Ask any homeowner what they’d like to improve about their property, and a likely response is the addition of a utility room. The stark reality of all too many homes is an overflowing laundry basket in ...

"We spend so much time [in a laundry room] that it’s important to make it beautiful, bright and functional," says The Couture Closet's Kathleen Jacobson, who designed this space. Dan Piassick Like ...

For many, the laundry room is little more than a place to get stuff done — and then get out. Seattle home organizer Kammie Lisenby is even more to the point: “It’s the place where we all dread to go.” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Terri Williams is a journalist covering housing trends. Laundry rooms have been popping up in several home design trends this year ...

No matter who you are or what you do, there is one thing we all have in common—dirty laundry. There's no way around it; keeping up with the never-ending piles is such a chore. Since we do have to ...

This laundry room has several clever ideas you can put to work in your own laundry area. In this space, we placed laundry baskets on open shelves to keep the baskets off the floor. Or make runners for ...

Your laundry room (if you're lucky enough to have one) is likely to be the smallest room in your house. However, there's so much utility required from it that you'll need to work hard to pack in the ...

Less cluttered chaos, more functional design. Our laundry rooms tend to go in one of two directions: highly organized and functional, or haphazard chaos. For many of us, our space tends to fall into ...

During a home renovation, the priority rooms are usually kitchens and bathrooms—but what about a laundry room makeover? “The kitchen is great and all, but many of us spend more time in the laundry ...