37 Laundry Room Decor Ideas for a Stylish Refresh

Give your utilitarian space a pretty and practical update. Who knows—laundry day might just become enjoyable!

A laundry room might be a utilitarian space, but there's no reason it can't be as pretty as it is practical. Laundry rooms come in all shapes, sizes, layouts, and locations, and whether yours is a bright and airy room or it consists of a small basement closet, there are plenty of ways to maximize function, add character, and put a decorative spin on the hard-working space. Plus, focusing on laundry room decor might just make the chore more enjoyable!

Since a laundry room is typically small in size and can easily be closed off from the rest of the home, it's also the perfect spot to experiment with design statements you might not commit to elsewhere. Incorporate a bold wallpaper print, a fun cabinet color, or a surprising light fixture. If your laundry room could use a stylish refresh, a good declutter, and some added storage space, take inspiration from our favorite decor ideas.

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Black and White Laundry Room

Go clean and simple with a black and white color scheme in your laundry room. A limited color palette is anything but boring when done right—incorporate a couple of solid colored surfaces such as white cabinets, add contrast through black hardware and fixtures, incorporate subtle pattern with shiplap walls, elevate the space with quartz countertops, and bring in natural materials such as wood shelves or stone tile to add warmth.

Geometric Floor Tile

Instead of adding pattern through a backsplash, bring in visual interest with a geometric floor tile. It's a clever way to break up a solid cabinet color and it incorporates a decorative feature, and on a practical note, it's durable and easy to keep clean.

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Laundry Room Floating Shelves

Maximize vertical wall space in a small laundry room or closet and mount floating shelves above side-by-side appliances. The shelves provide valuable storage, keep essentials within easy reach, and double as a display surface for decorative items.

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Statement Light Fixture

Just because a laundry room is a utilitarian space by nature doesn't mean you can't add beautiful details! Hang a statement light fixture to dress it up, draw the eyes up, and provide overhead lighting.

Laundry Closet Barn Doors

If your laundry appliances are located in a closet, hide the area behind a pair of beautiful barn doors. These wooden doors add warmth to white walls and charcoal gray floor tile and they tie in wood accents inside the closet such as the floating shelves, a butcher block countertop, and wood hangers. Barn doors are also highly practical for a laundry closet since they allow for ventilation, they hide clutter when needed, but they're easy to open and don't require any clearance.

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Multi-Functional Laundry Room

This multi-functional laundry room doubles as a mudroom, which means its design needs to accommodate a variety of functions. Built-in cabinets and drawers provide lots of hidden storage, open cubbies and shelves keep frequently used items on hand, and a rustic floor tile and dark cabinet color are a practical choice since they hide dirt and scuff marks—something that's key in a hard-working space such as this!

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Colorful Wall Tile

Use a colorful wall tile to create visual interest in a small laundry room. This bold blue and white geometric tile packs a big punch and along with a reclaimed wood cabinet, it instantly gives the space personality and a playful edge.

Elegant Laundry Room Decor

Elevate your laundry room with a charming floral wallpaper, an elegant brass light fixture, warm white cabinets, framed artwork, and potted topiaries. The lovely details dress up the hard-working space and create a crisp and clean aesthetic that's perfectly fitting for a laundry room.

Laundry Room Paint Colors

Add a whimsical touch to your laundry room with an unexpected cabinet color that you perhaps wouldn't use on kitchen cabinetry. Here, the vibrant blue-green paint color brightens the room and is balanced out with more neutral features such as matte black hardware, white wall tile, and wicker storage baskets.

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Laundry Room with Wood Accents

Incorporate wood accents into your laundry room through shelves, countertops, picture frames, doors, and trim. The natural material has a warm, welcoming, and timeless feel, can take on any look since you can leave it natural or stain it, and it complements any design style.

Decorate with Bold Wallpaper

A laundry room is a great place to experiment with a bold wallpaper pattern, since it's typically a small space which requires less of a financial investment. Additionally, it's a private area that can easily be closed off and therefore doesn't necessarily have to match the rest of the interior.

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Freestanding Island Storage

Create added storage and give your laundry room extra charm and character with a unique island. This freestanding island offers a work surface as well as a shelf for storage and its curved details juxtapose the more modern and streamlined cabinets. To unify the contrasting elements, use the same paint color on both the cabinets and the island.

Laundry Room in Bedroom Closet

If your bedroom closet is large enough to house a washer and dryer, create functional built-in storage around the appliances. When creating your design, add space for laundry baskets, include a hanging rail where garments can air dry, install open shelves for frequently used laundry products, and don't forget a work surface for folding or mending items.

Beadboard Backsplash

For a touch of cottage charm in your laundry room, replace a tiled backsplash with beadboard. Paint it the same color as the cabinets and bring in contrast through textured baskets, a stone countertop, and a patterned runner rug.

Hidden Laundry Room Storage

Add an instant focal point to your laundry room with a colorful curtain. This stylish laundry nook conceals the machines behind a pretty purple curtain. A wood shelf holds an assortment of accessories and houseplants for a delightful vignette.

Laundry Room with Hanging Rack

Laundry room decor doesn't have to sacrifice style for function. Savvy storage and design choices can yield a custom look that's all your own. Create a laundry room you'll love by installing a hanging rack and styling a few pieces of artwork.

Eclectic Laundry Room Decor

Have fun with an eclectic laundry room design that incorporates color, pattern, texture in a playful way. In this light and bright laundry room, a modern floral print wallpaper adorns the walls above a traditional white subway tile. Colorful artwork and painted stripes on the concrete floor add to the whimsical feel, while crisp white trim, doors, and windows maintain a clean and airy look.

Laundry Room with Hanging Storage

Take a few cues from this small laundry room to make your space stylish and storage-smart in no time. Hang baskets and bins on large hooks to organize supplies on a the wall, and install open shelving to declutter clothing care items.

Laundry Room Wallpaper

Striking wallpaper instantly defines a space, while looking trendy and playful. Choose a pattern that matches your color scheme for an effortless way to accent your laundry room's decor. A white and blue floral design keeps with the white shelves and appliances, and a piece of colorful art adds character to the efficient laundry room.

Painted Wall Mural

Personalize your laundry room with a painted mural on the wall. It's a fun alternative to a solid wall color and a more cost-effective design solution than wallpaper. Take inspiration from this modern laundry room and create an ombre effect, starting with a dark paint color on the bottom and using lighter shades as you approach the ceiling.

Laundry Room Window Shelves

Don't be afraid of mounting floating shelves in front of a window, especially if you're tight on wall space! To make sure they don't feel out of place, take inspiration from this small laundry room and use wood shelves and a butcher block countertop for cohesiveness. The shelves provide much needed storage space while allowing plenty of natural light to filter in.

Cheerful Wall Color

Make laundry day less of a chore with a bright and cheerful wall color! This saturated yellow paint color infuses the room with optimistic energy and warmth, and looks extra charming when paired with a farmhouse sink, cafe curtains, and shaker-style cabinets with beadboard fronts.

Floor-to-Ceiling Cabinets

Maximize storage space and prevent a cluttered look by installing floor-to-ceiling cabinets in your laundry room. Visually, they extend the height of the ceiling, plus you won't have to worry about dust collecting at the top of each cabinet. Maintain a clean look with a warm white paint color on the cabinets and organize their interiors with bins and baskets in order to keep countertops clutter-free.

Laundry Room Curtain

Hide appliances with a pair of curtains that soften the hard-working space and bring in a touch of vintage charm. They're easy to slide open or shut, they're less expensive than built-in doors, can be washed as needed, and are simple to switch out seasonally.

Modern Farmhouse Laundry Room

Channel a modern farmhouse aesthetic in your laundry room with white shiplap walls, wood countertops, open shelves, vintage typography signs, and a charming basket collection. Equal parts pretty and practical, this laundry room is anything but sterile while offering a functional worktop and versatile storage through shelves, cabinets, hooks, and baskets.

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Chalkboard Wall

Incorporate a chalkboard wall into your laundry room for a spot where you can jot down reminders, shopping lists, or fun laundry-themed quotes! It doesn't necessarily need to be a full wall—you can apply chalkboard paint to a door, above countertops instead of a backsplash, or on the side of cabinetry.

Laundry Room Built-Ins

Built-ins are your best friend when it comes to maximizing storage space, hiding appliances, and elevating your laundry room. To create contrast and implement a dressier, decorative element, mix glass front and solid front cabinet doors.

Industrial Laundry Room Decor

Industrial style is perfectly suited for a functional space such as a laundry room. Take design cues from this open and airy laundry room and leave structural room elements exposed, opt for warehouse-style lighting, bring in a rolling island with plenty of storage space, and extend floating shelves all the way to the ceiling to maximize every inch of the room.

Salvage Laundry Room Decor

Salvaged items such as this distressed barn door or rolling wood crates inject a big dose of character into this laundry room. A neutral wall color and white cabinets create a simple visual base that's layered with medallion-style floor tile for depth and detailed pattern and an antique-style chandelier and ironing board for personality.

Mudroom Laundry Room

This compact mudroom had hardly any room for a laundry—until a space-saving solution put everything in its place. Stacking the washer and dryer cut space needed for laundry in half, giving storage and work space to the kitchen. Built-in closets and laundry room cabinets give narrow storage and a smal counter space.

Laundry Room Barn Doors

Barn doors are one of our favorite laundry room door ideas for small spaces. Sliding orange barn doors provide a seamless transition from one room to another in this laundry room design idea. By using sliding doors, there is less space taken up by swung-open doors or folded accordion doors. Thoughtful touches —like ceiling-mount lighting—make the space feel less like a closet and more like a small-scale laundry room.

Sorting Bins

Look for laundry room accessories like baskets, bins, boxes, shelves, and cubbies for the ultimate organization. Rolling wire laundry bins make sorting simple and effective. They roll easily under a long countertop, and wire shelves about hold supplies or delicate items. This setup also takes up no extra floor space—a real plus in a small area laundry room layout.

Laundry Room in Closet

This laundry room door idea tucks the area away in a closet for easy access, but also easy hiding. Just shutting the etched glass doors keeps the appliance out of sight when the space is used as a living room. A folding clothes rack can be collapsed and stored when not in use, but provides tons of hanging space when needed.

Beautiful Built-Ins

Built-in cabinetry boosts storage capabilities and looks beautiful in this stylish laundry room. A sliding glass door with modern hardware hides the sleek laundry room set up when not in use. Cabinets and a shelf above the appliances keep everything needed for a load of laundry in reach. Sleek laundry room countertops provide a place for sorting and folding clothes.

Laundry Room Utility Zone

Not only is this laundry room easy to navigate, but its layout makes for easy living. The sink can be put to work as a garden center, a dog-washing stand, or a place to soak clothes. A table surface for folding laundry and cabinetry above the appliances make this an ideal laundry room.

Colorful Laundry Room

Using a bold color palette is an effective way to boost the aesthetic of an otherwise all-white room. The rich blue wallpaper in this stylish laundry room introduces flair in a space that's all about function. Open shelving eases the task of processing laundry. A crystal chandelier is the perfect laundry room accessory that makes the space feel mod and inviting.

Small Laundry Room Decor

Laundry room layouts are often small, so utilize every inch of available space. Because you can't afford to waste a sliver of space in a small laundry room, take storage as high as you can with custom shelving. The angled ceiling in this laundry room puts storage to the test, but well-spaced shelves allow plenty of room for stacking towels and detergent without making the area feel overcrowded.

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