a measured drawing of the space would be helpful.

Are any of the cabinets existing or is this your plan for them? If they are existing, are they full?

here’s the plan for the entire kitchen/mudroom/laundry/powder reno!

Sigrid—the only thing we have is the washer and dryer. everything else is being made for the room. we do not currently have a spot in our house for backpacks or duty clothes—they all live in the kitchen which drives me crazy. This design makes the laundry room a little bigger (although still small) and i’m hoping to use it as a backpack spot as well

*dirty clothes

These are renderings that I had AI do. This is a small room; only about 5’x8’. The Door and the washer/dryer are on the 5’ walls facing each other. Any thoughts?

The height of all these cabinets would be the same.

Does the washer/dryer have to be in the location shown?

I think 5x8 is alaundry room . Backpacks go to the bedrooms and dirty clothes can go in hampers in bedrooms. I had 3 boys no actaul entry closet all that stuff went to the bedroom, laundry day the hampers sat beside the washer and after school the nice folded clothes went back to the bedrooms with the hampers. I think it is time we got bact to who is the boss in a home and it is not the kids. We have had international students for 15 yrs those same rules applied to them and worked perfectly .

Dirty clothes should go in a hamper or basket in the bedrooms. In the new laundry/mudroom, I’d place the front loading washer/dryer side by side with either a base cabinet or tall cabinet (for sweeper/broom/mop/ironing board/??) between them and countertop(s) above, with high wall cabinets or shelves and a hanging rod(s). Then in the corner across from the pocket door, a 3’ wide x 2’ deep tall cabinet configured to hold coats, shoes, boots, baskets or drawers for hats/gloves/scarves. Then beside door to garage, a grab and go area with a lidded storage bench for backpacks, with an open area underneath for several pairs of frequently worn shoes, and wall hooks above for same jackets.
Ceiling height will inform cabinet height. Rough to-scale drawing will follow…

Like this

Thanks Susan! There is not enough room along the long wall to have the Dryer having that way and have lockers.

Here’s some additional views that might help:

Well shoot I can’t figure out how to upload images from my camera library!

Patricia I appreciate your input. I’m trying to design around our family’s actual behavior, not what I wish it was! Kids bring down dirty clothes and I don’t always have it magically washed, dried and folded that day. So I’m giving myself grace!

West Coast I considered this but wanted to have dividers to a) define each kid’s space b) give more surface area for books

hooks! not books