CREATE ZONES for supplies in the laundry room. “Think about your storage in terms of when you use items in the laundry cycle,” says professional organizer Kathy Vines. “Keep all the things you need before the wash together, and keep items you need for folding, hanging, and ironing together.”
CHOOSE BINS that are easy to clean, below. “Spills happen, so make bins easily wipeable, without holes for drips and messes,” Vines says. To keep things in order, professional organizer Jamie Novak recommends labeling everything. “Label edges of shelves, drawers, and containers,” she says.
SIMPLIFY SORTING by devoting an area of the laundry room to this task. “A triple sorter gives you a spot to toss darks, whites and lights, and colors,” Novak says. Three bins tucked under a countertop, opposite,…
