LAUNDRY
Matt encaustic floor tile from Tilebox
Black hexagon tiles Warm timber and white bench & tiles
Warmth & personality
If your bedrooms and laundry are spread over different levels, a linen chute can be life changing. These convenient additions will save you time and effort lugging heavy laundry baskets down the stairs. If your chute deposits clothes into a basket placed on the floor, choose a linen hamper on wheels so you can roll rather than lift it to the washing machine. Even better, try ducting your chute into a hamper at bench height to save yourself from crouching down to collect dirty clothes. Contemporary chutes can usually be ducted on a 45-degree angle to lead from an upstairs bedroom or bathroom to a downstairs laundry. You can also install multiple chutes to make laundry a breeze.
We all know how much sanity it can take to separate our whites, brights and darks before putting on a wash, so it makes sense to include dedicated laundry hampers for each. Not only will you save time sorting through messy piles of dirty washing, you will also save yourself a backache from bending over. Inbetween Architecture came up with a smart solution in this Kew home in Melbourne. See the three white cabinets under the laundry bench? Look closely and you will spy the words ‘whites’, ‘darks’ and ‘colours’ embossed into the cabinet facings – no more excuses for a misplaced red sock dyeing a white shirt pink. Add to this the oversized
Ceiling-mounted designs such as the one in this sleek Sydney laundry suit even the smallest of spaces. They usually operate on a pulley system and can be lowered to a manageable height while you load up the racks with wet washing, then hoisted back up out of the way to dry.
In an ideal world, our laundries would have medium and tall hanging space for garments of different lengths, flat drying racks for woollens and knits and a dedicated clothesline outside. But as our homes have become smaller, the likelihood of being able to squeeze all that drying space into one little laundry – which is often now hidden behind a cupboard – is rare. Enter the in-built drying rack, available in countless designs including pull-down wall-mounted versions like this one. These space-saving solutions are fairly straightforward to install and ensure your clothes will dry, whatever the weather.
raise the washing machine
With neatly labelled storage baskets and a drying rail set inside a recessed niche, this laundry balances function and flair.
Natural; rattan, timber, white
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