Reader Laundry Room 6: Sara Bjerkan

The wooden shelf is a beech butcher block from Ikea cut to size to fit the space. Visible at the top of the photo are two LED can lights that provide illumination. On the right side of the photo are two hooks for hanging drying clothes. Bjerkan placed a silver tray on the countertop so that her husband can empty everything from his pockets before throwing his clothes into the wash. “Uh-oh” moment: “We initially thought the laundry closet floor would be the same level as the rest of the dining room, but as the project progressed, our contractor determined that the floors were not the same height and the laundry closet floor would actually be about 4 inches higher than the dining room floor,” Bjerkan says. As a result, they had to adjust the design of their doors and create a trim around the closet and doors to imitate built-in cabinetry. Bjerkan felt strongly that the laundry closet should look as though it had always been there, and adding this detailing helped immensely.Shelves: Ikea; clothes hanging hooks: Home Depot; storage baskets, silver tray: Home Goods

The wooden shelf is a beech butcher block from Ikea cut to size to fit the space. Visible at the top of the photo are two LED can lights that provide illumination. On the right side of the photo are two hooks for hanging drying clothes. Bjerkan placed a silver tray on the countertop so that her husband can empty everything from his pockets before throwing his clothes into the wash.

Shelf size and placement on left

use silver trays to empty pants pockets in. great idea to keep items organized.

On the far right, there are"o bars" from Home Depot for hanging clothes.

The wooden shelf is a beech butcher block from Ikea cut to size to fit the space. Visible at the top of the photo are two LED can lights that provide illumination. On the right side of the photo are two hooks for hanging drying clothes. Bjerkan placed a silver tray on the countertop so that her husband can empty everything from his pockets before throwing his clothes into the wash. “Uh-oh” moment: “We initially thought the laundry closet floor would be the same level as the rest of the dining room, but as the project progressed, our contractor determined that the floors were not the same height and the laundry closet floor would actually be about 4 inches higher than the dining room floor,” Bjerkan says. As a result, they had to adjust the design of their doors and create a trim around the closet and doors to imitate built-in cabinetry. Bjerkan felt strongly that the laundry closet should look as though it had always been there, and adding this detailing helped immensely.Shelves: Ikea; clothes hanging hooks: Home Depot; storage baskets, silver tray: Home Goods