Foldable Wash

Foldable Wash

Organizing a Small Laundry Room

Today when space is at a premium, the area available for your laundry may be very limited. By using clever space saving techniques and multi-purpose utility products you can organize your laundry room to look clutter-free and impressive.

Getting wall-cabinets to efficiently use the space available is a clever idea since it will not take up any of your floor space. You can store all of your cleaning material like soap, bleach, softener and stain removers in it and they'll be within easy reach, yet conveniently out of the way.

Putting up a few hooks in or below the cabinets will help create more space for storing things that can be hung. This way they will not take up shelf space. If you think wall cabinets are too expensive, wall shelves are also an attractive, yet affordable, alternative.

Use boxes to keep your shelves organized and clean. Remember to clear away empty bottles and products that have gone unused and have been sitting on the shelves too long. That way you free up more space and reduce the clutter.

It is also a good idea to organize your dirty clothes by using a laundry sorter, that way your clothes will already be in their proper place when you need to do them. You won't have to waste extra time sorting them yourself. You'll find it will save you time on your laundry day and keep all the dirty clothes neatly into sets that can go straight into the washer.

An iron is also a necessity. But you may not be lucky enough to have space for an ironing board. Using a collapsible, foldable ironing board can help save space. There are units available where the ironing board folds into a box or a drawer. Or consider a wall-mounted unit which will save you additional floor space.

Also, remember that the ironing board could be used for folding clothes once they are washed and dried. Foldable table tops are available which can be used for your folding and ironing purposes. In which case, it will fold up against the wall when not in use.

The space above the washer and dryer can be used to access a rod that maintains hung-clothing once it comes out of the dryer. It will provide you with a simple yet effective way to keep your clothing wrinkle-free. It could also be useful for clothes that can't go in the dryer and need to drip-dry.

Or if you have enough space you could use a clothes rack by the dryer as an alternative.

A small, compact dustbin near the dyer will be useful to collect the used dryer sheets and lint. A plastic container could be kept handy to store away any bills, coins, keys, paper and other items that get left behind in pockets.

And last but not the least, remember to keep your floor clean and make sure you have enough light so the room always looks warm and welcoming when you walk in.

About the Author

Tameka Norris offers space saving tips and small scale furniture recommendations for small rooms, homes, apartments, dorms, and small condos at her website Furniture-for-Small-Spaces.com.

im gonna use cloth diapers, how much diaper covers do i buy?

how many diaper covers do i need to buy?

and how many of those foldable cloths do i need to get. do i throw away the cloth after using or do i wash it. since its cloth. and i know how to change a cloth diaper. you fold the cloth put it in the diaper cover and strap it on the baby. an ofcourse you wipe them & stuff but you get the point.

i was thinking of switching to cloth when my son is maybe around 2 months. but do you think i should do it when hes a nb? is it to bulky on nb.

i was thinking of just using dispobales into he doesnt fit in nb size diapers nomore

You should check out this website, it really helped me when I had lots of questions about cloth nappies (or diapers...I'm in the UK, so to me they are nappies) http://www.thenappylady.co.uk/
You wash cloth nappies after use, the website I linked to has info about washing the nappies as well as lots of other useful stuff.
On average I'd say you need about 4 covers/wraps in each size. The amount of cloths/nappies you need depends on how often you want to be washing, I think people generally recommend around 24 but you might be able to get by with less.
You can use cloth nappies with a newborn, weather or not they will be bulky depends on what sort of nappy you use. There used to be only terry cloth nappies on the market that needed folding, but there are so many different types available now, again the website I linked to has info on different ones and also videos to show clearly how the different sorts work.

($14) Multi-function 15L Foldable Wash Basin-T00206