Again with the laundry room!

I seem to be learning the same lesson over and over again… that I am indeed not a multi-tasker! When there is a project or something that I need to do, especially when there are several somethings to do, I work best when I can go full in on one thing at a time. Obviously it’s not always possible to do things in that manner, but it sure does produce better outcomes.

So, now that I am caught up in my online history class (oh how I slacked during the whole kitchen reno/hubby surgery/family visiting month), and the laundry, dishes and other household chores are back to a good place, I am thinking of joining in a fun challenge that is taking place over on I’m an Organizing Junkie. Sure I will be a bit late to the party, but it’s better late than never, right? I do after all have a room I am dying to tackle with gusto.

The laundry room! The pesky, tricky laundry room. Here is a break down of what I am thinking for the space.

• First and foremost, it does have to function as a laundry. Washer and dryer, and a place to easily hang freshly done clothing all have to remain in the room.
• Because it is a larger room, it can also function as something else. What the best option for that would be is anyone’s guess.
• It’s the coldest room in the house, even in the summer.
• Until recently we had a queen mattress set in the room, with the thought that it could be a guest room. It took up almost the entire space. However, we don’t have guests (most family all lives nearby), the mattress had to be right up against one wall, meaning someone would have to climb over the other person to get out if needed, and again, it’s the coldest room in the house.
• The room tends to attract all the things in our house that don’t have another home. It’s a bit of a storage area, even though that is not what we want. Like a junk drawer, but a junk room.
• It has been a crafting, mad scientist lab, in the past, but rarely got used as such because, once again, it is the coldest room in the house. Also, it only has one plug (other than the plug for the washer/dryer), so it does have limits for where certain furniture can be placed.
• We have often dreamt of it becoming a huge walk in closet/laundry. Not the most convenient though, since our master bedroom is up two floors from this room. Cool thought though.
• It’s not really large enough to house workout gear (that is in the basement now), but it could possibly be a nice spot for something like yoga or aerobics if we could set up a television/dvd player in the room.

Here is what the room looked like when the mattress was still set up (you can barely see it!), and sadly it has become much worse since! There is now a workout bike, our broken footboard, and many displaced kitchen items (those will return to the kitchen when the backsplash is done though).

Now that I have to hide in embarrassment from showing you this photo, I would love to know what you would do! Please comment with your suggestions and ideas, no matter how simple, complex, or wacky they may be!