{"id":1309,"date":"2016-05-01T17:43:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T21:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.organizedinteriors.com\/blog\/?p=1309"},"modified":"2019-08-30T15:16:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T19:16:37","slug":"laundry-room-upgrades-functional-enjoyable-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.organizedinteriors.com\/blog\/laundry-room-upgrades-functional-enjoyable-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Laundry Room Upgrades for a More Functional and Enjoyable Space"},"content":{"rendered":"

The laundry room\u00a0may well be the one room in your home you enjoy visiting least.<\/p>\n

Like it or not, however, doing the laundry is an\u00a0essential part\u00a0of maintaining a clean and functional household.<\/p>\n

According to General Electric,\u00a0the average American family does 8-10 loads of laundry every week.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0average laundry cycle is\u00a087 minutes, from the time your clothes go in the washer to when they come out of the dryer.\u00a0That works out to somewhere between 600-750 hours per year most families spend doing laundry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Yes, we\u2019ll spend a good deal of that time multitasking while the washing machine and dryer are running. Regardless, that\u2019s still\u00a0a<\/em> lot<\/em> of time\u00a0we spend in the laundry room every week.<\/p>\n

Using these\u00a0laundry room<\/a> ideas to\u00a0upgrade your space, you can make your time spent doing\u00a0one of the home\u2019s most time-consuming tasks more enjoyable.<\/p>\n

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Create a comfortable and functional laundry space<\/h3>\n

Laundry rooms don\u2019t have to be drab environments that lack charm. With the right design ideas, a renovated laundry room can become a comfortable and attractive space that\u2019s also highly functional.<\/p>\n

This will ease the aggravation you undoubtedly feel each week carrying out your laundry duties.<\/p>\n

Consider centralizing your laundry room\u2019s location<\/h3>\n

The current location of your laundry room isn\u2019t necessarily where your renovated laundry room also has to reside.<\/p>\n

The default basement location for laundry rooms is a thing of the past. More and more homeowners choose to have them on the main and upper floors of their residence.<\/p>\n

Three main factors will determine whether or not a laundry room can be centralized in your home:<\/p>\n