3D Render: Dream Laundry Room

Today I will be doing my first post showcasing my renders in SketchUp! Last year I was putting a lot of work into the 3D render of our dream house until I decided I needed to focus on our wedding planning for a bit. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize that my saves were going to a temp folder! I came back to a lot of lost work (an entire basement, roof, new primary bath location, fine cabinetry detail, etc), and it was devastating. With Brandon’s support and encouragement, I was able to start back up again. ❤

Do you remember my Dream Laundry Room Design from a few posts ago? Well, since I didn’t have a lot of hard work lost in the laundry room, I decided to focus there!

**Please note that we do not have a set floor plan yet. We did reach out to our builder, and we are first in line for designing once they finish the designs of their Spring 2023 builds! That is fine with me because I’m busy with wedding tasks (and my blog!), but until then, these plans are all tentative. I will say, our custom floor plan has immaculate flow, so I hope there are only minimal changes!

Now, let’s tour the laundry room!

As you can see, we have a barn door that opens to the laundry room just off the main living area. I think the room is cute enough to leave the door open!

Here is the view you’d see if you were exiting our bedroom. Notice how this is the only angle where you can see those laundry baskets? That was intentional!

We realized that a hanging rod above the washer/dryer was not practical for us. I am the only one who has laundry that needs air dried, and it wasn’t feasible for me to have to hang things so high up. Having a lower hanging rod directly opposite the washer/dryer is much better! Plus, it’ll be easy to drape items like workout leggings over the bar without having to use a hanger.

These cabinets and walls are white, but my render has some shadows. Ignore the gray tones! We were originally planning on putting a sink in our laundry room, but we quickly noticed that we’d have three sinks in a small area if we kept the one in the pantry, too. I chose the pantry sink as more functional for us. I want one of these bottle rinsers, but not near our island sink where it’d distract from the marble! Plus, anything too dirty to wash in the kitchen or pantry sink can be washed in a garage sink or with the garden hose.

Finally, this is a bird’s eye view of the flow. The left opening is from the pantry, which makes access from the kitchen perfect. The right opening is just steps from our bedroom door, which will make doing our laundry a breeze! It also serves as a shortcut to the pantry.

Creating a 3D rendering is a great way to try out your ideas and see what does or does not work. In an hour or two, we learned that a laundry sink is either excessive or means losing our pantry sink. We also learned that the idea of the hanging rod above the washer/dryer doesn’t make sense if the person most often using it is short. This is what I mean when I recommend space planning! I use a measuring tape tool when working in SketchUp, so I’m able to work out in real life how certain distances or heights will feel.

We also learned what does work in our design. I love the combination of the marble and wood paneling, and even took a marble baseboard for a spin (with only one full wall, it wouldn’t be much square footage!). The amount of wall that’s left after the barn door opening leaves the perfect nook for storing things out of the main line of sight. And finally, I did try out some wood cabinetry thinking it’d look better with the paneling, but when I switched back to white, it really blew my hair back! It really was the perfect choice when I created my flat lay materials render.

I can’t wait to share more 3D renders with you as I get back to SketchUp. Rest assured, I have everything saving to Brandon’s OneDrive now (my computer doesn’t have the specs to run the SketchUp software LOL!), so I shouldn’t have any more losses in the future.

Thanks for reading!!

Davien