Tiny Laundry Room in the Blue Cottage
We have a tiny laundry room — well, it’s literally a “laundry closet.” It’s those two doors to the right on the way to the kitchen.
Sure, I’d love to have a laundry room, but for some code reason we were not allowed to have the washer and dryer in the utility room — so a laundry closet it is.
When we first moved in a year ago, I was worried that doing laundry would be loud, but our new Whirlpool machines are pretty quiet and the noise has never really bothered me.
I painted the back wall the same light blue as our bedroom, and then Don installed those two shelves for me. I still need to paint the underside of them white.
Every shelf in this little cottage is welcome added storage space.
I bought all those baskets and the red box at Home Goods and like how organized they make the closet look.
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I scored these adorable signs at a tag sale for just pennies, and now they finally have a home in our tiny laundry room wall.
The Laundry Service tray is also from Home Goods. I couldn’t find a similar one on Amazon, but I love this laundry room sign that can even personalized:
This blue one looks like a pretty enamel sign from Paris:
I’ll let you in on a little secret: I have two ironing boards, a big one and this little one from IKEA, and I hardly ever iron.
Like mother, like daughter: my mother keeps an immaculate house, but ironing was the one thing she never liked to do. We always had a nice lady from the neighborhood come over and iron for us. I simply don’t buy clothes that need ironing.
I’m pretty happy with our little laundry room.
What’s unique about your laundry room? Do you have a tiny laundry room like us?
Jodie says
Looks GREAT!!! My laundry room gets organized & then unorganized & then organized again – haha
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Cyndee says
I had a laundry closet in my townhouse apartment years ago. I loved it! It didn’t look as nice as yours tho. You are so organized. I love it!
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Hi Cyndee, thanks for coming by and commenting, I really appreciate it! I’m busy organizing our other closets :)
Kendra @ www.joyinourhome.com says
Love your laundry room Dagmar! All the baskets and bins are perfect! You sure used your space well! Thanks so much for linking up at Your Turn To Shine! Have a great rest of the week!
Erin @ the-organized-life says
I have a laundry closet as well and this sure does look a whole lot better than mine. It’s a space I’m hoping to do something with soon. Thanks for some inspiration… (I have that same wooden bin from Home Goods in blue- so cute!)
Jamie | anderson + grant says
I just saw this post yesterday….Your laundry closet is amazing! So organized and pretty. Who would think that a small space like that could have so much charm?!?! I’d love if you would share this (or any of you great posts!) at my link party today!!! Hope you are doing well, Dagmar!
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Hi Brandi, thank you so much for featuring my laundry closet! I’ll come by and comment and stumble the post.
Crystal says
Super cute! We had one like that, but ugly in our first apartment.
Herchel says
Love this! I really need to do mine
Jennie @ The Diary of a Real Housewife says
So cute! I just got a new washer and dryer and need to get some cute decor like this!
Cathy says
So nice! This is amazing! What a creative idea! I would love for you to share this at my link party Making Memories Mondays going on now! :-)
Cathy
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Thanks for inviting me, Cathy! I linked up!
Tammy says
Love your Laundry room… I finally decorated ours…if you have to do laundry why not make it fun… Right? Thank you for sharing at Share It One More Time…Tammy
Maria from Mummy Goes Mad says
Love your laundry space! Such inspiration! Love the laundry tray and those cute blue bottles :) x
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Thank you, Maria!
Lou Lou Girls says
I’m totally in love with this! Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you being a part of our party, and I hope to see you on tonight at 7 pm. We love partying with you!
Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Thanks, Lou Lou Girls!
emma says
I hate our laundry closet. It desperately needs updating and I have plans to make it similar to yours. I’d actually like to use patterned wallpaper on the back wall if my husband will let me get away with it :)
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Hi Emma, I also wanted something more drastic on that back wall and might still add a sticker wall paper.
Carissa says
gorgeous! When a space is well organized it makes it super functional, no matter how small!!
Heidi says
Your laundry closet is so cute! We also have a laundry closet in our house that needs to be redone someday so this is some great inspiration.
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Hi Heidi, thanks for coming by!
Jane @LimeadeGal says
Happy to of found you today at the party! This laundry room is gorgeous. Hopefully when I get my own place I can have one just as lovely :). Pinning for future reference!
Angela from simplybeautifulbyangela.com says
It looks so nice and organized! It looks very similar to ours :)
Cathy says
I love your laundry area. Ours is about the same size and I had just about given up on making it appealing. You have inspired me to do something with it. Thank you for sharing it with Share It One More Time. Cathy
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Hi Cathy, thank you for coming by and commenting! I’m glad I inspired you :)
Christine says
Ohhh I am so jealous! If you saw mine you;d run screaming…its in a dark basement. Yours is so bright and cheery and looks like a wonderful place to get a dreaded chore done!
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Thanks, Christine, for your comment! I guess I’ll take a closet over a basement :) But then again, I’d love to have a basement and more space — we don’t have one.
Anne@DesignDreams says
Super cute Dagmar, I love how compact your laundry is and so well organized!! Great job!
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Thank you, Anne!