Good comment on the drying racks. That is exactly how we have ours set up in our current house. I can see how it would work great for top loaders. We have a front loader currently and the door hinges on the left, so I have to step back and around the door every time I need to hang something. Hate it. 😜. So we decided to put them on the opposite wall just in case we get front loaders again as it would be easier to wall back a few steps then around the door, and we just had more open space on the left wall for lots of drying racks. I’m currently thinking through my laundry basket routine to see when and how I’d want to store those. I don’t have much of a routine now.

In my new house we will have hanging space as well and it will be part of the area that has the overflow drain so anything drip drying can run off into the drain as well. This is so it can be used with hand washed items or just wet swimsuits the kids don't bother squeezing out.

It would be easier to comment if I could understand what you wrote.

"main door is going to be an open power to slide out baskets I to," Huh? And which door is the main door?

"wet swimsuits will end up MJ here" Again, don't know what this means.

Have you considered how you will anchor the drying racks into the pocket?

I would put the sink on the other side of the window, to have a longer expanse of counter for folding.

"We haven’t yet decided on type of WD but meaning towards top loaders."

"I can see how it would work great for top loaders. We have a front loader currently and the door hinges on the left, so I have to step back and around the door every time I need to hang something."

"... just in case we get front loaders again ..."

We have, and prefer, a top load washer, and a front load dryer. I have never seen a top load dryer, and didn't realize there is such a thing. In our laundry room, as you stand in front of the machines, the washer is on the left, and the dryer on the right. The dryer is next to the outside wall, so it is vented to the outside. The dryer door hinge is on the right (so when it's open the dryer door is against the wall), so I can stand in front of the washer and take stuff out and without moving I can fling it into the dryer.

Perhaps you should spend some time deciding on which machines you want, and then design your laundry room to accommodate the machines and how you want to use them.

Lindsey I only meant top loader washer. I’ve also never seen a top loading dryer. The washer is the only one that would be in the way if we chose a front loader and wanted the drying racks to the left of the washer. And they aren’t in the way, but i personally wouldn’t like having to step around the door with every piece I wanted to hang. But we don’t want to put them there regardless of which type we get. I need more room than what is available to the left of the washer and the space across from the WD seems to me like the best spot. I’ve put a lot of thought into this layout so far and was interested in anything cool or unique that people have done that they think could improve this layout.
Thanks so much for your feedback.

I want an area to easily store tall laundry baskets while the laundry is being done so they don’t sit out in the middle of the room.

Do you want the tall baskets to sit under the counter, or on top of it? Or in the closet?

The lowers on the left will be extra deep and this will be our folding station with storage below, and drying racks above.

Carefully consider putting any drying racks above waist level. I'm planning on dedicating an entire wall to wall-mounted drying racks, starting with the first row just high enough off the ground to accommodate pairs of 36" inseam jeans (definitely not mine, lol). I'd keep a folding step ladder between the racks, and go up as high as I can comfortably hang delicate items like undergarments.

The sink wall will have two large windows and a pretty wall tile. I’m deciding between casement windows or just fixed to same a little $$.

I love, love, LOVE windows in a Laundry room, and I'm totally diggin' the idea of putting a pretty tile/backsplash on the wall. Laundries don't have to be completely utilitarian, especially if you spend a significant amount of time in there. :-D

Casement windows are my favorite, assuming they are compatible with the architectural style of your home, and they don't interfere with faucets when open (assuming you're going with in-swing?). I agree 100% with doing fixed/inoperable windows to be easier on the budget, rather than deleting windows entirely. With the hole already there, you have the easier option of replacing a fixed window with an operable one later.

The right wall is the WD with uppers above those, and a hanging rod between the uppers and the window wall. One shelf above that rod.

I'm a little on the short side, so I wouldn't be able to reach a hanging rod in this location, especially in the corner. :-( I don't particularly care for corners, in general, in Kitchens and Laundries, but sometimes they just can't be avoided.

We haven’t yet decided on type of WD but meaning towards top loaders.

I have had both top loading washers and front loading washers, and I won't ever again go back to front loaders. :-D I have a pair of Speed Queens now, that are a few years old, and I really like being able to open the top of the washer, and do my drying dance of Hang on the Left, Tumble on the Right. Having a door in the way of the racks would drive me nuts, lol. There are several other reasons I dislike front loading washers, but I acknowledge that they have their advantages for a lot of folks.

The closet will probably have shelves and an open space for vacuums, brooms, etc.

I noticed the conflict between the Laundry door and the closet door... Maybe consider leaving the closet door off entirely. It'll allow you to swing the Laundry door to open the other way, resting on the wall of the closet, instead of hitting the counter, cabinets, and shelving.

We will have a pool so wet swimsuits will end up MJ here to dry often. I’ve considered a hanging rod on the sink wall for those to drip dry into the sink but not sure if I want that to interfere with our pretty windows.

Creating a space *just inside the door* will help keep drips from overtaking the length of your Laundry room, preventing anyone from slipping. :-D Not only for swimsuits, but for wet towels (pool related and/or plumbing-flood related), cleaning rags, etc.
I’d love to hear some thought, unique ideas, areas for improvement.

How do currently like to fold clothes? Sitting or standing? If you like to sit, make sure to have a stretch of counter without cabinets underneath it, so you can comfortably put a cute accent chair there.

If you don't already have charging stations anywhere, for rechargeable batteries and/or other devices, put outlets in the Laundry closet, at least counter-height off the floor. (But not, as my idiot tract builder did, 7' off the floor. For a standard vacuum cleaner. Ugh.)

I really like how your Laundry room is easily accessed from your Master and (presumably, based on the Pantry's location) your Kitchen. I can't quite tell how it relates to the other bedrooms in the house -- but I think I see the last letter of what is probably the word "Hall" -- so the only thing I'd mention about it, is to make sure other family members can do their own Laundry without going through the Kitchen or the Work Zone of the Kitchen.

I might have more later, lol. Unless you tell me to scram. :-D

I'm not familiar with the folding drying racks, but if they are the dimensions of the dotted lines, it seems like a single normal hanging bar parallel to the counter would give the same linear feet of storage? Maybe easier to toss stuff onto it quickly? But I'm not sure what the racks are, so this could be a useless note from me. Do dresses and pants clear the countertop?

I'm with you, don't block your window. You don't need the extra storage.

I am really not into ironing, but is there a space for that kind of work? or a hook where you can use a steamer? Maybe items on the end of the drying rack can be steamed easily. I love my whole-house sound system. Its not like a surround sound kind of fancy thing -- just speakers in the ceiling and wired back to a controller. I love pushing a wall button and getting Radio Paradise piped into the rooms where I'm tidying up/washing/folding. Not really laundry specific, but lighting and music sure makes chores better :)

Where will you vent your dryer?

i hang almost everything (Very damp) on hangers from the dryer other than socks, underwear, boys workout clothes, etc. I love having my hang up rod above my washer and dryer. Top load speed queen..front load dryer. Efficiency of steps was very important to me in planning my laundry room as ODD described. Uppers cabinets in LR are overrated imo. Don’t go overboard. Find Lower space to leave a void to slide in In a rolling laundry basket (Like laundromat). Love mine..priceless.

so, you could hang above your w/d or to the left of your washer/dryer. Unless, you hang very little i wouldn’t put it across the room.

I also have a 42” ceiling fan. Priceless...especially when damp clothes are hanging.

love your big laundry room. You can never have a laundry room that’s too big!

@ILoveRed on the plan it says vent through roof.

Our laundry room is much smaller than yours but I believe uses space far better. We have a rod above our washer/dryer and sink area and hang things there. If they are quite damp we hang over the sink so it drips into sink, if just out of wash over the washer/dryer. It is also great for drying wet coats after a rainy walk etc. We have storage on one side that is closed off and then open shelving above the rod. It requires a step stool to get up there but it is a great spot to put things we don't often use. The other side of our laundry room is our mudroom. I despise folding laundry anywhere other than the living room so it wasn't a priority for us to have a big counter space. If you like laundry room folding then your lay out will provide that space.

Is it a one story house? Where is the closest exterior wall?

ILoveRed it’s a one story. Closest exterior wall is the window wall. I’ve been discussing with the builder if it will vent through wall if it they will run the vent horizontal in the back of the lower cabinets to the outside wall. I’ve hear venting yo isn’t a good idea because lint can get stuck.we only have two upper cabinets, above the WD. We have lots of other lowers so I didn’t want much upper.
We currently hang a lot of clothes on rods once dried and they sit there until worn again. Only because we have no closet space in our current house. I don’t want to encourage that in our new house so I want one small rod area for drying and hanging freshly dried clothes that should then quickly make their way to the right bedroom. I agree with a slot for baskets to slide into. E will have one section in that lonely corner. And maybe another spot for two of the smaller baskets in the other corner between WD and window wall. I may add a rod across the wall above the drying racks. Maybe.
A S thanks for your comments. I have been trying to plan something for drip drying very wet swim suits. I prefer not to block the windows with a rod and clothes but it might be necessary to be functional.