Ikea Pax utility room/laundry room system? - What do you have?

2021-09-15 10:26:33

I always have to think of the fat, immobile people of the future in Wall-E when it comes to path-avoidance logic. :)

I often do too :D However: if you have a ground floor and an upper floor available and anyway want to create a so-called storage room on the upper floor near the cold storage room, it makes quite a bit of sense to plan the washing machine next to the bedrooms and closets (unless you shy away from the noise). Regardless of whether you dry laundry in the garden or otherwise. Here in the north and being employed, drying outside is almost excluded, at least for the big main laundry. About the fat caricature of a person in Wall-E: I think of him when it comes to direct access between garage/hallway or entrance. Personally, I appreciate every bit of fresh air walk or on my property. Things happen there too: neighbors greet, briefly weed, sweep the yard, tend flowers... for stuff like that, which isn’t on a schedule and you wouldn’t think of doing from inside ;) Lately, I’ve noticed that many people think more about their utility room “system” than about their living space :cool:

2021-09-15 11:05:12

Me too often :D
However: if you have a ground floor and an upper floor available and you want to create a so-called storage room next to the freezer room on the upper floor anyway, it makes quite a bit of sense to plan the washing machine next to the sleeping and wardrobe rooms (unless you shy away from the noise). No matter whether you dry outside in the garden or however. Here in the north and being employed, drying outside is almost out of the question, at least for the big main laundry.
Regarding the fat caricature of humans in Wall-E: he comes to my mind when it comes to direct access garage/hallway or entrance. Personally, I enjoy every walk in the fresh air or on my property. Things happen there too: neighbors greet, briefly weed, sweep the yard, take care of flowers... for things like that, which are not on a schedule and which you wouldn’t think of doing from inside ;)
Lately I have noticed that many people think more about their utility room "system" than their living space :cool:

And then control everything with the smartphone via KNX from the sofa. Monitor the children’s room by video,... :D
And this hype about nice utility rooms – thanks Pinterest. The times when you recycled your parents-in-law’s old kitchen in the laundry room are probably over.

2021-09-15 11:12:34

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Personally, I enjoy every trip outside or on my property. Something happens there too: greeting neighbors, quickly weeding, sweeping the yard, tending to flowers… just things like that, which are not on a schedule and which you wouldn’t think of doing from inside ;)
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And very important: an occasional little chat with the neighbors :)

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The times when you recycled the in-laws' old kitchen in the laundry room are probably over.

We still have a rather spartan laundry room in the basement without much furniture. In the mornings it even serves as a kind of backup men's wet room (I already reported this elsewhere). The only disadvantage is the lack of direct access outside. Possibly, we will spruce it up a bit sometime, like new tiles, etc.

2021-09-15 11:16:24

And this hype about beautiful utility rooms - thanks Pinterest. The days when you recycled the in-law's old kitchen in the laundry room are probably over.

No, not everywhere. At our place, the washing machine and dryer are simply placed in the utility room. On the other wall, there will be a large shelf, open, without doors.

2021-09-15 12:30:36

And then control everything with the smartphone via KNX from the sofa. Monitor the children's room via video,... :D

And then wonder where your physical fitness has gone (thanks to the mowing, dusting, and mopping robots)

And this hype about a beautiful utility room - thanks Pinterest.

.. but the living room should please look cozy and not so sterile (meaning messy), the utility room gets spotless :p
By the way, yesterday I washed my mom’s self-knitted beautiful expensive new wool blanket in the bathtub. It almost got called a washboard. That was pretty exhausting but had to be done. I kept thinking about the bathtub discussion :)
Too bad I didn’t have my phone with me to have a photo for the next discussion. But most likely someone would say that there are nice polyester blankets at Ikea for cheap money that you can wash in the washing machine :p
Alright, enough mocking ;)… carry on :)

2021-09-15 12:56:37

And then wonder where the physical fitness went (thanks to mower-, dust- and mop-robots)

.. but the living room should please look cozy and not so sterile (meaning messy), the utility room is spotless :p
By the way, yesterday I washed my mom’s self-knitted beautiful expensive new wool blanket in the bathtub. It almost got called a washboard. That was quite exhausting, but had to be done. I kept thinking about the bathtub discussion :)
Too bad I didn’t have my phone with me to take a photo for the next discussion. But probably someone would say that there are nice polyester blankets at Ikea for cheap money, which you can wash in the washing machine :p
So, enough mocking ;)… carry on :)

But only buy a bathtub for that if you never actually use it otherwise?
Better to take the blanket to the dry cleaners.

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