Most new homes have the laundry room on the first floor, but if your home is older, most likely it’s down in the basement, perhaps just a designated area in the corner. But doesn’t it deserve a space all its own, outfitted for the intended tasks? If your laundry room is down in your unfinished or semi-finished basement, you may not have given it much thought, but you may want to reconsider.
Basement finishing and remodeling is a popular home improvement project, because it adds more livable, usable space to your home without putting on an addition. Unfortunately, too many homeowners who undertake a basement transformation often leave out one of the important areas – the laundry room. Sure it’s utilitarian, but it can also be an inviting yet functional place to take care of laundry chores. With the right components, efficiency is a breeze.
Make Your Laundry Room Efficient and Pleasant
Studies so that the laundry room gets more use than the bathroom, so if that’s the case, you want to make it functional but yet pleasant to be in. For many, the laundry room is also a multi-task center, so think about including such things as counters (great for laundry folding and pre-treating), a sink (for soaking grimy clothes as well as other tasks). And sufficient lighting is a must, as well as hanging space such as a retractable rack or a bar.
What you include in your laundry room depends on the space you have available, but also on how you use it. If you’re thinking about redoing yours but need some ideas, check out this post from This Old House – 27 things to include in your laundry room. Choose just a few or make it fully loaded with the whole package.
Iron River Construction offers basement finishing and remodeling for homeowners in the Twin Cities as well as outlying communities.
