08-19-2009, 02:55 PM
Stavs wrote:
[quote=AlphaDog]
People have different ideas about what constitutes convenient or efficient. While I like the idea of having the openings to the appliances at a more convenient level, I'd never get the pedestals, because I use the top of the washer and dryer for folding clothes. Given how much longer I spend folding laundry than putting it in the washer and/or dryer, I'd much rather have the work space. Where is laundry folded in your house?
We typically fold in the family room on the coffee table or the hassock. Now that the new house has a proper laundry room, I see us folding in there. I was contemplating building a countertop above the W/D so its extra workspace for laundry and other things. Our laundry room is 6x8, and is also our mud room (with mahogany floors!).
Everybody has their own idea about what's convenient, but I'd forgo the pedestals in favor of the workspace. You might also want to wait until you've had time with the new space before putting in a countertop over the appliances. I certainly don't need one - the tops of the washer and dryer give me roughly five feet of flat work surface. When we remodeled a number of years ago, I couldn't expand the size of my utility room/rear entry, but I was able to reconfigure the way the space was used so that I could add a five foot long base cabinet, which is on the wall opposite the washer and dryer. Between that and the tops of the washer and dryer, I have plenty of storage and plenty of work space in an area smaller than what you'll have. I even managed to get a full size freezer in there and a pantry. And, yes, we can even still use the back door.
