A Reorganized Laundry Room

Since moving into an apartment last year, we have had to get rid of a lot of clutter.  This has been an ongoing process as we work towards fitting comfortably in an 1100 sq. ft. apartment from  2200 sq. ft. house.

A Room full of clutter.  I couldn't fit it all in one shot due to the door.

Today I decided to tackle to laundry room.  I can no longer have my clothesline, as we have no yard.  However, I have been determined to air-dry our clothes as much and as often as possible!  Our clothes last laugh longer without wear.  Stains don't get set in by the dryer.  I use drying racks for the most part. 

The Bissel box is holding stuff.  The shelf was a catch-all.

My laundry room has been too cluttered to  have the drying racks.  I've had to set them up in the hallway.  It's not the most attractive, but it fulfills its purpose.  

Pinterest inspired me to tackle the clutter and make the laundry room a bit more organized and user-friendly.  I threw out the gaudy, broken hampers that we just don't have the room for here.  Instead, I picked up a couple littler laundry baskets that would fit on the shelves.   A few nails and a couple of Command Strip hooks allowed me to hang up many of the things that just took up space on my floor or on the shelves.

Newly Done

Labeled baskets and stuff hung up.  The flowered bag holds clothespins.  It was my grandmother's.

Then came the purging. I threw out a whole shoebox sized basket of socks with no mate. I found some clothes that my daughter outgrew.  I threw out several ripped, worn-out blankets so that I would have more room in my linen closet for stuff stored in the laundry room.  

My homemade dry laundry soap and fabric softener with sponges for the dryer.

It all came together relatively quickly!  It looks nice, especially compared to how messy it was.  

Before and after.  Hung up the mop and broom. I fit in one drying rack.

I'm enjoying this cleaning and purging.  I think I'll see what else can be simplified and organized nicely.