If you have a small laundry room, there’s no denying you need a stackable washing machine. Having a washer and dryer side-by-side is simply taking up valuable space that can be used otherwise. However, if this major investment isn’t in your future plans, you’re in luck! With some unique laundry room décor and storage ideas, you can still make use of your small laundry room, while also turning it into an efficient and stylish powerhouse.

1. Turn the Tops into Shelves
The tops of major appliances are often unused. However, they’re almost always flat and can be the perfect shelf for storing all your laundry necessities. If you can slide your washer and dryer under a countertop, then the work has already been done for you. If not, grab some planks of wood and even out the top for a flat surface that is perfect for laundry baskets, detergents, and laundry room decorations – you name it.

2. Hide the Mess with Clever Curtains
Clutter is often inevitable in a small space. After all, you have very little room to store the ins and outs of the space. This is especially true for small laundry rooms because “laundry” almost always comes with a mess. You have dirty socks, massive machines, detergents, softeners, baskets and other cleaning materials stored in this little area.

Since it’s hard to be efficient in a messy, unorganized space, perfect the talent of hiding the mess with clever curtains. Hang a curtain rod above your washer and dryer, and disguise the mess with style as you battle the pile of dirty clothes. You’ll never have to worry about guests popping in on laundry day again!

3. Take Advantage of Vertical Space
With one quick glance around your home, you’ll quickly notice plenty of wall space left untouched. When decorating a small room, it’s important to take advantage of vertical space, as it will free up valuable yet limited floor space. Hang baskets, shelves, and even the garbage bin. The more you can put on the wall, the more you’ll get out of the entire space.

4. Disguise Detergents in Stylish Containers
Laundry detergent bottles are big and bulky. They take up an abundance of space, and certainly don’t do much for the interior design of your laundry room. However, you need them in your laundry room to make the washing and drying process easier. What you may not know is that you can disguise detergents in stylish containers that will revitalize the space, while also decreasing clutter. Head to the dollar store and grab different shape and sizes of glass containers, and fill them with the ins and outs of the laundry room necessities. Label them as needed (because using bleach instead of detergent is a mistake no one wants to make), and never cringe at the idea of soap-dripping, big and bulky plastic containers ever again.

5. Hide Large Laundry Baskets in Cupboards
One of the most clever storage ideas for laundry rooms is to hide laundry baskets in cupboards. They’re big, bulky and take up an abundance of valuable floor space. So, put in a bit of elbow grease to achieve this stylish storage option, and you will instantly free up floor space while also hiding the undesirable and inevitable mess on laundry day.  Another alternative is to hang cloth laundry bags, or utilize vertical storage bins to minimize the amount of room these laundry must-haves take up.

Although you never thought it was possible, you’ll start to look forward to doing laundry in your new laundry room with these efficient and stylish options.