Add a rustic charm to your laundry room with these farmhouse ideas!
A farmhouse theme for the home is indeed popular. It’s no wonder why.
Everything just has a warm, approachable, and soothing feel to it. It makes a home feel more welcoming and inviting. This interior design theme is a style that would prioritize simplicity and practicality topped off with a rustic charm.
Converting your house into a farmhouse is very straightforward for most rooms. But what about the laundry room? How can you bring all that simple, practical rustic charm into a room made for chores?
Well, we got your back! Here is a list of 20 farmhouse laundry room ideas that I’m sure you’ll fall in love with!
1. Use wicker baskets.
Wicker baskets are often used in farmhouse interiors, and so use lots in your laundry room too. Use wicker baskets as a laundry hamper, storage containers, and even holders for indoor plants!
The whole thing together gives off a warm charming feel in a tiny laundry room.
Here are more with lots of wicker baskets!
2. Install wooden floating shelves for easy organizing.
Floating shelves have never failed when it comes to organizing. And yes, in the laundry room, you need these too. So have lots of wooden floating shelves for that rustic farmhouse vibe!
If you want to be extra creative, repurpose a wooden ladder as both floating shelf and drying rack. It fits very well in a farmhouse laundry room!
Perfect for a small laundry room – just the right thing when you’re running out of space. Install it near the ceiling! You can store things on top of the ladder then put some hooks on for drying clothes.
3. Have some wooden crates for storage.
Use wooden crates either as a primary or an additional storage in your farmhouse laundry room. This will give you a lot of storage space in one simple setup!
Now here are crates taking up most of the tiny space above the washers – and that’s plenty of storage space for that tiny wall!
Here’s another sample! Just enough space for your laundry needs.
4. Add cubbies in folding station.
If your laundry room has a designated area for folding, add some cubbies for easy storage. then simply use wicker or wire baskets for that rustic farmhouse vibe.
Assign a cubby for each person in your house. Then the basket holds the clean laundry. Now all they have to do is check their cubby for clean clothes! Convenient, isn’t it?
5. Put liquids in jar dispensers.
Laundry products come in brightly colored jars in odd shapes and different sizes. That does not go well with a farmhouse-style laundry room, unless you plan to hide them behind cabinet doors or in a storage container.
These glass jar dispensers work just right for a farmhouse laundry room. The cute little pails that act as measuring cups are also a nice touch!
Here are more!
6. Repurpose an old dining room hutch.
Most laundry rooms do not have enough cabinet space or built-in storage. So, if you have an old dining room hutch that is not being used anymore, repurpose that as a laundry room cabinet.
The hutch even gives counter space that you can also use to fold and sort out your laundry.
7. Use neutral colors.
Simplicity is a major element when it comes to farmhouse style. One way to show it is to stick with neutral colors.
Go for a very neutral color combination for your laundry room. We love how the elements of greys, whites, and wood just go well together!
8. Have a wire laundry cart.
If your farmhouse style is all about blending modern amenities with vintage decor, you should get a wire laundry cart with a canvas laundry bag in it.
The fact that the cart has wheels is a plus! You can just roll it around when you are gathering laundry from everyone’s rooms.
9. Use large glass canisters for laundry products.
Use large glass canisters for your laundry products like detergent pods, dryer balls, and laundry powder.
I love these, with those labels!
Oh, you can also use a large glass canister to organize your clothespins. That gives an even more rustic farmhouse vibe!
10. Add a galvanized metal washtub.
Every laundry room needs an oversized washtub or a deep sink for soaking dirt and stains out. You may use a galvanized metal washtub for this purpose in your farmhouse laundry room.
Here’s one where even the faucet comes with a retro and antique look to keep up with the farmhouse theme!
11. Bring in some greens.
It helps to liven up the place with some indoor plants. This keeps the room looking fresh and welcoming.
If you do not have a green thumb, do not worry. There are a lot of indoor plants that do not require much care! And you only need a few greens.
Even a small laundry room brightens up with plants!
12. Set up a lost socks section.
It is normal for socks to lose their pair somewhere in the hamper and you end up with socks that do not have their match. It happens to everybody.
To solve this, get a metal bucket and label it “Lost Socks.” This gives an official place for everyone to put socks with missing pairs so it will be easier to reunite them.
If you don’t have a metal bucket, a wire basket will do. It still gives off that rustic farmhouse charm.
13. Hide behind sliding barn doors.
If your laundry room is not actually a whole room but a tiny part of your home, you might want to cover it up when it is not in use.
Tuck your laundry space out of sight when you have guests over with a sliding barn door.
14. Make a laundry basket dresser.
Here is a DIY laundry basket dresser project that you can put anywhere in the house.
If you have a tiny laundry room, you can place this laundry basket dresser in the hallway, and nobody will know that it contains dirty laundry! No need to be embarrassed in case you have some surprise guests coming over.
Here’s another, very simple one – you can place this in a vacant corner.
15. Set up a laundry room loose change jar.
Some households have a lot of loose change ending up in the laundry room because, for some reason, people find it hard to check their pockets first before throwing their dirty laundry in the hamper. And as they say, finders keepers!
Make yourself a tip jar for this purpose. And you have to admit, it is additional motivation to do the laundry!
You can just hang it too!
16. Choose industrial display for decor.
When it comes to decor, an industrial touch can work well with a farmhouse laundry room. You can easily find decors like these in antique shops.
17. Choose tiled walls.
If you want to put an elegant twist on a farmhouse laundry room and you have the budget, why not put up some tiles on the wall? After all, dealing with laundry is dealing with a lot of liquids and splashbacks.
The white subway tiled walls here make the room look super clean and it gives the illusion that the room is larger.
18. Repurpose washboards into decor.
Gone are the days when we need washboards, although they are still helpful when you need to handwash.
You can repurpose your old wooden washboards and wooden hangers to create this Wash sign as decor for your laundry room. Such perfect decor for a farmhouse laundry room!
19. Have a built-in laundry room cabinet hutch.
When it comes to farmhouses, wood is a major element in interior design. Make a built-in laundry room hutch using stained wood.
The great thing about customized cabinets is that it fits perfectly into the room and you can have as much storage as you want like this one.
20. Put up some rustic laundry room signs.
To give your laundry room a nice touch, put up some signs as part of the decor.
There are many wooden laundry room signs available these days since rustic and farmhouse interiors are very popular. You will not have a problem finding one. If you are crafty, you can even make one of your own!
Ready for a farmhouse style laundry room?
Houses with a farmhouse theme are always stylish and charming. The combination of old-fashioned touches with modern amenities is a nice contrast and you can bring that look into your laundry room too!
We hope you have found an idea or two that you can apply to your own laundry room!
Need more laundry room ideas? Check these out!
- Making the Most of Laundry Room Space with DIY Shelves!
- 20 Ideas for Laundry Room Storage for the Busy Homemaker
- How to Organize the Laundry Room
- Laundry Room Decorating Ideas that Will Motivate You to Wash Clothes Better!
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