Since we moved in our family computer has been right next to our dining room table. It’s a small desk and doesn’t take up a ton of space but it is an eyesore. No matter how clean the desk and the rest of the room are the space still feels cluttered. So move it right? Do we put it in the living room? Not really a good spot for it there. In the bedroom? This breaks about 20 zen and feng shui rules. In the laundry room? That’s a stupid place for a computer! Is it really? It’s actually perfect.
Last week I told you about the evolution of our laundry room. And now, ladies and gentlemen, I will unveil plans and ideas for the future!
Like most people in this part of the world, we never use our front door. The only time it ever opens is when someone comes to visit. Other than that we leave and come in through the garage. We pass through our mud room/laundry room at least a time or two a day. Because of this it is the perfect location for the “control center” of our house. We come into the house through the garage and there are certain things that have no reason making it past this point because they will never be used in the house. For example…
Most of our mail is either bills or junk mail coupons. With online bill payment we can either pay them right away or put them next to the computer to pay when we get a chance. All the junk mail coupons can be sorted through and thrown in the recycling bin or put somewhere we might actually see them when we leave the house.
I have been designing a computer desk for this new space that will help with organization and cut down on clutter. We will still use our current desk for the time being so we can work out the kinks and determine whether or not my new design is really what we need. We will have to get a wireless internet router to transfer service to the laundry room. This is a two-fer because I also get service upstairs in my design office. No more transferring plans to a USB drive so I can email them from our family computer!!!
There are many other reasons this is a perfect arrangement. Stay tuned.
how big of a room is this?
ReplyDeletei'm only putting my 2 cents in (so seriously, it means nothing), but i wonder if this is going to make this room a lot more busy and full then it needs to be?
a laundry room can be hard to keep organized/clean by itself. Adding a work station (which can be also hard to keep in order) may make you frustrated.
Have you considered maybe a roller desk? I know a lot of them have slots for your mail and bills. it's nice too because when you are done, you close that bad boy up - and presto! you have a clean room.