Spring Organizing with Great Day Connecticut: Laundry Room

Week 5 of our Spring Organizing Series, as seen on WFSB-TV’s Great Day Connecticut.

We shared several of our projects with Great Day Connecticut as part of our Spring Organizing Series collaboration to showcase how we organize main living spaces in the home. Watch part one and part two of the segments below, to see how we organized the space along with our best tips and tricks that apply to any home. In Week 5, we’re touring the laundry room.

Laundry Room Organization

In Week Five, we’re taking you through the anatomy of an organized laundry room and how we approach these often multi-functional spaces.

Laundry might not be everyone’s favorite task (ourselves included), but with the right setup, storage and systems, you might just enjoy the task a little bit more. Whether your laundry room is on a wall or in a closet or an entire room, the main features of every laundry space we organize includes:

Accessible Shelving

A laundry space's primary purpose is to do laundry, so make sure essential detergents and any other important supplies are placed within reach.
In some cases this may mean adding (or adjusting) shelving to make them easier to access.
If you don’t have room for shelves, adding a behind-the-door rack can corral everything you need.

Durable Bins

Laundry and cleaning products can get messy. In a laundry space, it's best to opt for bins or baskets that are easy to wipe clean should something spill.
We love to keep everything looking cohesive by choosing one or two bin types and repeating them throughout. This will provide a clean visual (even if the contents of each bin aren't perfectly neat inside).

Canisters

Translucent canisters are a great option for storing laundry pods, detergent powder, and dryer balls & sheets. You can add essentials to the canister and place them on a surface within arms reach.
This makes it easy to quickly grab what you need for an effortless laundry experience every time. Refill canisters with backstock as needed.

Labels

We encourage labeling in every space, but because a laundry room can be a hodgepodge of household essentials like cleaning products, household supplies, product backstock and more, it's extra important to label each bin or basket.
This takes the guesswork out of determining where something can be found or where it belongs for every family member.

Tip: The best storage solution is one that works with your home, space and habits, so get custom with it. Start with these ideas, then adjust to fit your home and habits. The goal isn't perfection, it's creating a system that makes cleaning just a little bit easier.

Multi-Functional Spaces

Sometimes your laundry room isn't just for detergent and dryer sheets. Sometimes, like in this laundry room, this space can also have various cleaning products and household supplies stored, making it a multi-functional space. Sometime those supplies can include extra bathroom products, extra towels and bedding, batteries and other household supplies, utility supplies and also cleaning products.

Be sure to corral like-items together. For example, if space allows, group together all the floor cleaning supplies in one bin and all surface cleaners in another. Make sure to add wall hooks for brooms and mops.

Here are some alternative Solutions for cleaning product storage:

A Simple Caddy

A portable solution
Store your most-used supplies here: all-purpose cleaner, glass cleaner, microfiber cloths, gloves, etc.
You can tuck it away in any closet or cabinet, then grab and go when it's time to clean

Under the Sink

The space under your kitchen sink is prime real estate for cleaning supplies, but it can get cluttered really quickly.
Take really precise measurements and implement products that take advantage of every square inch.
Drawing out the space and recording measurements on both sides of the plumbing.
If space is limited, stack bins or modular drawers to maximize vertical space.

The Cleaning Supply Closet

If you have a spare closet, it can be the perfect spot for a cleaning supply hub.
Organize cleaners by type and arrange based on frequency of use: daily cleaners at eye level, specialty products above, and bulky items like vacuum attachments below.

Behind a Closet Door

If you’re tight on space, a sturdy over the door solution is one of our favorite ways to add storage for cleaning supplies.
You can customize the attachments with baskets and hooks to corral everything from solutions to dusters.
It works on any swinging door and tucks clutter out of site while providing easy access to essentials.