Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

That the current laundry storage systems on the market are all a bit crap and inflexible?

106 replies

NotColdNotFrozen · 18/11/2024 12:30

Why can’t they sell a vertical laundry solution which enables me to sort the laundry into different washes, so that I can quickly put a load on? Or different colours? Why can’t it be modular and go upwards rather than have the big old laundry hampers which take up space?

Why can’t they be modular and the modules have wheels so that I can wheel around?

OP posts:
Thread gallery
17
Anycrispsleft · 18/11/2024 13:41

What I would like is like cotton bags in a cube shape that take about a load of washing, and 2 frames that you could hang them off - one with 2 spaces that goes outside the bedrooms for us to drop dirty washing in, and then one down the stairs with 4 spaces that I could use to sort everyone's clothes into a bag each and then they could just take the bag up the stairs and put it in their drawers at their own pace (or in DD2's and my case they could just live from bag to bag with none of it ever seeing the inside of a drawer).

StickyStones · 18/11/2024 13:40

DiscoBeat · 18/11/2024 13:02

I guess it's not very lovely but then it's in the laundry room which is a functional room.

Show quote history

A laundry room - nice. I'm jealous! It would be perfect in a laundry room.

Meanwhile33 · 18/11/2024 13:33

@StickyStones a full bag is a full load in our machine, it’s not crammed full in the machine but worth putting on. There are 3 of us and they fill up pretty quickly.

I can't see how the triple version would work, it’s the same size overall so each bag in that ones must be less than a full load.

OregonPine · 18/11/2024 13:29

I'd argue that you're trying to solve the wrong problem. 😉 I just bung everything in the washing machine together, no sorting required.

StickyStones · 18/11/2024 13:29

@Meanwhile33 how do you find the capacity of the josephjoseph one? It doesn't look like it would be big enough for my family of 4.

DysmalRadius · 18/11/2024 13:26

I have recently decided to never sort laundry again! Each member of the household has their own laundry hamper and it gets done when they have a full load. No more fishing around in mixed bags of everyone's stuff - each load is processed and back to its owner to put away. And because the boring bit has been eliminated, the kids don't mind doing it themselves - win/win!

OrchestralRemoversInTheDark · 18/11/2024 13:23

I've got IKEA Jonaxel precursor in the utility room for sorting clothes after they've been washed - each person has a tray including the house itself for towels etc.

But to collect it I've just got 3 bags with handles which take 1-2 loads for whites/colours/sheets.

Merrow · 18/11/2024 13:16

We use a trofast one with 3 boxes, I think you can get higher ones for people who sort things better than we do! I agree it's odd though, this was our temporary solution until we found a better one, and 3 years later it remains the best option for our space.

Resisterance · 18/11/2024 13:12

DiscoBeat · 18/11/2024 13:04

If at top of stairs I would probably go for this one. In fact I'm tempted to get some for the bedrooms!

search.app?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnlewis.com%2Fjohn-lewis-mid-century-laundry-hamper-fsc-certified-acacia-wood-brown%2Fp111722190%3Fs_ppc%3D2dx_mixed_home_BAU%26tmad%3Dc%26tmcampid%3D2%26gad_source%3D1%26gclid%3DCj0KCQiA6Ou5BhCrARIsAPoTxrCH7NdSRnyDPaotSMivuYagtD4Vj-eR5PbUOdw3sMvtZjHJF_mTqIoaAj_lEALw_wcB%26gclsrc%3Daw.ds&utm_campaign=aga&utm_source=agsadl1%2Csh%2Fx%2Fgs%2Fm2%2F4

That's the nicest so far but it doesn't have the sorting function by the looks of things

Bangwam1 · 18/11/2024 13:08

Good idea! You’re right about the solutions not being ideal for the environment. We’re still using furniture and storage made for big houses when we should be adapting to more Japanese design in everything.

Londonrach1 · 18/11/2024 13:06

We got one built into our kitchen from diy kitchens...love it as so easy to use. No idea why other places don't do the same thing. There are two large containers with handles on that can be removed...it's hidden behind a door and has a shelf. It's difficult to explain but it literally works! Ils right next to the washing machine too...I have a small kitchen too but this laundry cupboard works and space saving

DiscoBeat · 18/11/2024 13:02

StickyStones · 18/11/2024 13:01

It's practical @DiscoBeat but man is it ugly! I'm also at a loss regarding laundry, I've searched high and low and nothing fits the bill. My laundry basket is on our landing and I want it to look nice,.

I guess it's not very lovely but then it's in the laundry room which is a functional room.

StickyStones · 18/11/2024 13:01

It's practical @DiscoBeat but man is it ugly! I'm also at a loss regarding laundry, I've searched high and low and nothing fits the bill. My laundry basket is on our landing and I want it to look nice,.

mogtheexcellent · 18/11/2024 12:59

Another sortera user here. Its a shame it doesnt come in other colours. The white gets very dirty in our farm utility room.

DiscoBeat · 18/11/2024 12:57

I have this, it's so simple. Just empty everyone's laundry baskets into it each morning into Whites, Darks, Lights and Hot Wash. Each full one is a load.

That the current laundry storage systems on the market are all a bit crap and inflexible?
Cloouudnine · 18/11/2024 12:56

I agree OP. What I’d like is a laundry chute into a basement where a robot does it all for me.

Original poster
NotColdNotFrozen · 18/11/2024 12:55

pl228 · 18/11/2024 12:37

Maybe it's a topple risk for small kids

Or maybe they just didn’t think about it because there is a lack of diversity in the design role. The people who design things are often men.. Men who are not single parents with a big pile of laundry at home, caring responsibilities and their full time job on top.

OP posts:
ScrambledSmegs · 18/11/2024 12:51

Do a Google search for 'Rolling laundry sorter'. Quite a few options came up for me, both horizontal and vertical. They aren't things of beauty though.

Eg Wayfair

Havalona · 18/11/2024 12:46

Sortera used here also.

WisteriaSister · 18/11/2024 12:46

I agree, couldn’t find any suitable “laundry” solution so I use a nice chest of drawers.

Mipil · 18/11/2024 12:45

We used the stackable Ikea recycling bins in our laundry room. I think they are called Sortera or something like that. Not very pretty though.

TheYoungestSibling · 18/11/2024 12:43

Kallax. One wide, four high. Different coloured boxes. Sort as you go. Full box = load of laundry.