How deep is it, from the back wall? I prefer a stacked washer/dryer pair, so I'd want to pull the shelved, put in stacked machines, and then put shelves or a cabinet to the side of the machines. Then add a door.

Compact stackables might work. Bosch 300 series are 24 `1/4" deep. The machines. I don't know how much addt'l space you need behind the machines for hoses, vents, electrical connections.. Small machines, though. Maybe not suitable for family sized laundry.

Stackables is going to be a good answer for you . This should allow you to put doors back on and not really look at anymore.

Or compact machines, side by side. Which would be my preference since I fold as I remove items from the dryer and use the top surface of the machines to fold & stack. Compact front load machines may give you enough room to put doors back up. You will gain 3-5 inches in depth over the typical top load machines like you have.

You'll will have to do the measuring and math since we don't know how deep the niche is. Nor how the dryer is vented. (A non-vented condensing/ heat pump dryer may be part of the solution.)

You could put up a curtain or doors at the top. It wouldn't be as good as adding full-sized doors but covering the top bit would reduce the laundry closet vibe.

@RL Relocation LLC: "Stackables is going to be a good answer for you . This should allow you to put doors back on and not really look at anymore."

The problem is with the appliances' depth. He has full-size appliances and he'd have to replace them both with compact models to fit them in the closet. It wouldn't matter whether they were stacked or both sat on the floor.

Thank you all for your great suggestions! Will update this post to see how we make out once we make decision! Cheers!

We recently purchased an LG Wash Tower for our laundry closet. Love these full size machines!

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Again, the Washtower will not work. Too deep. 30" depth on the Washtower which is probably deeper than the top load washer that is in the niche in OP's picture. Those machines in OP's pix look like Whirlpools...which are 27" deep.

But what constitutes not getting ones that fit in the space? front loaders on pedestals, with a butcher block top

The small Bosch units will probably work, but they are European in capacity. I’ve given up on doors, one more thing to clank and bang and get in the way…but my laundry area is out of sight.