Great Ideas To Organize Your Laundry Room

Have you ever let laundry pile up because you just couldn’t face your cramped and crowded laundry room? Laundry isn’t fun but it doesn’t have to be such a dreaded chore. Take a look at the product options that will make your laundry room more functional and make laundry (at least somewhat) a more pleasant task.

This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure policy for details.

Related Post: 40 Tips To Tidy The House In Under 10 Minutes

Items to help dry your clothes

1. This retractable clothes line would be best suited for indoors. There are times when you need to air dry your dainties and I don’t know about you, but I’d just assume not have them on display for the neighbors  to see (some things you just can’t unsee!). With nine feet of line this smaller clothes line would work great mounted on one wall of your laundry room.
2. There are times when you want or need to be able to dry clothes or other items outside. Maybe the dryer is on the fritz or you’ve got a large comforter that you just don’t want to run through the dryer. But you also don’t want to have an ugly, permanent clothes line in your back yard. This retractable outdoor clothes line is the answer. (My grandmother had one of these right outside her back door. Whenever she needed to put items on the line she simply pulled out the line and hooked it to the hook on a pole across the patio. If you’ve got any outbuilding such as a garage or shed then you can make a retractable clothes line work for you.)
3. What if you don’t have a separate laundry room? Then this foldable drying rack could be set up in a bathroom when you need to let items air dry.
4. Now I admit right up front that I don’t have the wall space for this wall-mounted drying rack in my laundry room but I wish I did! I would definitely be hanging some towels on it to dry. We seem to have this continual mountain of towels at my house so the dryer is always running – which is expensive. This would solve that problem!

Related Post: Bathroom Storage Ideas To Make Every Inch Count!

For daintier items to drip dry

1. Some items just don’t drape well over a clothesline. They may be too lightweight like scarves, or they may just not fold and drape (like a pair of sneakers). When this is the situation you need some sturdy clothes hooks that will hold items securely to the line. These chrome hanging hooks have a rubber coating at the tip so they won’t snag or tear delicate items but are sturdy enough to hold heavier items.
2. Of course, when you’re traveling you’re not going to want to take heavy hanging clips with you in your suitcase. But that doesn’t mean that you might not need to hang something to dry in a hotel room yet not want to hang it from the shower rod. These lightweight plastic hooks are easy to throw in a suitcase without weighing you down.

Storage options for ironing supplies

I hate ironing. In fact, one thing I’ve taught my daughter is to always check the care label on any article of clothing she’s considering buying. There are darn few things I love and want badly enough to making the commitment to ironing them.

But there are times when you have to break down and iron something anyway. Whether it’s a dress shirt for your honey or an outfit for a special occasion, sometimes there’s no other choice but to just suck it up and get the job done.

1. One thing that’s an irritant about ironing is having to find a place to store the ironing board when you’re not using it. This built-in ironing board solves that problem. I remember my grandmother’s house had an ironing board built in to her utility room and I always thought it was the coolest thing ever. She just opened the little door when she needed to press something and then folded it back up and shut the door when she was done. (Years later when we bought our last house it also had a built-in ironing board. However, it was in the most awkward spot ever and we ended up removing it when we painted the kitchen. I felt like Grandma was probably looking down frowning at me for getting rid of something so useful.)
2. If you don’t have a section of wall you can mount the built-in ironing board in to then you’re not totally out of luck.  This door hanging ironing board is a good solution if you’re short on wall space in the right area. You still don’t have to find a place to store it since it folds right up out of the way when you’re finished with it.
3. This laundry station on wheels has both an ironing board and baskets to hold  supplies (like your iron or laundry soap and dryer sheets).
4. If you don’t want to have your ironing board on the back of a door and you don’t have space for a rolling laundry station, this retractable ironing board can be mounted inside a cabinet or on to a shelf. This would truly have your ironing board out of sight when not in use which is especially nice is you live in a smaller space and don’t consider an ironing board an aesthetic addition.

Products to make laundry easier

1. I need this tin for powdered laundry soap because I’m tired of looking at the ugly box of detergent sitting on top of the dryer. There are some things that are easier to have out in plain view, but that doesn’t mean they can’t look pretty. In fact, things that are on display should be made to look pretty!
2. This magnetic stain removal cheat sheet can be stuck on the side of your washer or dryer for quick reference when you’ve got a stain you’re not sure how to treat. I’ve cut guides of of magazines in the past but then I can never find them when I need them. This puts the information at right where I’ll need to find it.
3. Another pet peeve of mine is listening to items (like sneakers) thumping around in the dryer. This mesh dryer bag attaches to the dryer door so that heavy items get dry without driving you crazy or damaging your dryer.
4. I have several different sized mesh bags that I use every single time I wash clothes. They’re great for keeping socks together (unless you’re one of the lucky ones who never has a missing sock problem) as well as bras and any other items that are easily snagged.

Related Post: Product Review – Mesh Shower Organizer

Why not pretty up your laundry room?

1. I particularly like this colorful rug showing clothes on a line
2. But the old fashioned laundry sign rug is cute as well. Both would feel good under your feet.

Related Post: 21 Simple House Cleaning Tips To Keep Your House Clean Without Extra Effort

Add a little fun to functional

Who says the laundry room has to be serious all the time? I just think these signs are cute…and add a bit of whimsy to an otherwise boring chore.

1. Where it’s okay to get your panties in a wad
2. Lost socks seeking sole mates
3. Laundry today or naked tomorrow

There’s no reason you can’t get a laugh or two when you’re doing laundry, right?