Where do you keep your washing machine? Home renovators spark debate over whether the appliance should be in a separate laundry room, a bathroom or kitchen
- A woman shared a poll on Facebook asking fans to vote on where they put it
- She sparked a debate over where the washing machine and dryer should be
- Some participants said they ‘loved’ having the appliances in the bathroom
- While others were firm believers it was tidier to house them in a laundry room
- For those with small apartments the appliances would usually be in the kitchen
A frustrated home renovator has sparked a debate online after she asked where the washing machine and dryer belonged in a home.
Asha asked a group of Australian mothers on Facebook to help her ‘settle an argument’ by voting on where the popular appliances should be: the bathroom, kitchen, a cupboard or a separate laundry room.
She garnered a number of mixed responses with the most popular choice being an entirely separate room devoted to all of your washing and drying needs.
That option received 318 votes, with the next best being wherever they will fit (93 votes) followed by the kitchen (five votes), a bathroom (two votes) and just generally ‘upstairs’ at two votes.
Asha asked a group of mothers on Facebook to help her ‘settle an argument’ by voting on where the popular appliances should be: the bathroom, kitchen, a cupboard or a separate laundry room
‘We have a laundry room now but I’m really drawn to a ‘European’ cupboard laundry. What do people do with their laundry rooms? I just end up dumping stuff in there,’ one woman responded.
‘In a separate laundry room there is space for things that need to be soaked or scrubbed and you can have indoor drying racks,’ replied another lady.
‘I like the idea of a laundry room upstairs. Seems to be common in terraces where space downstairs is limited,’ said another.
Plenty were a fan of the bathroom because it made it easier to put a load of washing on as you removed your clothes to shower.
‘The last two houses I’ve been in have had a combined bathroom laundry (as well as a standalone bathroom) and I love it! Tossing clothes directly into the washing machine before a shower is so handy and I’ll get out and throw some things in the dryer while I’ve got a hair mask on. It’s so practical,’ one woman said.
A third added: ‘In our current house, we moved the laundry from a small room to under the stairs, converting the old laundry to a small study, which has been a godsend during Covid. In our new build, we’re putting the laundry underneath a staircase again, near where we’re planning to have the washing line’
‘The house I bought has a laundry in the garage. When living in a unit I loved having a large bathroom with combined laundry (dryer and washing machine inside a cupboard). Clothes basket in bedroom,’ said another.
A third added: ‘In our current house, we moved the laundry from a small room to under the stairs, converting the old laundry to a small study, which has been a godsend during Covid. In our new build, we’re putting the laundry underneath a staircase again, near where we’re planning to have the washing line’.
Interestingly a home designer explained that it’s actually illegal to have a washing machine under the kitchen sink in NSW.
Interestingly a home designer explained that it’s actually illegal to have a washing machine under the kitchen sink in NSW
‘It can be nearby for instance if the laundry area was next to the kitchen without a dividing wall, but must have a separate laundry tub with bypass for the grey water,’ she said.
‘A washing machine must not share the kitchen sink due to contamination by bacteria from grey water from the machine.’
Asha was thankful for the advice saying the debate had helped her figure out where she wanted her own appliances to be inside the house.