10 Clever Products That Will Organize Your Laundry Room
The laundry room is one area in the house that can become messy and cluttered in a matter of minutes. If your house is like mine, I just ask my teens to “clean their room” and suddenly that space goes from neat and tidy to a tornado zone.🌪 😂 If you can relate, check out these 10 clever products that’ll help organize your laundry room!
Top 10 clever laundry room products:
1. Guard your laundry.
Wonder where that favorite shirt of yours disappeared to? Keep items from falling behind your front-load washer or dryer with this Haus Maus Laundry Guard. The Laundry Guard attaches to the top surface of washers and dryers with integrated magnets. By transforming the top into an enclosed work surface, it is more cost effective and convenient than installing a custom countertop. Genius!
- Buy it on Amazon | $29.95
Don’t have a front-loader? IKEA’s Algot Upright Shelving System is a great way to prevent clothes from falling behind your appliances – and it gives you a lot of storage space, too! To close the gap between your washer and dryer, you can use this Sock Catcher or one of these Gap Filler gadgets.
Hip Tip – Shopping for new appliances? Check out our laundry debate post on front load versus top load washers and dryers, and which one we love more!
2. Organize your cleaning tools.
Get your mop, broom, dustpan, duster, fly swatter or other cleaning items off the floor with this handy Mop and Broom Holder, which can easily hold up to 11 items! Hang it on the wall in your laundry room or garage to keep your cleaning items neatly organized.
- Buy it on Amazon | $13.97
Hip Tip – For a more affordable option, consider picking up an Over the Door Hanger at Dollar Tree for just $1 and then hanging your cleaning items behind a closed door.
3. Hide the bulky ironing board.
Need somewhere to store your ironing board and iron? This Over-the-Door Ironing Board Holder with Storage Basket gets those items off the floor and can easily be concealed by shutting the door. You can also mount two coat hooks on the back of the door or wall and use it to hold your ironing board.
- Buy it on Amazon | $17.99
4. Stop the messy drips.
Tired of having detergent or fabric softener leak out after dispensing from your economy-sized bottles? Or can’t lift those heavy bottles off of high shelves? Use this Tidy Cup Laundry Detergent and Fabric Softener Gadget 2-pack to catch the detergent and fabric softener drips before they make a mess!
- Buy it on Amazon | $15.99 for 2-pack
5. Get a magnetic lint can.
Looking for a convenient place to throw away the dryer lint, wrappers, receipts, shredded tissues or other goodies that show up in your dryer’s lint trap after a cycle? Consider getting this adorable Magnetic Lint Holder Bin that can easily stick to the side of your washer or dryer without taking up any floor space. You can also hang it on the wall using its built-in keyhole hanger if you prefer.
- Buy it on Amazon | $24.99
6. Make sorting clothes a breeze.
If you have space in your laundry room, consider investing in a laundry sorter cart to always keep your clothes easily sorted (there are lots of options available, including carts with an ironing table, hanging bar, etc). You can roll the cart around whenever you need it (and even around the house).
- Buy it on Amazon | $39.99
7. Say goodbye to missing socks.
Tired of the washing machine or dryer eating your kiddos socks? 😉 Place all socks in mesh laundry bags to wash/keep them clean and together! These bags are also perfect for protecting delicate clothes, lingerie, sweaters, knits, bras, underwear, activewear, and baby clothes during a wash.
- Buy them on Amazon | Starting at $4.99
Hip Tip – Check out even more highly-rated mesh laundry bags that we love!
8. Air-dry with ease.
If you’re looking for an easy way to air-dry your bras, hosiery, cloth diapers, or other delicates, this highly-rated Clip and Drip Hanger (or a similar one from IKEA) will do the trick! Just hang it on your laundry room clothing bar, shower curtain rod, clothesline, or garment rack to hold up to 16 items easily.
9. Organize the little stuff.
Dollar Tree sells all sorts of bins and baskets for just $1 each that are handy for organizing laundry supplies or miscellaneous items in cabinets and drawers).
If you have a wire-type laundry shelf, you can easily add more storage by hanging Dollar Tree baskets by their handles using these metal shower rings (like this Instagram user did here). Easy and affordable!
Hip Tip – For more ways to organize your home using Dollar Tree supplies, check out this post!
10. Add storage in tight spaces.
If you have space between your washer and dryer and need more storage space to hold detergent, fabric softener, stain removers, and cleaning supplies, this Slide Out Storage Tower works great! It fits in tight spaces and smoothly rolls out from in-between cabinets or shelves.
- Buy it on Amazon | $21.15
Here are 3 additional laundry products we LOVE:
5) I just hold the lint trap over my kitchen trash can and scrape off the lint.
9a) The hooks in that picture aren’t S-hooks.
9b) I could probably fit only one hanging bin because I have a laundry closet instead of a room. Also, my water heater and its hoses are below the wire shelf.
Thanks so much for your helpful list, Sara! You’re right! The details on the metal hooks above have been updated.
Love all these ideas. It’s so helpful to have pics like that and a bit of an explanation the way it’s laid out here. Thanks so much for putting this list together. I absolutely love these types of articles as well as the debates and pros and cons listings on various topics/products. So helpful and it’s nice hearing what works or doesn’t work for others, especially when readers comment. I’ve found many useful ideas and things like “why didn’t I think of that” when reading others’ comments. Thanks H2BH crew! 🙂
Thanks so much, Nancy! We love hearing your feedback and we’ll continue to do these!
I love my clip and drip hanger I bought at IKEA. I use it even more than I thought I would. I hang dry my bras each week and, now that it is summer, I’ve been hanging our pool shoes on it to let them air dry. I also use clips to hold singleton socks until their mate magically shows up!
Oh awesome! Thanks a bunch for sharing with us! Good to know how helpful it has been!