole back half a utility closet.

retro that is entirely possible elsewhere. makes sense.