Organizing 101/ DEC - Laundry Center

[BernardandMissBianca]

Goal - enjoy a clean and organized home

Treat - A sweater drying rack, hamper, ironing board cover. (personally I would get a laundry bank for loose change)

Tip - get each family member a different color basket so sorting dry clothes can be done in a snap.

Declutter
- clean off the tops of the washer, dryer, and laundry folding table
- throw away solo socks (let's face it the other one is not coming back)
- collect all the money that has fallen out of clothes and save for a treat (like, oh, I don't know, maybe DISNEY!!!)
- remove anything from the area that is broken, empty, or belongs elsewhere.

Clean
- clean the outside surfaces of the washer and dryer. Check the inside surface of the dryer for dried gum, ink spots, or other build up.
- check hoses, clean filters and dryer ducts; repair and replace as needed. Also if possible pull the front cover off dryer and vacuum out lint under dryer barrel (known fire hazard)
- clean your iron

Maintain
- put wire basket or shelving unit over the washer to hold laundry products
- create laundry center for folding, hanging, and ironing freshly laundered clothes
- get a cardboard hanger caddy from a local dry cleaner to manage hanger supply (I think Walmart has plastic ones too)
- keep sewing kit nearby for quick repairs on clothing

Links to Previous Months
Jan/Family room
Feb/Office - scraproom
March/Basement
April/Living room
May/Attic
June/Dining Room
July/Bathrooms
August - Bedrooms
September - Garage
October/November - Closets/Kitchen

 

[mommy2mrb]

mine is pretty organized, have cupboards over W/D for supplies, etc. have a rod above for hanging clothes and extra hangers and one over the door hanger.
Since its just the three of us, usually do mine and DD together and DH seperate (especially his work clothes eew ) just wish it was bigger, its the walk throught area from garage to kitchen so no room for a folding table.

 

[Disney Ontario]

Hi. I would love to get our laundry room cleaned & organized. We just got our brand new, front load washer and dryer last week. But this room is also our basement/furnace room/storage. ect, ect. I just found today, a good deal on wall panelling, so hopefully this weekend we can start.

 

[aroyer]

Mine is a closet so it has to stay organized or I couldn't find the washer and dryer. I do like the different basket for each family member though.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Love the different color baskets. I need new ones anyway. Now I have a reason.
My laundry room is like my closets. A catch all for stuff that has no real home. My DH loves to go to Sam's club and therefore we have all the necessaties in bulk. Not easy to make bulk look pretty. But I should try harder than I do.

 

[lewdyan1]

- throw away solo socks (let's face it the other one is not coming back)

Nooooooo!!!!!!! Don't make me throw away the solo socks!