10 Most Sought After Laundry Rooms

There are many ways to set up a laundry area — in a dedicated room, a closet, a mudroom, a hallway. And each arrangement comes with its challenges for adding the right storage, style, and functional elements. You’ll find plenty of inspiring ideas for your own laundry space in this countdown of the most-saved new laundry room photos.

10. Coastal Color

Colorful penny tiles pop in this compact laundry room by Karen B Wolf Interiors. The dreamy blues and greens nod to the home’s coastal New York location. The tiling and built-in cabinetry run all the way to the ceiling, creating interest and the feeling of a larger space.

9. Stylish Storage

This organized and efficient laundry room in Japan by closet designer and organizer Nankai keeps everything neatly in its place. A drying rod spans the length of the room, leaving plenty of space for air drying above a folding shelf. Built-in drawers and cabinets store linens and laundry supplies, with an extra shelf overhead providing even more storage.

8. Sophisticated Farmhouse

In Austin, Texas, Haven Design and Construction personalized a laundry room for its clients with clean lines and textured pieces to create a look it describes as “urban farmhouse.” Black hardware and countertops stand out against beige cabinetry, and the patterned floor tile pulls the whole design together.

The laundry room also serves as a mudroom, so a built-in bench, storage baskets, and wall hooks provide areas to hang bags and stash shoes.

7. Pattern Play

Patterned cement floor tiles and light blue cabinets (Van Courtland Blue by Benjamin Moore) brighten this narrow laundry room by Laura Medicus Interiors in Morrison, Colorado. A soapstone counter and handcrafted-look backsplash tile further enhance the space.

6. Efficient Built-Ins

The team at Ferreira | Verfürth Architekten kept everything neat and tidy in this laundry room in Dusseldorf, Germany. A seamless counter for folding and organizing spans the whole setup, with built-in shelves for laundry hampers cleverly housed underneath and fold-out racks for drying overhead.

5. Playful Prints

This playful Minnesota space by Zawadski Homes features graphic floral wallpaper, navy blue cabinets, a framed Volkswagen van photograph, and an aqua-colored sconce.

4. Golden Accents

Gold fixtures and hardware, a metallic patterned backsplash and an acid-patterned floor bring drama to this Toronto laundry room by Pizzale Design. The designers also incorporated built-in hanging racks, vacuum and ironing board storage, and a laundry chute.

3. Compact Cottage

This recently remodeled beach house in Hood Canal, Washington, had limited options for its laundry placement. The team at Allison Lind Interiors decided to keep the appliances in the same spot but add a custom cabinet — which doubles as an entry console — to make the laundry area a little more discreet.

Caned doors add decorative flair and also allow for the ventilation the washer and dryer require. The quartz counter serves as a folding table as well as an entry table. The shiplap shelf above the cabinets conceals the plumbing for the appliances.

2. Natural Neutrals

This laundry room from Next Level Remodeling in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, sits at the home’s entry, so it also needed to function as a stylish, hardworking mudroom.

The renovation team stuck with a light and neutral color palette to make the space feel as large as possible and used a floral porcelain floor tile for some pattern. A white oak counter provides a folding spot, and a small utility tub squeezes into a narrow gap between the appliances and side wall.

A display shelf behind the counter conceals the plumbing.

1. Classic Touches

As part of the remodel of this 1900s home in Victoria, British Columbia, Jenny Martin Design renovated the laundry room to create a luxurious feel while complementing the home’s history. “To do so, we introduced an inviting palette of rich whites and dreamy grays to highlight the architectural elements of the home, while classical finishes and custom millwork stay authentic to the home’s historical roots,” designer Adrienne Hempstock says.

The laundry area sits in a finished basement that’s also used for storage and as a mudroom. It features a vinyl tile floor, quartz counter, utility sink, hanging rod, and white subway tile backsplash.

There are many ways to set up a laundry area — in a dedicated room, a closet, a mudroom, a hallway. And each arrangement comes with its challenges for adding the right storage, style and functional elements. You’ll find plenty of inspiring ideas for your own laundry space in this countdown of the most-saved new laundry room photos.