We all have to make time for laundry. And when I am home, I feel a great sense of accomplishment when the dishwasher and washing machine are running at the same time. Gives us just enough time to stir the soup and read a magazine, right?
Years ago, I made myself a "hangs on a hanger" cotton multi-pocket organizer. I love it and it hangs on the hook by the garage door, filled with mittens, garden shears, a ball of twine and assorted objects.
I don't have time to make another one (it took me what felt like hours on the sewing machine for the last one), but I wanted the same concept to work in my tiny laundry room. So I bought a clear pocket shoe organizer (one that is intended to hang over a door with hooks) and I hung it on 3 nails in the wall, hidden behind the laundry room door. Needless to say, I love it!
And while I'm on the subject of laundry, that blue Oxiclean Laundry Spray just got green paint/gum out of my white pants - a miracle, to say the least.
Do you need some laundry management?
Can you stand it? A tiny Christmas tree bedecked with boxes of laundry detergent and bottles of bleach!
I wanted my laundry room to be as sweet & festive as the rest of the house, so I turned dollhouse treasures into a holiday vignette.
A string for a clothesline and miniature clothespins to keep it secure. The ironing board (and notice that the iron is hot glued to the tree!) are from my childhood dollhouse. You can print, fold and glue your own miniature laundry detergent boxes here.
I made the set of sheets by folding 2 squares of fabric (and 2 smaller ones as pillowcases!) and tacked them together with thread so that they would stack easily. My tip is to show the folded edges; it makes the sheets look realistic.
My laundry tree was mentioned in the Somerset Collection's "Sweet Memories" article, so I wanted you to be able to see it for yourself. Happy decorating...
