Comments on: Organization: laundry room tips

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:50:51 +0000

Mary,
I’m shopping for a new washer (dryer is fine). I see you have a front loader but not a matching dryer. Does your existing dryer work well with the front loader? Do you have problems with too many wet clothes and not enough dryer space? I hang dry a lot of our clothes. Thanks for any input. Love your website!

By: Rebecca Wells

Rebecca Wells — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:59:52 +0000

A good trick for wrinkles is to take your hanging or wrinkled items and toss them in the dryer with a wet towel for 5 minutes. They don’t shrink in that time and the wrinkles come out.

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:28:48 +0000

Thanks! I needed a little inspiration. My laundry room is small but well organized and very doable for our “small” family of 6. But it is getting a bit messy.

One thing I do (and recommend) is to hang as many of the kids clothes as possible. We have extra bars in their closets for such a reason. This way I put their clothes on hangers straight from the washing machine (on a poll like yours) and they dry and then are easy to put away.

By: PhoenixTheBloggingMama

PhoenixTheBloggingMama — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:41:46 +0000

I love your laundry room and the way you have it set up. I to have a large family although not quite as large as yours and I am always looking for new ways to keep up with the laundry! Thanks for some new ideas!

By: kazzles

kazzles — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:43:28 +0000

Wow, that’s a great system! Do you dry your clothes outside when the weather is good? I’m always curious about that as in my country we all have clotheslines (and it rains a fair bit here too) but in the States I haven’t noticed any in the areas I’ve been too. I always wondered how much it cost to run a dryer.

By: Heather Flynn

Heather Flynn — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:23:55 +0000

Thank you for sharing your laundry with us! I love seeing creative solutions to everyday problems.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:33:33 +0000

Instead of a curtain rod, I purchased a tension shower rod and it works great. My laundry room is only 6 feet wide, so it fits just right. I can’t hang really heavy stuff on it, but I’ve filled it with clothes on hangers and it has done fine.

Another idea is to hang a second curtain rod down the middle of the ceiling over your bathtub (parallel to your real shower cutain rod). Then wet clothes can drip right into the tub!

By: Nic

Nic — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:20:18 +0000

I just finished my laundry room after our remodeling. I might take some pictures and post them as well. I took a lot of advice from people that commented on Pioneer Woman’s site when she was working on the mud room in the lodge. Your laundry room looks very practical (but I guess that’s what you need with such a big family, too).

By: pinkcamojeep

pinkcamojeep — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:19:54 +0000

Wow. Your room looks so neat. What a breath of fresh air … especially for someone with a large family.
We have a family of five. My 19yos, 17yod and I (washing for my husband & myself) each have two days a week that are designated as “our” laundry days. My 9yod has one day (her clothes are smaller … take her fewer loads, thus less time to do her laundry). Our system has worked well – you handle your own clothes on your own day. The only problem we run into is when towels get behind. But, all in all, it works well for us.
Thanks for sharing being so good about bringing us into your life. You bless many, Mary.

By: sandi

sandi — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:00:37 +0000

So fun to come over and see your laundry post. i just did mine on Sunday. I am a lucky mom of 14 kids. I always get asked the laundry questions.

I’m going to snoop around for awhile… hope you don’t mind.