Laundry Tub Cabinets: How to Set Up a Functional Utility Room

While beauty is extremely important in home design, we can safely say that it has been shown that the most important aspects of your home are practicality and functionality. Not only will this determine your comfort, but it will also affect your time and your well-being, for instance by protecting you from stress and frustration. Making it easy for yourself to clean and maintain your stuff and your entire home in good shape will pay off in the best way possible.

There are many things you can do to make all your household more convenient and your home tasks simpler and less time-consuming. Doing the laundry is one of the most time-consuming tasks we have at home, and finding small things to make a big change, like electric hanger dryers, for clothes that shouldn’t go in the drier, and having a sink near your washing machine for clothes that are stained or for something you have to wash by hand, can make your life a lot easier.

All of this is exactly the reason why you should add a special laundry tub cabinet in your laundry room. Featuring a sink that will allow you to soak stained clothes in the same room where you keep your washing machine and your dryer, and a cabinet for extra storage space, this piece of furniture can make a huge difference.

The Reasons Why You Need Laundry Tub Cabinets

A laundry room can certainly be useful even without a sink, or cabinets for that matter. Nevertheless, if you have one you will certainly use it a lot, and it would make things much easier. Furthermore, storage space can be a huge deal for a functional laundry room. Laundry cabinets are the perfect place to keep your detergents, bleach, cleaning chemicals and so on. You can also add cabinets over the sink, and if there is enough space shelves and standalone floor or wall-mounted cabinets.

But aside from the convenience it will bring you, a laundry cabinet will also serve a decorative purpose. Laundry room cabinets come in a variety of designs and colours, which means that you can find something that will fit right in with the décor of your home and the room specifically. They also come in different sizes and depths, which is why it’s important to take measures before buying one.

Tips on Making the Most of Your Laundry Tub Cabinets

Finding the right size, design, colour and so on, is only the first step. For a truly functional laundry room, there are other things you need to think through, to make sure that you get the most of it.

Go for a Large and Deep Sink

Once you have it, your laundry sink cabinet will be used a lot, which is why the most important thing when you are choosing one is to make sure that the sink is large and deep enough. Deeper sinks are the best choice for many reasons, but in the case of laundry rooms, mostly because the deeper they are the more they can offer you. They can fit more, and they can give you more purposes than only for soaking garments. For instance, you can use them to wash bigger items that can’t be washed in the kitchen sink or the bathroom basin, you can use them for your crafts, for cutting plants and flowers, you may use them to give your dog a bath and so much more.

Go For a High Faucet

When it comes to the functionality the sink can offer you, it’s also important that you choose the right faucet. Good facet and sprayer will make a huge difference. To make the most of it, you should opt for a high faucet, preferably an arched and flexible one, so that you can spray water with it on any part of the sink. This way you can rinse the sink thoroughly and easily.

Place It Close to the Washing Machine

Another thing that can make everything easier is to place the laundry tub cabinet as near as possible to the washing machine and the drier. This of course may depend on the plumbing, but the closer you position it, the more convenient it will be. This way you’ll be able to move the laundry to the washing machine faster and easier, and also without making a mess. The added storage space near the washing machine and the drier will also help you save some time and effort, as you’d have all the laundry supplies you need at your reach.

Create Enough Workspace

A work table in your laundry room is another thing that will help you organise and maximise the functionality. Nevertheless, if your utility room is small and you don’t have enough workspace, you can create a workstation with a sink board over the basin, that will go over the washing machine and the drier for even more workspace. You can get a model that comes with a sink board, or you can make one yourself with plywood and paint, in a colour that will match the laundry storage cabinet and the rest of the room. This will give you more space to fold your clean laundry or sort your dirty clothes before putting them in the washing machine.

Watch Out for Clogs

Because you will use the laundry tub and cabinet for soaking and washing clothes, as well as other items, a lot of lint, dirt, mud, sand, small stones, coins, etc., may end up in the drain. So, you have to think about preventing clogs, which you can do with a removable drain strainer.