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Text by Tony DiMartino •
Produced by Laura Miller and Suzanne Cogan
TIPS
Combine functions. If your laundry room is right off the kitchen, it
can double as a pantry. Upstairs facilities make good sewing rooms.
Not
enough space? Look again. With clever storage methods (stackable bins and
baskets, modular wall units), a little square footage goes a long way.
(a) Brightly labeled stain removers and other laundry products are eye-catching on
supermarket shelves, but can clash with your color scheme. Hide them in pretty
floral canisters. (b) Loose change and buttons rattling around in the
dryer? Store them in a vintage wooden toolbox. (c)(d) No matter what your
style, make the most of limited space with a stacked washer/dryer unit. The
latest models have a generous load capacity.Crisp, sweet-smelling sheets, piles of fluffy, fragrant towels—when it comes
to doing the wash, we love the results, but seldom enjoy the task. Although
we’ve come a long way from beating clothes against river rocks, laundry still
seems like a never-ending chore. But, with a little ingenuity, you can transform
the process from drudgery to delight.
“How, by hiring someone else to do the
laundry?” you ask skeptically. No, by enhancing your environment. Here, you’ll
find two examples, one fancifully feminine, the other sleek and
contemporary. They’re as different in looks and mood as lights and darks, but
both get the job done.
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