TikTok's Hidden Laundry Room Door Will Make Your Chores Easier. But Is It Actually Practical?

If you haven't seen the Costco door hack circulating on the internet, you might be surprised to find out that "grocery doors" are a trend, and they make transferring your food and home purchases from the car to your pantry easier than ever. While adding a door between your garage and kitchen to pass items through is genius, the newest version of this trick may save you time when it comes to doing laundry. This new TikTok hack adds a laundry room door between your closet and the area where your washer/dryer reside, but a question has arisen as to whether this trend is practical or not, and the answer is that it all depends on the layout of your home.

Quickly and easily transferring dirty (and clean) clothes between rooms without having to walk all the way from one to the other can certainly save some time, and this also means fewer trips if you're dealing with multiple loads of dirty clothes and freshly laundered/hang-dry laundry that you need put away. However, if your closet isn't adjacent to your laundry room or you don't do a ton of laundry on a regular basis, this addition might be pointless.

Depending on your home's layout, a laundry door could save time or just create unnecessary work (and drafts if not properly installed). Many homes feature a laundry chute through which people can drop their dirty clothes and linens from upstairs to the designated laundry space below, which definitely saves time. However, a laundry door will only be worth the time and effort if you have numerous loads that require multiple trips to and from the washer and dryer and install it in a main bedroom or closet.

Several things to keep in mind when considering a laundry door are noise, location, and cost. Creating a door can increase the amount of sound that comes through your laundry space into the room where you've installed it. If you don't want to risk more noise, this isn't the hack for you. If a main closet or room is next to the laundry room, a door may be useful, but if you have to trek from multiple rooms, you might just save time going directly to the source (aka the washer). The cost will vary depending on size, materials, and whether you have it installed or opt for DIY, so make sure to research the cost ahead of time. While this hack may not be for everyone, it may also change the way you do your washing and transform the functionality of your laundry room!