Hi mangde! Congrats on the new house!

You could do cabinets above the washer dryer and built in cubbies to the right --



~Lyvonne

thanks. I don't know that we have enough space to keep the washer/dryer side by side. What are your thoughts?

Depends -- How much space to the right of the appliances is there now? How many people in the family will need space to put their stuff?

~Lyvonne

there is about 4 feet to the right of the appliances right now. we have 2 children, so 4 total people.

i would suggest putting a pantry-style, closed cupboard (appx 7' tall x 15" w. x24 deep--home depot $139 here) just inside the door to the kitchen. it could double as pantry for kitchen if you're short of storage, or hide all those 'laundry must-haves', paper products etc. then a stacking w/d unit. [install end panel for support]
the remaining space would fit a storage 'boot bench' appx 18" high & 18-21" deep. say 30" to 3' wide -- with coathooks on a board above your head height while sitting on the bench!! put a mirror above the coatrack.

it looks like you have 9' ceilings [lucky dog] so i have to suggest installing base cabinets 24" deep(possibly upside down depending on the style) at ceiling height above the pantry, w/d, coatrack and to the end wall.--this is a great place for LIGHT bulky items paper products etc, and seasonal items like heartshaped cake pans, sleeping bags etc.
install a kickplate the height of your baseboard and fill in the remaining space appx 2' with cubbies to the bottom of the ceiling height cabinets (support)

oops

and hang a 2-step step ladder oh the wall behind the door

if you install cabinets at ceiling height, add the crown moulding from the wall they're on, onto the top of the cabinets. it'll make them look more built-in and finished.

and i like katinahat's drawing, though i'd probably use an over-the-door mirror, but hung sideways, where she has the mirror in her drawing, so i could hang the hooks higher. i like long coats, you see.

great idea yobo--i missed that in the pic; i think you could add 2x4 to the ceiling to provide something extra to anchor the cabs. i thought about raising the hooks, too but thought lower would be better for kids

good idea 2c homes!

yobo--on second thought, dropping the uppers to allow crown might compromise the allowable space, however i'm sure mangde can make work it with space allowed--even if it means varying toekick or modifying uppers somewhat

great ideas all. yes, we do have 9' ceilings so we have a little extra room to play with. any other suggestions are welcomed. thanks again.

katinahat, i think probably what would happen if you use the crown moulding would be that your mirror would just need to shrink in size, and you'd have to adjust the height of the cubbies slightly. neither of which would be all that difficult.

take super exacting measurements of your space and plan everything out on graph paper to make sure you've got the space you need before you buy anything, just to be certain.