UTILITRARIAN
LAUNDRY ROOMS… THE NEW WALK-IN CLOSET? THE LATEST ON WHERE TO DO YOUR
dirty LAUNDRY
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aundry. We all have it- piles of it- whether it’s laying about in heaps on the floor dirty and wrinkled or hanging neatly, cleaned and ironed in the bedroom closet. We took a closer look at some trending renovation themes, and found that the laundry room, instead of functioning a the proverbial dirty-clothes dumping ground, with a little love, can be transformed into a walk-in closet space that fits every family. Kirsten Sutton, head designer for reVISION Custom Home Renovations in Vancouver said she’s seen an evolution in the way clients are conceptualizing their laundry rooms. “We’ve seen the shift of laundry rooms moving to the second floor, so taking it to the next step and hanging and putting clothes away in the same room, with the idea that everyone in the family shares a gigantic walk-in closet, and the walk-in closet also happens to be the laundry room,” Sutton said. ››
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