Having to move a wall further to the south (to accomodate the larger than expected ducting coming out from the new furnace) meant we will have a slightly shorter laundry room, but it also meant we have a new cabinet for storage. More room for storage! It's like saying "I've found gold!" The question now is how best to design that space so the framers can get in there and finish their job.
Our options include one deep cabinet that opens into the alcove (adjacent to the mechanical room and opposite the bathroom, or we could have a slightly less deep cabinet open that way, with an even shallower cabinet backing it that opens into the laundry area. We could also have one large cabinet open into the corridor instead, which would make access to its contents even easier.
In the end we like the idea of 2 cabinets back to back. The bathroom-facing one will do for storing towels and cleaning supplies and lightbulbs and toilet paper and other such items, with the laundry-opening one sized to act as a broom closet. That one might end up being a bit thinner than the other one so as to avoid the newly wired box beside it (to house the laundry lights switch), but should still allow enough width for relevant storage without impacting the opening doors of the washer and dryer. For a little nostalgic moment we thought about having an old fashioned drop ironing board that levered down built right into the cabinet, but it seems folly to add even more expense when we have a perfectly good ironing board already. Besides, I like to watch TV while ironing so being able to move it into the nearby workspace will work just fine.
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