Sisal Rugs

Back when I was in boarding school, laundry was only a matter of stuffing clothes in a washer once a week with a cup full of cheap detergent. Sorting was for sissies, and folding was almost as rare as ironing. I never hung certain clothes to dry to prevent shrinking –I just bought them a size large, and preshrunk them.

Laundry is a much more involved task these days, now that I have a family.  It seems to be an almost continuous task, and is much more complex then I remembered. One wrong step and I’ve shrunk a pair of designer jeans, or tinted everything a lovely shade of pink.

Loads of time is spent on the task, and it is definitely more pleasant when your laundry room is set up well. There are a few things you can do over a weekend to help make the room more cheerful.

Painting
Paint the walls and ceilings a light color in a semi-gloss paint. This will help to brighten up the room which will look good, and make it easier to sort clothes.

Trash can
Make it easy on yourself, and put a dedicated trash can in the laundry room. Cleaning the lint screen or emptying pockets is quick and easy with a bin near at hand.

Lighting
Make sure that lighting in the room is adequate. You may need to have an electrician add or move the light fixtures, or you may be able to just step up the wattage of the bulbs in your fixtures. We were concerned about drawing too much power by adding new fixtures, and so changed our incandescent 60 watt bulbs with fluorescent 100 watt equivalents that use only 23 watts of power.

Shelves
Shelving can be a great clutter control device. A quick fix can be had with a simple laundry organizing shelve system like Contico’s laundry organizer. That’s a quick fix, a better and more permanent solution might be a series of base cabinets with a linoleum countertop. Most coin operated Laundromats have a counter where customers can sort and fold their clothes before carrying them home. A countertop in your home’s laundry room can do the same thing.

Flooring
This is where I tell you about our new rug line. Our laundry rooms require a lot of space to sort clothes prior to the wash, and this is usually accomplished on the floor. We have a line of woven vinyl rugs designed to mimic natural fiber weaves that are well worth a look at.

They are as good looking as they are functional, and make perfect laundry room rugs Have I piqued your interest? Let me list some of the practical attributes:

• They can be installed wall to wall or crafted to any custom size as a rug.
• They are waterproof, easy to clean and slip resistant.
• The rugs are backed with a soft non-skid backing so no further padding is required.
• There are over fifty colorways available to match your new paint work
• They are soft underfoot, but can take abuse. They carry a 5 year commercial use warranty (which is considered heavier use than residential), and are used in retail shops throughout Europe which are very demanding locations because of the high traffic, and constant exposure to dirt from the street.
• The rugs can be cleaned in place with a regular carpet cleaner, or washed with a hose, and hung over a railing to dry.

In a word, these rugs are truly practical for just about any spot in your home.

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