Small Home Solutions: 5 Ways to Maximise Space in Your Laundry & Kitchen
Space is the ultimate luxury in modern homes. Whether you are living in a city apartment, a new-build with a compact utility room, or a busy family home that simply feels full, finding extra room can feel impossible.
We often look at expensive renovations or bulky storage furniture as the answer. But the truth is, the quickest way to "create" space is to make your existing appliances and utility areas work smarter, not harder.
By optimising how you use your washing machine, dryer, and fridge, you can clear the clutter from your floors and worktops without needing to call in a builder. Here are 5 easy, expert ways to reclaim your living space today.
1. Go Vertical (The Utility Room Game Changer)
The washing machine and tumble dryer are two of the biggest footprint hogs in the home. In many kitchens or utility rooms, they sit side-by-side, eating up valuable floor space that could be used for storage, pet bowls, or simply room to move.
The solution is simple: stack them.
Safely mounting your dryer on top of your washer instantly doubles your floor space. To do this securely, you need a Universal Stacking Kit with Sliding Shelf. This kit secures the two appliances together, ensuring total stability even during a spin cycle. The built-in sliding shelf is a brilliant bonus, giving you a pull-out worktop for folding clothes or resting your laundry basket, exactly where you need it.
Pro Tip: If you live in a flat or have your machines near a living area, vibration noise can be an issue. Adding Anti-vibration Rubber Foot Pads to your setup will dampen the noise and stop the machines from shifting, making your new vertical laundry station whisper-quiet.
2. Reclaim Your Living Room (Ditch the Airer)
For many households, the "laundry room" is actually the living room, thanks to bulky clothes horses (airers) draped with damp jeans and towels. They take up huge amounts of space, look messy, and can even cause damp issues in the home.
The reason most people rely on airers is that they fear the tumble dryer takes too long or costs too much to run.
You can change this equation with Wool Dryer Balls. These 100% natural wool balls bounce around inside the drum, lifting and separating your laundry. This allows hot air to circulate more freely, reducing drying time by up to 50%. By making your dryer faster and more efficient, you can put the clothes horse away for good and reclaim your living room floor.
3. Organise the "Hidden" Space in Your Fridge
We often think of space-saving in terms of rooms, but what about inside your appliances? A chaotic, cluttered fridge is a huge waste of space. Bottles roll around, jars get lost at the back, and you end up buying food you don't need because you can't see what you have.
Treating your fridge like a cupboard is the key. Using a dedicated Fridge Organizer allows you to stack items vertically and group similar products together. By giving jars, bottles, and fresh produce a specific home, you maximise the internal capacity of your fridge. This means fewer shopping trips and less food waste, all while keeping your kitchen feeling calm and organised.
4. Utilise "Dead" Space in the Dryer
Drying trainers or delicate items usually involves balancing them on a radiator or leaving them in the hallway for days to dry naturally. This creates trip hazards and clutter.
You can actually use your tumble dryer for these items without the annoying "thump-thump-thump" of shoes hitting the drum. A Universal Shoes Washing & Drying Rack slots securely into the centre of your dryer. It holds shoes or soft toys stationary while the hot air circulates around them. This turns the "dead space" in the middle of your drum into a useful drying shelf, clearing your radiators and hallways of damp clutter.
5. Declutter Your Detergents
Take a look at your laundry shelf or the cupboard under the sink. It is likely full of half-empty plastic bottles: detergents, fabric softeners, stain removers, and scent boosters. It’s bulky and messy.
You can free up this shelf space by switching to more compact, concentrated solutions. For example, Laundry Perfume Tabs for the tumble dryer are tiny, powerful tablets that replace bulky bottles of liquid scent. They take up a fraction of the space and deliver a long-lasting fragrance. By streamlining the products you use, you can turn a cluttered cupboard into a tidy, organised space.
The Verdict
Creating a spacious, organised home doesn't always require a skip or a sledgehammer. Often, it is about making smarter choices with the appliances you use every day. By going vertical with your laundry and using clever accessories to maximise efficiency, you can make your home feel bigger, brighter, and calmer.
Ready to reclaim your space? Explore the full range of Care+Protect space-saving accessories today.
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