The majority of homeowners settle on white or gray cabinets for their laundry rooms. Why not choose a colorful hue instead? Without these cheerful blue cabinets, this laundry space would look average at best, but this blue hue brings new life to this space. Light-toned wooden shelves in between the slew of blue charmingly contrasts the blue, while the wicker baskets and plant vase create a uniform finish.
27 Laundry Room Shelving Ideas for an Organized Space
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Published: January 16, 2022
Updated: October 30, 2023
Nothing eases the mind quite like an orderly, well-organized laundry space. If you’re looking to add storage, there are tons of laundry room shelving ideas to choose from.
Open shelves, cabinetry, custom-built shelves, and built-ins are great examples as they help maximize every last inch of any space that you may have. However, they all have their own unique look. Open shelves, for instance, keep everything on display and easily accessible. This provides a glorious opportunity to showcase your personality through décor accents. Cabinets, on the other hand, let you hide any unappealing products away from view. Whatever laundry room shelving ideas you pick, they all serve the same function: to keep everything neat, tidy, and accessible.
When it comes to shelving styles, you can select from a myriad of styles ranging from modern to farmhouse, or wooden, tempered, and metal materials.
We’ve gathered 27 laundry room shelving ideas that will make this unavoidable task less of a bore.
05 of Create Contrast
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The boldness of the black appliances juxtaposes the wooden cabinets overhead for an inviting laundry room. The pink undertones present in the cabinetry evokes a soft vibe that manages to feel warm at the same time. Décor laid out on two open shelves elevates the charm of this farmhouse laundry room.
06 of White Everything
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Although this room is small, painting the brick wall, shiplap, furniture, and ceilings bright white gives it a sense of airiness and spaciousness. Closed cabinets offer ample storage space, which goes a long way in de-cluttering the wooden countertop for an expansive, tidy look and invoking a sense of calm in the space.
07 of Modern Farmhouse Meets Industrial
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This cool neutral laundry room comes fitted with sufficient storage space. The addition of a corner open shelf solely serves an aesthetics need. Cool gray paint on all the cabinets complements the steel washing machine for a unified look, while the brick backsplash and patterned floor tile setting the perfect backdrop.
08 of Blend with The Surrounding Cabinets
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The abundance of white on the cabinets, drawers, open shelves, brick wall, and even the appliances would have seemed boring without the black and white Moroccan inspired rug. Style the open shelves with colorful décor accents or even potted plants to break the monochromatic space up a bit.
09 of Pay Attention to the Entire Space
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To safeguard your wooden shelves against looking like they don’t belong in your laundry room, use similar materials throughout the space. In this modern farmhouse laundry room, wooden elements are also incorporated in the barn door and countertop for a cohesive finish. Whenever your laundry room isn’t in use, slide the barn door closed for a crisp look.
11 of Mix it Up
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This compact space combines various laundry room shelving ideas such as open shelves and closed cabinets. Painting the cabinets gray fosters a visually cleaner space, while open shelves offer a decorative view. A dark-toned framed sign hanging adjacent to the dark-toned open shelves brings the whole look together.
12 of Casual and Dynamic
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Curate a warm and inviting space by opting for rich, wooden shelves. Choose contrasting wall hues, like the crisp white shiplap used in this fresh laundry room, for the golden brown shelves to stick out more. Install them asymmetrically for a less formal yet interesting look.
13 of Function Over Everything
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Most homeowners use their floating shelves for purely aesthetics purposes, but you don’t have to. Store your clean laundry, stain remover, and laundry detergent on it instead. As long as you neatly arrange them, it should still invoke the same effect as stylized open shelves.
14 of Pull Inspiration From the Past
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For a distinct look, select a unique furniture piece as your shelving. This neutral-themed room features a chic cottage cabinet that’ll transport you back to the olden days. A wall-mounted open shelf and the cart between appliances, both in contrasting rustic wood, adds even more space to the room’s abundant storage options.
15 of Create a Focal Point
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Steal attention away from your floating shelf with an enchanting wallpaper. This wall combines two types of treatments—a floral wallpaper and white paneling— to turn it into an attention-grabbing accent wall. The two baskets atop the shelves coordinate with the wallpaper, wooden shelves, vase, and sign framing for a cohesive appearance.
16 of A Neutral Color Palette
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Embrace existing décor style through your shelves. This laundry room already embodies a modern farmhouse finish, with its subway tiles, black light fixtures, and rustic wood accents. Since black and white hues are farmhouse staples, the two floating shelves are painted a bright white and filled with some potted plants to soften the highly contrasting look.
17 of Create a Statement
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For an impactful statement, fill your floating shelves to the brim with both functional and décor pieces. This room’s shelves are packed with laundry essentials, galvanized buckets, wicker baskets, and a few accent pieces that instantly attract attention. The white walls let the wooden shelves and their décor pop.
18 of Add as Much Storage as Possible
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Most laundry rooms are compact, which means they get cluttered often. To work around this, consider maximizing every last inch of your space. In this soothing laundry room, the base cabinets, floating shelves, and wall-mounted cabinets curate an organized environment while a handful of houseplants adds to the room’s fresh vibe.
19 of Focus on Aesthetics
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The impeccable styling of this room will have you wanting to do laundry every day! The feature wall is covered in an intriguing textured wallpaper, with the remaining walls coated in calming blues. Light brown hues scattered throughout the space through the bamboo baskets, artwork frames, pet bed, and artificial pampas grass visually lifts up the space, while complementing the wallpaper.
20 of Cement a Style
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Spread a little farmhouse cheer in your laundry room, even if your home isn’t decorated in the farmhouse aesthetic. The two light-toned floating shelves are custom-built to fit seamlessly into this tight corner. The black and white color palette, coupled with the vintage galvanized metal canisters instills a modern farmhouse vibe.
21 of Use it For Decoration
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Fill unused wall space with a single floating shelf even if you already have ample storage space. Then spruce it up with décor to showcase your style. Here, three potted plants and white vases infuse personality and a fresh pop of color to the whitewashed brick wall.
22 of Be Distinct
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Looking for a fun and whimsical look? Consider a unique storage solution like this adorable arched hutch. The closed cabinets safely store unsightly cleaning products away from view, while the open shelves offering the perfect display spot for décor pieces. Labeling the baskets and plastic canisters makes it even easier to find exactly what you’re looking for.
23 of Keep it at a Minimal
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Mounting shelves just above the washing machine keeps your laundry essentials within reach. Wall-mounted floating shelves introduce additional storage without eating up precious floor space, making them ideal for tight spaces. To avoid the clutter associated with open shelves, keep just a few items on display and store the rest in closed cabinetry.
24 of Such a Fresh Space
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The sea of baby blue in this airy laundry room evokes a cheery and vibrant vibe. If your room has the space for it, install a number of storage solutions ranging from open shelves, lower cabinets, and wall-mounted ones. This helps free up your countertops, keeping them clear for sorting and folding laundry.
25 of Make Use of Various Storage Solutions
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Custom-built shelves furnish this bare space and impart extra storage. Since open shelves can become messy fast, woven baskets let you group similar products and knickknacks together. The bamboo baskets also lend some texture and an organic touch, and complement the brown tones of the vintage wallpaper.
26 of Take a Cue From Existing Style
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What’s a fabulous way to inject style into this minimalist-inspired laundry room than with sleek shelves? Mixing laundry essentials with décor accents makes for a functional yet alluring room. The effortlessly chic shelves also complement the room’s simplistic Scandinavian style.
27 of Display Your Precious Finds
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Rather than using your floating shelves for increasing storage space, why not showcase some beautiful décor accents instead? In this laundry room, chunky wooden shelves hold framed signs, potted greenery, and candle holders, transforming this purely functional space into a visually stunning one.
