Nice to have you here Kathly W.

If you can show some pics of your laundry area and machines and additives, that would be great.

I can't wait for MamaP to get her new WP front loader and read her experience with it.

Glad to meet you, Kathy.

@georgect I will take a picture and upload it here soon. It's nothing fancy like many of you have though.

Welcome Kathy!

Welcome Kathy. Looking forward to seeing pics. People especially like seeing product pics, but then you probably knew that, lol.

Welcome Kathy

WELCOME Kathy W. So you have NO idea what a bunch of loonies we are, and you just became one!! LOL

I've got a main floor laundry room in a 2-story-23 year old house. It's a bit of tight area where the washer and dryer are in the room, but it's not too bad. It looks narrower in the pics than it is. This room also has a door that leads past another closet to the garage which is not in the pictures. Washer and dryer are Huebsch (SQ) model #432. I chose to stick with with the rotary dials, even though my dealer did have the new digital models instock. I prefer old school.

Detergents on upper shelf left to right are Sunlight liquid, Persil Proclean, Downy April fresh softener (don't care for the new version waa!), Persil Proclean power pearls, the white basket contains stain spray, Sunlight sensitive pods which my older girls sometimes use, and generic oxiclean. Last is the Tide original powder, and Sunlight lemon powder. I also have LCB and extra detergents, scent boosters (which I don't care for...bla) and clean supplies in the cabinets. Maybe one day I'll share those with you when I organize them haha. I do enjoy trying out new detergents, but Tide powder is definitely old standby in my laundry room and a constant. I also really like the Persil proclean liquid. It cleans well for me. I switch out the Sunlight for different brands here and there when I feel like a change.

@larsi_gw-Too funny! You know all that talk about the Method beach sage FS this past little while? Well I saw it the other day on sale at my London Drugs and it took ALL my will power not to buy! It did have a wonderful scent! Just absolutely don't need FS right now...sigh.

Welcome Kathy! I like your setup and look forward to your posts.

Kathy..something tells me your as crazy as the rest of us...I LOVE it. Lol

Your machines look familiar. .seems I've seen that AWN432 before. Haha.

Sunlight powder..I really like..I was so excited months ago when some of of us found it in a discount store, huge boxes. My Big Lots is still selling it so if it cleans well in my new machine I may buy another since it doesn't suds. Actually probably not since I have tons left and I'm a detergent junkie..I like variety..at my ripe age that's important.

Your laundry room is very nice looking and I love the window. Happy to have you here.

Welcome!

I am also in Alberta, northeast of Edmonton in Gibbons.

Hi Tara, nice to meet another Albertan! I'm in Southern Alberta-Lethbridge.

Thanks for the compliments everyone. It definitely could use updating, like many other rooms of the house sigh...just hard to find the time. We've had a lot going on these past few years so no time for updating lately. Hopefully soon I'll be able to at least give the room some fresh paint in a fun new color, and maybe put up some more storage cabinets above the washer and dryer. Although, I kind of like being able to see my detergents right there lol. ;)

Hi Kathy! Waving at you from R.I. . I have a Speed Queen TL (digital). Love your window also.

Welcome, Kathy!

Welcome, welcome! Always glad to "meet" new laundry friends!

Welcome, Kathy!

I love white...nice clean orderly laundry room. Very nice Kathy!

I love your cabinets. We have the old 80's style cabinets with the oak trim. We replaced the same kind in our kitchen right after we moved in, but are just getting around to redoing the laundry room.

Wow, that is nice and orderly and clean.

@moroseaz- It's not usually so orderly. I moved the laundry baskets and laundry hamper before I took the photos. It's a very busy little room for sure.

Hi Kathy...welcome!!!

Kathy, I try to be nice and orderly. Keep my laundry equipment wiped down and dusted. Try not to put anything on top except for the little lint basket. I found a triangular melamine tray years ago and it's been part of my laundry equipment ever since. As I load the washer, I still sort pockets and whatever weird items I find go on that tray or in the basket. I always told my family that whatever money I find is MINE. That first few dollars was sure sweet. The family wised up, though. :(

Kathy, Welcome!!!! I don't post often but am an avid lurker. Glad to meet you.

Kathy welcome from me in Sweden, nice looking laundryroom.

Happy to have you with us cray cray as Larsi sais ; )))

@mamapinky0, hmorton, and others- Sending out a big thank you for your support!(((hugs))). I did see the original post this morning and must admit, I was a little surprised. However, I've learned unfortunately, there will always be those people who feel entitled to openly judge others, for whatever reason, when they chose to live their lives differently than what the perceiver deems socially acceptable. Even though this person knows little about me or my family, other than what I posted in this intro post.

I love it here in the Laundry Room. I started visiting because I have a genuine interest in washing machines (both new and old), detergents and other laundry additives, and fabric care. Also hoping I'll learn a thing or two from the real experts. Yes, we do a lot of laundry in our house. That's all the more reason to make sure it's done right the first time ;) I'll stay here because of all the wonderful, genuinely friendly and caring members I've had a chance to "meet" and chat with so far. I love you already :)

Yeah, I saw the post too. We all make mistakes and use poor judgement sometimes. I know I have made one unfortunate remark that I have regretted making on another GW forum. I thought I was being funny. Well, I was being insulting and got called on it. I apologized, but I kind of ruined a good thing for myself. It can be hard to let our regrets go, much to our own misery.

Hi Kathy. Glad you posted and love your laundry room. It's a very nice one so I don't see any need to update but I sort laundry on the floor so what do I know. Anyway, look forward to hearing your adventures. I made an unfortunate detergent purchase today. I confessed to mamapinky. Fortunately, I saved the receipt.

Lol@Roc confessing...I order thee to eat a hot fudge sundae..lol.

I sort on the floor also, for me its just easier. Currently I ha ve a full load of colors on the laundry room floor about to get washed...rarely does anyone come here so I feel safe lol.

I sort on the floor too, with my Miele in my bathroom laundry . In my basement I don't, I have separate baskets.

Another floor-sorter here. I only have a laundry closet in the alcove outside my bedroom, so all the doorways look like a laundry forest (clothes hanging to dry) when I'm doing multiple loads in one day!