The Journal
Laundry Room

Why the Laundry Room Deserves Better Than a Folding Table

It's the most-used room that gets the least attention. Here's the case for treating it like one.

By The Blanke Space Editors· 6 min read· October 6, 2026

There's a room in your house you stand in for an hour a week and never think about. The laundry room gets the least design attention of any space in the home and the most daily use, and the result is a room that's hard to work in and harder to look at.

The single biggest upgrade is counter space over the machines — somewhere to fold that isn't the dryer door. The Bebikim bamboo washer-dryer countertop spans the pair and turns the top of the machines into a surface. Above it, closed storage like the RUSTOWN 63-inch rattan wall cabinets keeps the detergent out of sight. The IFBUY tilt-out hamper cabinet hides the dirty clothes behind a door that reads as furniture, not utility.

Then the finishing touches. A runner you can stand on — the ROMAMIGO non-slip laundry runner — changes how the room feels underfoot. And because a room you stand in should be a room you like looking at, the CGBHW vintage laundry wall art finishes it for less than a box of detergent.

Treat the laundry room like a real room, and the chore loses a little of its grim.

    base44
    Edit with Base44