Looking to Upgrade Your Laundry Room? Checkout These Ideas!

7a13298c608b[1]Laundry rooms are unique in the fact that their primary function is to be functional. Regardless of the space you have available for a laundry room it needs to be functional for your needs.

Checkout this article that we found that we hope will give you ideas on ways to upgrade your laundry room to better suit your needs!

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From the article:

Tip #1 ~ Add Storage

The goal is to keep your laundry room and workspace as clean as possible with minimal maintenance. Ask yourself, how can you maximize this space?
??? Add a counter on top?
??? Add shelving or a cabinet? {above or below washer/dryer}
??? Add a clothes hanging rod?
??? Can you stack the washer and dryer?

Create a folding station. In The Fun Lane maximized her laundry room layout by completely starting from scratch! She gutted her room and installed new floor to ceiling cabinets and added a table on top of her washer and dryer to create a folding station. Two shelves from Ikea complete the look and add storage at her finger tips.

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Looking for more storage ideas in your laundry room? Checkout this article with laundry room storage ideas for homeowners that could be of interest to you.
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Increase the Value of Your Home

classic-houseEvery homeowner is always looking for new ways to increase the value of their home but most of them don???t know where to start or where to focus their efforts. We found this article with tips that we think should help you a lot.

From the article:

Tip 1: Spend an hour with a pro.
Invite a realtor or interior designer over to check out your home. Many realtors will do this as a courtesy, but you will probably have to pay a consultation fee to a designer.

Tip 2: Inspect it.
Not every home improvement is cosmetic. Deteriorating roofs, termite infestation or outdated electrical systems you can’t fix it if you don’t know it’s broken. Hire an inspector to check out the areas of your home that you don???t normally see.

Tip 3: Paint, paint, paint.
One of the simplest, most cost-effective improvements of all is paint! Freshly painted rooms look clean and updated and that spells value.

Tip 4: Find inspiration.
An alternative to hiring a designer is to search for remodeling and decorating inspiration in design-oriented magazines, books, TV shows and websites.

Tip 5: Cut energy costs.
The amount of money you spend each month on energy costs may seem like a fixed amount, but many local utility companies provide free energy audits of their customers homes. They can show you how to maximize the energy efficiency of your home.

If you have additional questions contact us today!

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