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Step 1
Revamp you current laundry room. Take a look at what space you have to work with and reorganize things to make a more functional workstation.
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Step 2
Be sure your laundry room has proper ventilation. Pay attention to windows, fans, and doorways in your laundry room or space. Most likely you will be able to position appliances for ideal ventilation.
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Step 3
Use energy- and water-saving appliances whenever possible. Many companies are making more environmentally safe washers and dryers.
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Step 4
Maximize your space. Utilize shelving to store supplies, cleaning products, laundry baskets and other essentials.
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Step 5
Make use of special hangers. Install a clothing hanger on the wall for shirts and other laundry that needs to be ironed. This will help cut down on wrinkles so you don’t have to use your iron as much.
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Step 6
Utilize an octopus hanger. It will help you save money and space. Use it to hang all your delicates or light-weight items rather than wasting electricity drying them. Ikea makes one called the Jabba, or you can also find it at Clickems.com (see Resources below).
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Step 7
Hang laundry outdoors whenever you can. Use a retractable clothesline complete with a hook for bags of clothespins. Nothing beats the smell of fresh, clean laundry on a spring day.
