AmyBoz
04-07-2004, 10:03 AM
Okay ladies! Time to clean out those laundry rooms! Any cleaning tips would be helpful and here are some organization tips that may be of use!
Laundry Organization
Hopefully you have shelves or cabinets in your laundry room for storing your detergent, stain removers, dryer sheets, or whatever else you use in doing your laundry. A counter or table at waist level is also helpful in terms of having somewhere to fold. I don’t have a counter or table, so I fold right on the washer and drop the clean folded stuff right into the basket for less to do when I get the basket upstairs. Also helpful is a bar one which you can put empty hangers so you can hang items that must hang as soon as they come out of the dryer. You may also have a clothesline in your laundry room if you do not have one outside. I have a retractable clothesline in my laundry room and the clothespins are in an old baby wipes container on a shelf next to the line. A folding drying rack is also helpful if you don’t have a clothesline right in the laundry room.
Keep a small basket or bowl in the laundry room for "found" items such as money, lipstick, receipts, and buttons. I use an old mason jar.
Don't let clean laundry lay around in baskets. Not only can you avoid wrinkles by folding and putting away clothes immediately, but you also won't have this chore hanging over your head and staring at you from the bedroom floor.
If you don't wear it, get rid of it. Cleaning out your clothes and keeping only what you wear will help make room in dressers and closets so that there is room for every piece of clothing.
Use a large mesh bag to wash items that can't be dried in the dryer. When the washer is finished, simply pull out the mesh bag and throw the rest of the items in the dryer. You won't have to search through wet clothes, and you won't accidentally dry (and shrink) a piece of clothing that should be hung up.
Make each family member responsible for getting his or her own clothes to the laundry room. It may help to have a portable laundry hamper or basket in each child's room. It's then his or her responsibility to put dirty clothes in the receptacle and bring it to the laundry area once a week. And have your kids help you do the laundry so that they can learn the basics.
Many of us have our washers/dryers in a part of the house designated for other use, such as the kitchen or an upstairs hallway, etc. If this is the case, just keep the area clean and neat and try to find some sort of storage for your laundry items and keep it as neat as possible. My laundry room is long and narrow and shares it’s space with the furnace and the water heater. No room for an iron, no folding counter, and my hanging clothes hang from a pipe. Make do with what you have, but be on top of the organization of the area. Not many people enjoy doing laundry, but an organized space makes it a chore that isn’t too painful.
Laundry Organization
Hopefully you have shelves or cabinets in your laundry room for storing your detergent, stain removers, dryer sheets, or whatever else you use in doing your laundry. A counter or table at waist level is also helpful in terms of having somewhere to fold. I don’t have a counter or table, so I fold right on the washer and drop the clean folded stuff right into the basket for less to do when I get the basket upstairs. Also helpful is a bar one which you can put empty hangers so you can hang items that must hang as soon as they come out of the dryer. You may also have a clothesline in your laundry room if you do not have one outside. I have a retractable clothesline in my laundry room and the clothespins are in an old baby wipes container on a shelf next to the line. A folding drying rack is also helpful if you don’t have a clothesline right in the laundry room.
Keep a small basket or bowl in the laundry room for "found" items such as money, lipstick, receipts, and buttons. I use an old mason jar.
Don't let clean laundry lay around in baskets. Not only can you avoid wrinkles by folding and putting away clothes immediately, but you also won't have this chore hanging over your head and staring at you from the bedroom floor.
If you don't wear it, get rid of it. Cleaning out your clothes and keeping only what you wear will help make room in dressers and closets so that there is room for every piece of clothing.
Use a large mesh bag to wash items that can't be dried in the dryer. When the washer is finished, simply pull out the mesh bag and throw the rest of the items in the dryer. You won't have to search through wet clothes, and you won't accidentally dry (and shrink) a piece of clothing that should be hung up.
Make each family member responsible for getting his or her own clothes to the laundry room. It may help to have a portable laundry hamper or basket in each child's room. It's then his or her responsibility to put dirty clothes in the receptacle and bring it to the laundry area once a week. And have your kids help you do the laundry so that they can learn the basics.
Many of us have our washers/dryers in a part of the house designated for other use, such as the kitchen or an upstairs hallway, etc. If this is the case, just keep the area clean and neat and try to find some sort of storage for your laundry items and keep it as neat as possible. My laundry room is long and narrow and shares it’s space with the furnace and the water heater. No room for an iron, no folding counter, and my hanging clothes hang from a pipe. Make do with what you have, but be on top of the organization of the area. Not many people enjoy doing laundry, but an organized space makes it a chore that isn’t too painful.