Mini utility space. 2m x 90cm Any space saving ideas?

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I have a small, small room with window. 2m long x 90cm.

I have water access to there and would like to put in a washer and dryer.

I'm thinking it's best to get a stacking kit to create space.

But I would like some shelving for washing baskets maybe or some folding space?

Any ideas?

Woah that's more of a cupboard than a room! You could have a fold down shelf and hang the basket on the wall?

What way does the door open? I think standard appliance are 60cm that leaves you 30cm if they are against the long wall?

By any chance is the window less than 30cm wide? Leaving you stacking space next to it? Or does the window open outwards so the stack can cover 10cm of it?

It's got a bifold door, folding into the hall.

I know it's small but it's the only place I can put the washer/dryer.

The window may have to be covered by the washer /dryer but I'm not bothered, there's a light there and I don't plan on spending much time in there 😂

Can you fit a combined washer/dryer under the window? Then use the long length for a drying maid high up and standing dryer underneath or baskets underneath? Any heating in there? Or plugs for a dehumidifier?

small spaces with a dehumidifier are great for quick drying times

We had a small-ish utility room in our last house and, in retrospect, I tried to fit too much into it which becaue really annoying as it made it much less usable. In your room I would stack the machines, store washing basket/detergent on top of the stack and then put some foldaway "arms" on the wall in front of the machines which you could use to hang a few items from for drying and fold away when not in use. I really wouldn't try and cram too much in - however tempting it is!

Washer and dryer stacked in front of window. 60cm square.

Hinged counter height shelf that can be put folded of the way if you need access to repair/replace appliances on right hand wall. Narrower shelf or shelves above on wall. Less than 30cm deep so can get machines in and out of wall.

Sheila maid dryer from ceiling if room

Put the washing machine and dryer side by side on the short wall. Add counter top and shelving above with a clothes rail. And one of those wheeled trollies in the 30cm space left for cleaning things.

Sacrifice the window. Washer underneath, Drier on top. A tiny oblong sink next to it on the right (you'll have 30cm to play with. You can get them 20cm wide then a thin counter continues along the wall with shallow shelving underneath. Then above the counter put loads of strips of hooks to hang stuff up high (like an airer to keep it out of the way).

Depending on head night, consider some high rails between the width of the room to hang dresses and shirts to dry etc.

Super thin sink:

www.tapwarehouse.com/p/vellamo-edge-0-5-bowl-stainless-steel-kitchen-sink?gclid=Cj0KCQiA8aOeBhCWARIsANRFrQEBWHJ7Rc8x1VeUddPAASKsT3SFG9K0dlBkTMF2Tto9Iu6dHU7thPMaAgqlEALw_wcB

I don't think you have many options with your layout. But something like this (this is a very expensive one so just for inspiration) may work? Forget the doors on the washer and dryer and your room is narrower but it's gives you some ideas of what you could do. I'd think about having a pole secured across the ceiling as well to hang coat hangers and socktopuses off.

How about stacking the washer with dryer on top as far to the left as it will go, and then a narrow shelf with a narrow sink built in on the right, put in at the level of the top of the washing machine so it could be a bit wider than your gap without interfering with the doors or controls, so you have some folding space, and above it a retractable washing line that you could hang things you don't want to put in the dryer.

I don't think I'd need a sink. The bathroom is right next door.

It's very basic but the above layout with this down the side would work I think with baskets

that's about 3 times the size of my little utility cupboard!

I would install a long low radiator along the edge and have one of those pulley drier racks fixed to the ceiling above. and a fold-down ironing board. small sink for handwashing next to the machines, with a stack of crates for sorting stored underneath.

Depends if you have a condenser or not or a proper drier with the hose fed out through the window? If a condenser you'll need to empty the drawer of water in the bathroom next door, then.

Those shelves look functional. Definitely try and get some high up hanging space. Something on a pulley etc?

I have a cupboard that houses the boiler and the hot water tank and I can squeeze an airer in. It's the best thing in our house. Clothes dry out of sight in 24 hours

If I were you I'd put the washing machine in there with a small radiator and an extractor fan. You can fold clothes anywhere

I don't tend to put the radiators on much.

We all run hot so maybe use them half a dozen times a year! So would be pretty useless.

Oh drier rack is good idea thanks

We have similar. Washer/dryer combo where your window is with a kitchen work surface fitted above (and narrow wash basket to the side of the washer/dryer). Then twin slot adjustable shelving above for utility storage. I'm thinking about getting one of those wire pull out lines to pull across the width too, for putting socks/underwear/bras out to dry etc.

Ikea’s Tjusig rack is handy to use as an airer or shelf.

reason for the radiator would have been to help make the room a better space for drying. obviously yes if they aren't hot very often then that wouldn't work, but I was trying to think of a way to get a similar benefit to the heated drying racks that lakeland do, which are brilliant but far too large for your space

Instead of a radiator I installed a plug socket in ours. It kept the flexibility to add an oil filled rad if needed while preserving the floor space.

Generally I would put as little on the floor as poss. Ceiling mounted airer and either space to stand a heated airer/clothes horse or a wall mounted pull down thing. I have a really high scaffold board shelf at picture rail height that is deep enoilugh to hold an empty washing basket. As soon as you start putting shelves or units down to the floor, you are restricting your manoeuvring space to get things in and out of the WM and dryer. Remember you don't just want to squeeze yourself in, you need to heft armfuls of washing and big baskets around. Elbow room and floor space are valuable commodities

To add, what I actually ended up using the plug socket for was a heated airer. I hadn't been planning to use one originally but keeping the flexibility paid off.

If you have a socket I would use a dehumidifier instead of a dryer. Cheaper. Don’t bother with shelves except for 30cm next to washing machine and under window. That will store your washing powder, pegs hangers etc.

Then 2 laundry containers on wheels. Hang the washing to dry on hangers up high. Cuts down most ironing.

Have you already got the appliances? Two separate, a washer and dryer?