Even a small laundry room can feel spacious

Some laundry rooms are spacious, while others sit under a slanted ceiling or squeeze in beside a staircase. The beauty is that, whatever the shape, a few well-placed storage solutions can make the day-to-day routine feel noticeably easier.

Doing laundry should feel simple and intuitive, but in reality it often doesn’t. Work surfaces quickly disappear under growing piles of clothes, and the walls are already taken up by switchboards, sockets and awkward angles. In spaces like these, it can feel difficult to know where to begin or what would actually help.

“I’d say there is almost always space for smart storage that can free up the room you need for doing the laundry,” says Ewa Magnusson, storage expert at Elfa. “A helpful place to start is to look at your laundry workflow. Once you understand how you move through the tasks, it becomes much clearer where small adjustments can make the biggest difference.”

According to Ewa, the first step is not choosing products but simply noticing what actually happens in the room. Where do you drop the laundry? Where does sorting naturally happen? Where does folding end up taking place? And which items do you reach for most often? When these everyday steps have a natural position, the whole routine becomes easier and far less stressful.

Seeing the space through this lens also makes solutions easier to identify. Small, adaptable elements — things that can shift in height, depth or function — often make a meaningful impact. They allow the space to support your movements instead of forcing you to work around its limitations.

“Sometimes a narrow piece of wall is enough for a clear sorting spot,” Ewa says. “Or the space under a slanted ceiling turns out to be ideal for detergents. And in many homes, a small surface positioned where you naturally fold the laundry is all that’s needed.”

When the room follows your habits rather than a preconceived layout, everything begins to fall into place. Shelves end up at the height you naturally use. Baskets sit where your hand instinctively reaches. A work surface appears where folding feels easiest. Nothing feels forced; everything simply supports the way you live.

That’s when even a small laundry room starts to feel more spacious. Not because it has become bigger, but because flexible storage helps the space adapt to you and the way your daily routine actually works. A smoother flow, calmer tasks and a room that finally supports you — no matter its size or quirks.