I'd be less concerned about how close they get to the doors, and more concerned about possible storage space. How do they fit width-wise? I'd want space to set some laundry detergent, etc. in the closet, too. Can see see pics of the space?

Personally, I would not base my buying decision on the washer/dryer, so either would work.

IF there is sufficient storage nearby for whatever laundry supplies you need (like a neighboring closet), I would consider the stackable. The extra laundry capacity would be more attractive to me. But I hate to do laundry, and postpone it as long as i can (thus the need for the extra capacity!)

Thanks to you all for the comments. They were very helpful. There is plenty of room on the left side for storage and to make some sort of a pulldown folding table. There will also be room to access the storage area under the stairs which is why we are going with the stackable design to start with. We’ve decided to go ahead and get the stackable ones. Thanks again.

I have lived in a small two bedroom condo for twenty years. In my kitchen are GE stackable front loader washer and dryer. I am very happy with them. I had to do some really specific measuring of the entire area before I went to buy them.

Stack.

Look at the Speed Queen unitized machines. Expensive, but worth it. Great capacity and will clean anything you throw at it. Very shallow compared to other machines so they don’t stick out like a cyclops. Your door will not be crowded. Just read the warranty’s fine print on machine placement. There was a 2-3 year period when these machines could not be placed on a second floor.

I have a laundry closet in my condo (as opposed to a laundry room), and I went with a 24" stackable pair (front load washer, with a dryer). I'm very happy with my choice, even though there's no room in my laundry closet for any products.

Two important things to consider: you need enough room for ventilation (check the specs on your machine choice) and you need enough room to reach the water shut off valve (if it's in the closet and not elsewhere).

Stacked front loads and no to the all in one .

Stackable front loader ones. My mom had one of those unitized ones. A small plastic part of the soap dispenser (I think) got torqued or broken and needed to be replaced. Made the entire thing un-usable until the part could be ordered, arrived and installed, which was more than a month. Don’t do it.

Also, get stackable front loaders with a washer with an internal heater. The worst is when your clothes don’t come clean because your water is not hot enough. That can happen especially in the winter when the pipes are cold and the water flows through those pipes gets cold before arriving into the washer. An internal heater solves that problem.