Can you move the washer to the other side of the laundry sink? That would make room for shelves in that corner.

What a_p_o said. This is a no-brainer. Just swivel the washing machine around next to the dryer and move the sink into the leftover space (you might need a narrower sink).

And buy a water filter; stop wasting money on little bottles of water.

^^ great idea. Having bottled water on hand is not a waste of money. In a natural disaster a filter on your tap water which might not be available won't help you. We all should have a store of bottled water.

Just a random question because I'm nosey. Why is your K.A. in the laundry room?

No brainer turn the washer around BTW gas dryers over time yellow your clothes

I would move the washer to the other side of the sink if space permits. The corner in between should get a base cabinet and shelves on top to store all those laundry room items. A small rack above the dryer for clothes on hangers.

The KA looks abandoned and sad.

Yes to the longer plumbing hoses. You might also consider a stacked washer/dryer to save space.

Never thought about longer hoses for the washing machine. I was stuck on moving the dryer. I'll certainly look into doing that. Thanks for the concern for my KA. It is not abandoned. I use it often, I'm just out of space since the arrival of a grand baby and all that comes with her (and her mother!) - I emptied out a cabinet for her. Small price to pay for the sweetness that is my grand, Tatts I am very conscience of the environment and I do have a filter and I have a water dispenser on my refrigerator but I do keep a case on hand for emergency situations. But, good looking out!!

Adding another wire shelf up on the dryer wall would give you room to keep detergents and other things off the floor and away from the grand baby.

If you can't raise the bridge, lower the water. If you can't move the dryer, move the washing machine.

Regarding bottled water, I find that we will drink more water if all we have to do is grab a bottle on the way out or when we sit to watch a movie. The trade off between drinking lots of water using single use bottles and drinking not so much water by refilling and washing bottles, single use wins.

That's not how you buy or store water for disasters or emergencies. You buy it in gallons.

How in the world did we ever get to the age we are without fixating on drinking bottled water?

I drink bottled water because it is convenient.

I drink water from my fridge dispenser, in a glass, because it's convenient! :)

I've had a gas dryer since 1995 and none of my clothes are yellow.

I wonder what the person who installed that W/D was thinking? Did this look like a logical way to arrange a work space?

acm: Hard to take that glass of water to the car.

I drink water out of single use containers because I like it fizzy :)

I use a refillable steel bottle. Washed daily.

Wow! Didn't expect the water to be such a major part of my dryer problem. Who knew?! LOL!! Elizabeth, don't even get me started!!

Doing this on a budget?

If the budget is larger, provide a floor plan drawn to scale on graph paper of this and surround rooms so suggestions might be made. If, however, the budget is much smaller ...

The primary problem is that washers require supply and drain pipes and dryers require exhaust vent ports.

With longer hoses, you might be able to move the washer -- turning it around to face forward or moving it toward where the laundry sink is located -- but absent changing the necessities, supply/drain/vent, options are limited.

Can you swap the location of the washer and the laundry sink -- both of which have supply and drain pipes?

or

Can you do without the laundry sink and just move it out, then, with longer hoses, just move the washer over to take the place of and use the same drain pipes (adjustment to the drain access height could be necessary). Doing this, if you cannot reach the corner well, you could at least hang fabric laundry bags and a bag to hold your plastic grocery bags for reuse as trash bags in the corner from the shelving above

Do add shelving to the wall above the dryer for any kitchen items you'll need to store there.