Laundry Organization: Creating Home Systems
How do you create a laundry schedule? What are your best laundry room ideas? How can I streamline my laundry system? These are questions I get asked all of the time. Today, I’m here to answer them!
Laundry…separating, washing, folding, putting away. It’s my least favorite chore to do, but one thing that helps me feel super accomplished and ready for each day. I love having everything in place when it’s time to get dressed, run to an activity, or get the kids ready. Clean linens, workout clothes, and knowing where each item is helps to set me up for success in completing daily tasks & goals.
Creating a system in your laundry room doesn’t have to be hard. First, let’s start with your laundry schedule.
Creating a Laundry Schedule
Making a laundry schedule can be a helpful tool for creating organization within your home. Breaking down weekly laundry duties into small sections can prevent overwhelm and create more opportunities for success.
Begin by setting up laundry ideals for each week. What do you need to get done? My categories include: bedding, my clothing, whites, pet bedding and blankets, kids clothing, cleaning cloths and dish towels. I handle the majority of laundry within my home but my husband does his own laundry - he uses a special sport detergent because his workout clothes are…smelly. We wash our whites together. Pet bedding is an often forgotten category - I always make sure to buy pet beds and blankets that are machine washable.
There are two primary ways I do my laundry - either in one huge laundry day or by breaking it into daily loads. Having an entire day at home to work through laundry is not always realistic and can lead to overwhelm, so I prefer to do one load or complete one category each day. This will include washing, drying, folding, and putting away. For example:
Monday - Bedding
Tuesday - My clothing
Wednesday - Whites
Thursday - Kids
Friday - Pet bedding, blankets, and dish cloths
Create categories that work around you and your schedule! For myself, I like to have clean bedding going into the week so I always strip my bed and change my sheets on Monday morning during my morning cleaning routine. I try to stick to laundry on weekdays so if I have any overflow folding I can finish it up over the weekend.
How to Set up Your Homes Laundry System
Laundry Folding Tips
Struggling with the folding? I did too until I created a uniform way to fold each item. Now I have a specific way to fold t-shirt, linens, underwear, and towels.
The FlipFOLD Laundry Folder is another great tool for perfect t-shirts every time. Watch me try it out here. This is a great way to get older kids and teens involved in laundry folding.
We all know the trickiest item to fold - the fitted sheet. Click below for an easy and foolproof method.
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