Get Organized: Laundry Room

Rinse away clutter in the laundry room

Written by Ginevra Pylant

Having an orderly laundry room doesn’t require loads of work. Erin Doland, editor-in-chief of Unclutterer.com, offers advice on sorting through the mess:

• Rinse Cycle
Prevent pileups. Establish a laundry routine and stick to it: Mondays for clothes, Tuesdays for towels and Saturdays for sheets.

• Charity Case
Have a cardboard box designated for donations in your laundry room. Wash and fold castoffs and drop off as soon as the box is full.

• Environmentally Friendly
Transform your laundry room into a space you will want to keep clean. Paint the walls a cheery hue, use pretty containers instead of ugly plastic bins and splurge on a nice table for folding and sorting.

• Time for Change
Keep a coin jar and a small wastebasket near your washing machine, and always remember to empty your pockets.

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