Decorating & Design
April 17, 2023
5 Elevated Laundry Rooms You’ll Love
Designing a laundry room may not always be the most glamorous task, but these designers had loads of fun with it. See Jennifer Overweel’s colorful laundry room with patterned wallpaper and Moroccan tile or Brian Gluckstein’s graphic black and white laundry room for the 2022 Princess Margaret showhome. From compact spaces with ingenious storage ideas to high style rooms that are sure to spark joy every time it’s laundry day, discover some of our favorite ideas for your hardworking spaces below. Scroll down!
Designer and homeowner Jennifer Overweel brought playful design moves to every room of her house. Patterned wallpaper and Moroccan floor tile create a happy mix in the laundry room of her Oakville, Ont. home.
A graphic laundry room doubles as a craft area in the 2022 PMH showhome designed by Brian Gluckstein. Smaller wash loads can be laundered in a separate tub in the washing machine’s base.
The mudroom–laundry room in this historical Nova Scotia house shares the same palette as the rest of the traditional English-style home. A laundry room cabinet skirt is a clever way turn bulky appliances into pretty moments.
Salvaged fir doors and an old concrete laundry sink give this laundry room and mudroom a sense of history. “All were found on Kijiji. I think we paid $20 for the sink!” says designer Shannon Vosters.
“I love doing laundry now,” says this homeowner of her vintage-inspired laundry room. Botanical prints from Germany are lovely along the shelf, while subway tile, a peg rail and the brass faucet reinforce the retro vibe.
If you’re looking for a pretty laundry room idea, checkerboard-style tile and shiplap are the perfect old-timey combo.