Laundry room layout. Round 1.

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

The KD came up with this, but there must be a better way.

The dryer is vented to the outside wall on the immediate left of the appliances. I think there needs to be a base cabinet to the left of the appliances to run the duct through. There is no easy way to bury the vent duct and this is a very short run to the outside without much work at all.

That means the appliances will shift to the right to accommodate the base cabinet.

That also means the dryer will be on the left of the WM. Which would be a hassle for a FL, but still seems like a better solution than a 25" run inside a joist to the other side of the house.

So questions:

Any ideas for a cute substitute for a base cabinet to the left of the appliances? If I put an unfitted cabinet there, it will leave breathing space for various sized appliances. A table will not camouflage the duct.

What do we do with the upper cabinets if the bottom left cabinet is unfitted? Still take them to the left wall?

Would love any ideas you might have!

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Michelle misses Sophie
8 years ago
I have pretty much the exact same space and orientation in the house we're building. Will be following this for creative ideas. In our case, we have a 33" apron-front sink (in a 36" base cabinet), though, which we intend for washing the small dogs.
rococogurl
8 years ago
For me -- just for me --- this looks like a kitchen plan. I don't feel it is adequately adapted to a laundry room. F.ex. will you bump your head on those low-hanging upper cabinets when you need to remove something from the bottom of the washer? There looks to be 2 feet of counter space -- not enough folding area for me.

I would go to Pinterest and search laundry rooms. Save the pics I liked. Give those to the designer and ask for a full redo.

Sorry to be so negative but if someone is building they should get the best application for the use of the room.
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gardener123
Original Author
8 years ago
I appreciate your comment, rococo. Not negative at all, thanks for making me think.

It's for an adorable stone front cape cod, very FDR Hyde Park-ish and I'd like it to have more personality. Trying to figure out how get there...shelving? There is room for a folding table on the opposite wall. And we found a dutch door in the basement :)

fooling around on Lowes...
gardener123
Original Author
8 years ago
Would you put white hex tiles in a laundry/mud room?
rococogurl
8 years ago
@gardener - Know the style very well here. One thing I would note. If you go with front loaders -- and there are very good ones with heaters that provide true hot washes -- they can go under a counter which adds much needed folding space.

I much prefer shelves over cabinets. Less costly and easier to see everything but not for everyone. Do you need the tall broom closet on the end in that room? Do you need hanging to dry space? I can see base cabinets with pull outs for detergent and product storage. Flower vases can go in top spaces. Don't see any need for cabinets above. That open space for hanging dry at the end of your first pic is something I would recommend for any laundry room.

Love the big Kohler sink. Keep going and you will work out a great room you will love.

Here is a link with more ideas.
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