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Placing a laundry hamper in your child’s room is a great way to get them to organize their dirty laundry, keeping it away from getting mixed up in their clean laundry. Yet, the usual boring hamper doesn’t always look that good. Adding an animal print laundry hamper in the design of your child’s favorite animal can add a little pizzazz to a corner of a room that your child will instantly recognize as the place to throw his or her dirty clothes into. Sometimes you need all the help you can get.
Animal print laundry hamper:
Animal print laundry hampers pictured: Left: Multi Purpose Hamper and Storage Bin by Tango / Right: Redmon Original Bongo Bag – Cheetah
Laundry storage cabinets
Keeping your laundry tidy and well organized can be a difficult prospect depending on the size and demands of your family. School uniforms need to be cleaned almost daily, bath towels, dish clothes, work clothes and more need to be laundered on a regular basis. A good way to tackle the organized portion of your laundry room is to install laundry storage cabinets. These storage cabinets can keep all your laundry items immediately reachable and accessible without having to dig through a pile of clothes or empty bottles/boxes of detergent and fabric softener.
Laundry storage cabinets:
Laundry storage cabinets example. Pictured: ClosetMaid 24-Inch Wide Laminate Pantry Cabinet
Of course, these can also be used for storing towels or bedding.
Laundry basket on wheels
If you have a large family, you may find yourself always moving the laundry basket to and from the laundry room more than you would like. If it begins to become a pain, literally, consider buying a laundry basket on wheels. This way you can push and roll the laundry basket with relative ease. This is also a great solution for those who live in an apartment building with its own laundry room. Just roll the basket at your leisure and forget about all that lifting.
Laundry basket on wheels:
Laundry basket on wheels pictured: Moda Home Vintage Reproduction Collapsible Rolling Metal Laundry Basket
Plastic laundry hamper
It may be seem a bit funny at times but when you are looking for a new laundry hamper, or maybe even your first laundry hamper, there are certain things that need to be researched. First off, how big a laundry hamper do you need; how much clothes will it take before it becomes overloaded; how easy is it to remove your clothes from; and whether should buy a plastic laundry hamper or a nylon mesh fold-able type. These may not seem like important issues, but they will ensure that you buy the right product for your washing needs.
Plastic laundry hamper:
Plastic laundry hamper pictured: Sterilite Rectangular Laundry Hamper, 4-Pack. Color: white
Tilt out laundry hamper
If you live in a household that has two or more people living in it, you know that laundry can pile up pretty fast. This means piles of clothes amassed in corners and closets; unless you use a hamper. The nicest looking hampers are the ones you can’t see: Like tilt out hampers, which are integrated in handsome cabinets. These are more like pieces of furniture than a simple basket.
Tilt out laundry hamper:
Tilt out laundry hamper pictured: Elite Home Fashions Laundry Hamper with Tilting Cane-Paneled Door, Espresso