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We all know that the days of hiding a messy laundry with overflowing hampers behind closed doors are over. Despite being the functional workhorses of many homes, people love to zjoosh their laundries these days, with styled open shelving, fancy canisters, hanging plants and more. And a stylish laundry full of space-saving additions doesn’t have to be a custom project. You can get everything you need from kaboodle kitchen (not just for kitchens!) at your local Bunnings, and it’s an increasingly popular DIY choice.
If you’d told us all 20 years ago we might be hanging a mini artwork in our laundry, leaving our clothes out deliberately on brass hanging rails or decanting washing powder into large glass jars with cute timber scoops, we’d have had a right chuckle wouldn’t we?! But here we are!
Beyond aesthetics, this really is a room where it’s great to maximise storage and functionality, and it’s often on the smaller side, so space-saving is key.
We made over our own navy and gold laundry with kaboodle five years ago and I still love it, as does everyone else who has a peek behind the barn door off our kitchen. They usually expect to find a butler’s pantry there (something else you could create with kaboodle of course!).
kaboodle have plenty of accessories to add to their cabinetry and benchtops to take your laundry well beyond basic. You can design everything from clever micro-Euros to sweeping galley-styles with overhead wall cabinets or open shelves for drying, supplies and storage. Using the kaboodle 3D planner to design laundry cabinetry yourself has never been easier.
Positioning your washing machine and dryer under a bench is a better use of space as it allows for a more functional benchtop area. Alternatively, if you’re short on space or creating a European laundry, stacking is often the only option. Just make sure you pick up an anti-vibration mat that sits between the washing machine and dryer on top for quiet operation.
Many question whether to have a sink at all or what kind and size. I have to admit I considered skipping one altogether to extend my limited bench space (my nappy-soaking days were over) but I know now I would have regretted not having somewhere to soak stained boys’ clothes and leave the pot plants for a nice soak up through the roots!
Something I don’t have and wish I did, are integrated laundry baskets. They’ve almost become the norm now and yes, of course kaboodle have them! When it comes to smart design, the more integrated storage you can hide behind a door, like a tall cabinet for ironing board, stick vacuum and broom for example, the better. If you’ve got space for a linen closet in there too, you’re basically living the dream! Yup, I never knew my forties would see me so excited about laundries either, but there we go!
To sink or not to sink really depends on available space and your lifestyle, but most people are best to have one. Sinks are perfect for pre-soaking clothes. That being said, if you’re doing a Euro laundry in a rental or high-density property, a sink isn’t actually mandatory, and waste water from the washing machine can run straight into a waste pipe rather than a sink or tub.
I hope this has given you some inspiration for creating a functional and stylish laundry with kaboodle which you’ll actually enjoy using (or at least enjoy more!). Best of all, if you choose to create both your kitchen and laundry with the brand, then cohesive design is a breeze, and all at an affordable price.
Good luck!
All the laundries pictured were created with kaboodle products.
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