Dream Laundry Room Design

When I tell you that tile from last week blew my mind, I’m not kidding! I’ve also been loving some wood paneling, despite the irony of me painting every inch of wood paneling in our current house. (But I think that’s different because the tone and quality of our paneling left much to be desired.)

Today I will be walking through our current laundry room design, similar to what I did for the Dream Primary Bathroom Design. I was mainly wanting this room to be light and airy, but still cozy.

Let’s go ahead and jump right in!

Until we know otherwise, our laundry room floor plan is a galley style with an opening on each end, one being an entry from the pantry (quick kitchen access!) and the other being an entry from the main living area. We will only have cabinets on one side of the laundry room, with the other wall bare to leave plenty of clearance for carrying laundry baskets, opening/closing the washer/dryer, passing through, etc.

What I’m most excited for in this design is of course the marble tile! It’s gorgeous, and with it being used in a semi-small space, it shouldn’t affect the budget too much. I also would love to use some floor to ceiling wood paneling on the ‘other’ wall I referenced (the long blank wall parallel to the more functional wall). I think the wood looks SO good with the marble, and it would be a fun surprise to catch a glimpse of the wood in an otherwise white laundry room.

I plan on having a front load washer and dryer with a countertop above for folding (and to prevent losing anything behind the washer/dryer). I’m thinking a white laminate countertop would be a great option for this room since it’s durable, inexpensive, and still looks good from afar.

The cabinets are from IKEA, but that is more out of convenience since they have good, copyable product images. Although, I wouldn’t mind installing some IKEA cabinets ourselves as a fun DIY project! The wall cabinet is meant to be short and mounted high to allow for a wooden rod beneath it for drying clothes. You can look at the below design to get an idea of this function:

The faucet in the design is a spot free stainless steel, but any neutral, matte faucet would do. I want the main focus to be the white cabinets/countertop, marble floor, and wood paneling, which is why I don’t have a standout faucet. You’ll also note that I don’t have any light fixtures in the design! I plan on having something so simple, you don’t even notice it. We’ll also hopefully have a window in the pantry shining into this space to provide natural light.

That’s it for the design so far, nice and simple! And 100% without a doubt, I will be buying a full size of that tile from Floor and Decor. I just want to look at it again in person, all day everyday!

Thanks for reading!

Davien