20 Small Laundry Room Ideas to Steal

These small laundry room ideas make the most out of small spaces, from stacked washers and dryers, to laundry closets, to pegboards.

If your laundry room (or even laundry closet) is tight on floor space like mine, every square inch counts. Function has to come first here- after all this is a utility room! So let’s take a look at some hard-working small laundry rooms that make the most of their small spaces.

Stacked Washer & Dryer

Stacking the washer and dryer is one of my very best space-saving hacks, because it frees up valuable floor space for cabinets, laundry baskets, or just a place to stand.

I stacked mine even though I had space to keep them side-by-side in the very small laundry room at my previous house:

This system worked so well, I decided to do something very similar with my new laundry room. I just finished my small laundry room makeover at my new(ish) house. This one has a bit more space, so I was able to squeeze in some Ikea-hacked storage cabinets for cleaning supplies.

Laundry Closets

Do you have a laundry closet? While it might not be ideal, a little bit of planning and elbow grease will help you make the most of the space you do have.

Erica from Designing Vibes packed a washer & dryer, laundry folding countertop, storage cabinets, and clothes rod into this closet in her mudroom.

Here’s another great laundry closet with a top-load washing machine from Julia of Tag & Tibby.

This space-saving laundry closet by 2 Bees features a stacked washer and dryer, plus storage shelves for detergent, stain removers, etc.

DIY Countertops

A countertop over side-by-side front load machines is a great surface for folding laundry. I’ve personally never had a big enough laundry space for this to make sense, but if you do then great! Here are a few examples, and you can follow the links to their individual blogs for the full tutorials.

Chelsea & Logan of Making Manzanita created this pretty laundry space with a lovely farmhouse sink:

Sarah from Ugly Duckling House‘ plant-filled laundry room also features a great DIY countertop:

And here’s Libbie from A Life Unfolding’s sophisticated laundry room:

CitrineLiving

I love the colors and decor Morgan & Sean from Charleston Crafted used in their fun Boho laundry room:

And here’s another lovely space with side-by-side washer and dryer from Tarama at Citrine Living:

Top Load Washing Machines

Do you have top loading washing machine? Unfortunately you can’t stack it or build a countertop above it. But you can still make the most of your small laundry area! Here are a few photos to inspire you:

Cindy of DIY Beautify packed tons of function into her small laundry room. Click the photo to see how she maximized the storage in this small space with a wall-mounted ironing board and cleaning supplies.

Zoe from Pine And Poplar has a top load washer in her pretty laundry room too.

Front Loading Washers

I love this gorgeous Boho laundry space from Stephanie of Casa Watkins Living:

Angie from Postcards from the Ridge created this lovely small space laundry room:

This fun laundry room from Ashley of Bigger Than The Three of Us makes a big style statement!

I hope this gave you some practical ideas and inspiration for your own small laundry room!

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