Homeowner's Hilarious Laundry Room Hack That Keeps Her Organized: 'Evil Genius'
As someone who has spent the majority of my adult life being a homemaker, I truly understand the evil that is laundry. Honestly, it's just barely above doing dishes on the list of chores that have contributed to the diminishing of my sanity over the last 30 years. So, when I saw Amanda Wagner of @littlesuburbanfarmhouse's TikTok post about not allowing her kids and husband to have a closet in their bedrooms, I thought this was either evil genius territory or just brilliant (and many people in the comment section had the same mixed feelings). I mean, the best way to keep a closet organized is by not having one, right? Instead of a traditional wardrobe, her husband and children have a designated closet space in the laundry room.
If there's one thing homemakers don't often get enough credit for, it's creative problem-solving. When one commenter said, "Everyone is saying this is so smart. I think it's actually a little mean." Wagner clarified, "Love, I'm trying to be funny! My family is my world. This method just works for ALL of us for several reasons I couldn't explain in 30 seconds." But what do you expect when you share your unique solution to outdated laundry practices on the internet? Everyone's got an opinion. Wagner made it clear that her household actually prefers, what she calls, a "family closet," via Instagram. The majority of commenters thought what she did was amazing and wanted to figure out how to implement it in their own homes. That definitely proves it's a laundry room idea that will make you think about a remodel.
Save time and add a family closet to your laundry room
Wagner had an epiphany when she was, as the sole laundry doer, dragging all of her family's clean clothes up the stairs. She explained, "I brought all their clothes down here to the laundry room so it saves me a ton of time to take them out of the dryer and hang them up in their spots. No more baskets up two flights of stairs." Against one wall of her basement laundry room are two parallel closet rods for her children. Each rod has a shelf above it with short fabric baskets. Under the bottom rack, is another row of taller baskets arranged on the floor. The adjacent wall has a similar set up for her husband. However, instead of a second closet rod, there's a dresser drawer with more baskets on top.
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And you have to agree, it's super convenient. It cuts down on folding, sorting, refiling, and having hampers in each bedroom. You might also be less inclined to leave questionably clean clothes hanging up, as the washer is literally right there. It also makes tasks like ironing, steaming, and lint removal easier. Did laundry just become enjoyable? Now, there's just not an excuse to leave any clothes lounging out in the dryer.
I honestly feel this is the perfect solution to the never-ending "laundry hokey pokey." I'm with the commenter who summed it up perfectly, "Family of six here thanking you for this freaking amazing idea!!!" If you have the space, it's the ideal design trick that makes laundry day so much easier.