Laundry room shelves can help make laundry day (or days) a little better and a little more organized. No matter what your style, you will find inspiration with this list of 9+ laundry room shelving ideas.
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What types of shelves are good for a laundry room?
- Open shelving
- Floating shelves
- Bracket shelves
- Stained wooden shelves
- Pipe shelves
- Painted wood shelves
- Wire shelving
- Combination of wall cabinets and open shelving
What height should laundry shelves be?
You want to be able to reach the items easily in your laundry room. However, maybe items that aren’t used every day could be on the higher shelves.
You will see a variety of shelving height options for your laundry room. Our current DIY shelves are 60 inches and 70 inches. I am a shorter person and am able to reach the soap without a step stool. We also have enough clearance over the utility tub by placing the first shelf about 60″ from the ground.
Another option is to consider putting a small shelf right at the height of your washer and dryer. You are able to do this if you won’t be covering your water hook-up. We don’t recommend this type of shelf or ledge if you are covering your water access in case you need to turn it off quickly.
Laundry Room Shelf Ideas
Whether you have a small space or large laundry space, these laundry shelves are a great way to add extra storage.
Rustic Bracket & Wood Laundry Room Shelves
This laundry area really utilizes the space well. We love the look of the stained wood shelves and countertop on top of the front loading washing machine and dryer.
Farmhouse Bracket Laundry Room Shelves & Matching Cabinets
Having a mix of open shelving on brackets and matching laundry room cabinets is a great storage solution in this laundry room. It is nice to be able to hide some cleaning products behind the cabinet doors while keeping the stain remover and laundry detergent easily accessible on the shelves.
Simple DIY Laundry Room Shelf
This DIY shelf was an easy way to store laundry supplies. This shelf is perfect for storing small items and a little personality with decorative pieces.
Open Laundry Room Shelving With Baskets
At first glance, you notice creative wallpaper in this space and then you see all the laundry room storage. This functional space has a mix of open shelves with baskets and cabinets to really increase the laundry room storage.
Floating Shelves
Make laundry day easier with a countertop and wood shelves. This laundry room shows how you can use all available space to help in your utility room.
Build Laundry Room Pipe Shelves
We absolutely love this laundry room look. Pipe shelving is a great way to add a modern, industrial or farmhouse feel to your space. The added pipe for hanging clean laundry is genius.
Wire Laundry Room Shelving
Adding wire baskets to simple wire shelving can give you the extra storage you need. Notice that they also have an extra space next to the dryer to store their ironing board. This laundry room idea shows that wire shelving can be practical, function and still look good.
Custom Laundry Cabinets and Small Shelves
Adding a cabinet in the middle of the washer and dryer provided options for different wood shelf designs. The small shelves are perfect for your powder detergent, soap and dryer sheets. We also like the addition of the skinnier shelf right over the washer and dryer.
Open Shelving with Dog Station
If you need a lot of storage space in your utility room, this design is for you. Just make sure you have an available step stool to reach those crates on the top shelf.
Budget Shelving In A Small Laundry Room
These DIY shelves were completed for under $50. The mix of closed cabinetry and stained wooden shelves not only added warmth and charm but also a place to store laundry essentials.
Simple Open Laundry Room Shelving
These easy to reach shelves are the perfect storage solution for this space. The best part is you can create these in one afternoon.
Looking for more laundry room ideas?
- Tips To Making A Small Laundry Room Feel Bigger
- DIY PVC Shoe Rack (ours added extra storage in our laundry room)
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Laundry Room FAQs
This depends on what you plan on storing on your shelves. A normal shelf depth of 12″ is deep enough to store even the largest laundry soap. However, if you plan on placing large storage baskets or bins, 16″ for depth may work better.
Laundry detergent, fabric softeners, dryer sheets, stain remover and other everyday laundry items are perfect for open shelving. You can put them in decorative containers or leave them as is. Add your own personality with small decorative pieces like signs or greenery.
The best part of all of these laundry room shelving ideas is that you will have increased your storage options in no time at all.
