How to Organize Your Laundry Room

Aarg laundry… it’s one of those chores that nobody likes to do, but it has to get done. Want to know one thing that can make this mundane task a teeny bit more enjoyable? Having a laundry space that you like being in + one that is super functional. We hope this posts gives your some inspiration, and please let us know if you have any questions about how to organize your laundry room.

The laundry room we want to show you today, is Patti’s. Patti is an amazing mama to 3 adorable kiddos + the creator of the blog Patticake Wagner. When the Wagner family designed a kitchen addition, it meant their 1920’s galley kitchen transitioned into a laundry room. The laundry room is also the main pass through to many parts of the home. With company coming in for the holidays it was finally time to get it organized for good!

Any space that’s used for something other than its original intent, usually has a few challenges to overcome. Enter a bit of creative thinking + the help of some of our favorite products from The Container Store, and we were able to come up with a great plan. The Wagner family now has the organized laundry room that they deserve.

Here’s a quick breakdown of the main areas that we addressed, what we changed, and how it all came together:

How to organize laundry room glass cabinets

Don’t get us wrong glass cabinetry is gorgeous, but when filled with cleaning bottles instead of decorative objects they can look cluttered. In order to beautify this valuable storage space, we brought in baskets to group like items together, and then labeled accordingly.

organizing your laundry room — Before: many items didn’t have a designated spot so it was all to easy for clutter to accumulate on the counter and cabinets.

organizing your laundry room with labeled baskets and decanted detergent — After: enter baskets with labels. Now everything has a “home” which makes clean up easier. We also love re-purposing items, like these beverage canisters to decant detergent.

Counter and drawer organization

The counters and drawers in this laundry room had become a catch all for the family. The laundry space is linked to their mudroom, and it’s the main area that they enter and exist the home. The first step was removing all the contents, and then getting rid of what the family no longer needed. To finish, we added drawer dividers to keep the contents tidy and accessible.

Cluttered drawer — Before: household items were mixed together as there wasn’t any separation in these drawers.

Organized drawer with bamboo dividers — After: we love using bamboo dividers to create indivisible spaces. “Junk” drawers should be gone through every month at a minimum to keep clutter from accumulating.

The laundry hall closet

The Wagner’s have a fabulous hall closet, but it needed vertical storage to make full use of it’s functionality. By adding in an Elfa shelf and rod system, suddenly the closet had twice the storage space! When contemplating how to organize your laundry room, think about adding a mounted utility rack so mops and brooms aren’t taking up floor space.

Laundry room closet — Before: this is a great closet but it needed a top shelf + a hanging rack to make the storage more effective.

Organized laundry room closet — After: the shelf and rod made all the difference in the world, as did the utility rack on the back wall.

The command center

You all know how much we love a good command center (check out our comprehensive guide here), and since the oldest of the three Wagner children has started Kindergarten, there was a big need for a system for all the papers coming and going from school. To get a handle on the paper, we created a basket system: using just two bins. One now serves as an “in” and the other is the “out” basket for everyday projects + communications.

Command center set up. Organized kids homework — After: there wasn’t a “before” as this was a blank wall that we added magnetic folders to for the kid’s papers going to and from school.

The final verdict? The Wagner family loves their new laundry space, and the added functionality. It’s so much easier to put everything away, and a cinch to keep the space looking great.

Best wishes for organizing your laundry room!

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*Thank you so much to The Container Store for partnering on this project. As always, all thoughts and opinions are our own.