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Sunday, April 15, 2012

Good use of space in the laundry room


We have quite a reasonable size laundry room,
even though it's a walk through to the bathroom and sun room.
From the kitchen


We have this wine rack,which we had no more use for ,
as we have one built into the dining room fireplace.
So we utilise it in an unused space by the bathroom door.
I just filled it with useful baskets to hold an assortment of things.


One corner of the room was just a waste of space and for years has really annoyed me.
So I designed this pantry and had it built in. It means now I have more cupboard space in
the kitchen for my growing collection of china.


The door we had made so that it folds right back,so it feels more like a walk in pantry
We had an electrical socket put into it for the microwave.  This frees up some of the kitchen bench.


The door folds right back allowing easy access.


More storage around the washing machine and trough.
As we have a 1910 villa, there was not enough storage and no linen cupboard.
This fixed that problem. The long cupboard on the left is now the linen cupboard,
and the one behind the door houses brooms and vacuum cleaner.


We can also fit in a small freezer.

After 17 years in this house,we are finally getting it the way we want.
He He, we certainly don't hurry.  :)

I am joining these parties this week
House in the Roses for Show off your Cottage Monday
A Delightsome Life for Home and Garden Thursday
My Romantic Home for Show and  Tell Friday
French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday
The Charm of Home, Home Sweet Home.
The Delectable Home, Show and Tell
The Farmhouse Porch
Ivy and Elephants
My Rosewood Cottage
The Thrifty Groove


29 comments:

theromanticrose said...

Sei proprio organizzata bene!Mi piace la prima foto!Buona domenica!Oggi perĂ² niente bucato!Baci,Rosetta

Ann@A Sentimental Life said...

Finding storage in an older house is always a challenge. My house built in 1896 has a huge laundry room that use to be a back porch. It holds everything from china, to linens and a ton of other things.
Your pantry was such a smart idea!

veggiegobbler said...

Looking good! I had a giggle when you said it's finally happening after seventeen years. I whinge 'cos we've been at ours for ten. Still got a few years to catch up to you.

FABBY'S LIVING said...

What a challenge, you did a great job with your laundry room. I need to do the same and it'll also be a chalenge, since it's a small room. Thank you for your lovely and generous comments my sweet friend. Enjoy a great week.
FABBY

Shabby chic Sandy said...

How nice to have such a large laundry room! Our laundry is in the garage. Oh well, at least it is hidden out there!

The Charm of Home said...

How lucky to have that storage space. Wonderful organizing!
Sherry

Kathy said...

Well done! Love your cabinet! Very clever! I wish I had that much space - your laundry room is terrific! I appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
Kathy

Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottage said...

Things take so much money and time! But you have come up with some very smart solutions. Love the pantry!

Kellie Collis said...

Brilliant! I love space-savers! Have a gorgeous day, Kellie xx

Unknown said...

Finding storage in any house is always a problem. You did a great job! Congrats!
Blessings My Friend,

Ana said...

Great pantry design Jeanette. You did an awesome job desinging it. I wish I had a pretty laundry space like yours. Unfortunantely, there is no room in our house for one so it is in our garage. Very hard to make a pretty little space in there :-) Hope you are having a wonderful day.

Hugs and Kisses,
♥Ana

Anonymous said...

You're a fortunate one to have so much space! :) Looks great! Thanks for popping in to see me.
be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)

Trish said...

You have some great ideas there!
That extra pantry space must be fantastic for you!
Wish my tiny laundry was big enough for such storage use :-)
Thanks for sharing with us and linking up.
Have a great week!
blessings..Trish

momto8 said...

great use of storage space..thanks for the ideas!

Barbara Neubeck said...

Hi Jeanetteann,
I like your storage solutions. It's exciting when you can find other uses for furniture just by putting them in another room.
I like your laundry area..but ..your pantry is soooo spacious and multi useful. I love it....
God Bless
Barb from Australia

Sherry @ No Minimalist Here said...

Jeanetteann, You did a wonderful job adding storage to this room. Great pantry. xo, Sherry

Anonymous said...

Love the shelf with all the laundry things on it, I am attempting to do my mud porch like this, you have given me some good ideas!

Coloradolady said...

What fantastic use of your laundry room and that is nice to have that kind of storage! I wish I had a pantry like that for storing dishes!!! Happy VTT

Kathy said...

Goodmorning - I love your laundry room! Gorgeous use of the wine rack - thank you for sharing with A Return to Loveliness,
Kathy

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

It's so nice to finally make a space the way you want it! How nice and convenient everything is! ♥

LV said...

You have things well organized and in just the right way.

FABBY'S LIVING said...

Great inspiration! I have in my plans to update my small laundry room too. So organized!! Thank you for coming by and for the lovely comments sweet lady.
Hugs,
FABBY

Ivy and Elephants said...

You did such an awesome job. When I grow up I would love a laudry this size. :-) What an inspiring post! I would love it if you would share this post at our WIW linky party. I hope you can join us.

Paula
Ivyandelephants.blogspot.com

chateau chic said...

Lucky you to have a nice size laundry room. Mine is in a tiny closet size room where I have to close the door to open the dryer door. Anyway, I like how you put your wine rack to good use.
Thanks for stopping by, Mary Alice

Miss Gracie's House said...

Doesn't it take forever to get things finished? And then it's time to start over:)...I'm jealous-I would love to have my freezer inside.
Rene'

Bella's Rose Cottage said...

Hi Jeanetteann,
Great storage ideas, your corner pantry is so clever! One of the things on my list is to hide my microwave, someday! We have been in our 1902 for 12 years and I can't believe all the things we haven't gotten done YET!
Have a great weekend:-)
Hugs,
Bella

Tisha Clapp said...

Smart use of the wine rack. This is really a great space! Thanks for linking up.

Judy Biggerstaff said...

We all need more storage space, and now you have added some with the wine rack and corner pantry. Great job.

Apple of His Eye said...

Hi
I just found your blog! I'm so excited! Australia is a beautiful place! Just curious....do you have a clothes dryer or do you dry outside in a clothesline? How does that work in your winter months?

I'm not familiar with your seasons.

Hugs new friend,
LaDonna