Laundry Room Tips
doing laundry is probably not the highlight of your week you already work hard to maintain and keep your home clean work smart when it comes to laundry the dirty laundry basket never seems to be empty no matter how many times you wash dry iron or fold add the following essentials into your home and laundry routine to reduce your time in the laundry room and leave your clothes looking as good as new laundry room essentials supply basket or shelf always have a designated space or area to keep detergent fabric softener stain treaters dryer sheets or wool balls etc laundry sorter maintain the color of your favorite jeans and tops by separating whites from colors and delicates from towelslaundry basket have clean baskets ready to hold clothes once they come out of the dryerwastebasket for lint and the remains of paper that you didn t take out of your pocket before throwing your pants in the laundry basketjar or bowl this might sound silly but it is very efficient and helpful to collect coins and other odds and ends that surface in the washsock collector assign a special spot for lone items and make it easier to reunite separated pairsmesh bags to protect delicate items in the washdrying rack for those items that must air dry extras placing a laundry basket in each family member s bedroom or bathroom will save you time and headache when it s time to do laundry placing laundry baskets where every member of the household can make use of them will make it easier for them to keep their own spaces tidy but it will also protect clothes from getting trampled on or lost in the house when it s time to get them washed delicate and dry clean clothes need to be handled with care keep a bag for dry clean items in the closet separate from the other baskets it is easier and more convenient to grab all of your dry clean clothes when headed out the door to run errands ironing supplies iron ironing board starchfolding station a simple countertop or table or even the top of your washer and dryer where you can fold and stack clotheshanging station a rod where you can hang clothes that don t get folded plus a supply of hangarsdecorations just for a pleasant looking atmosphere and to keep you in a good mood keep your laundry room nice if you also enjoy folding in this space