Basement Disaster I - COMPLETE

The laundry area is complete!  Before the clean up started, we had a large table sitting next to the washer and dryer. You'd think it would be great, someplace to fold things when they get out of the dryer.  It never worked that way.  I have always taken the clothes upstairs to fold them, so the table was just a place for stuff to gather. We decided to move the table to try to stop that from happening. I am not sure yet if it will get used in another area of the basement for a different purpose or if we will get rid of it all together.  It's an old table that came with the house when we bought it.

Instead of the table, I purchased a 5-tiered plastic storage shelf to use next to the dryer. Ideally I'd love to make a laundry basket shelf like the ones I've seen on Pinterest, but since the basement gets wet in spring, I didn't want to waste the money on materials for it and then it end up with water damage. That will have to be something for our next home where we actually have a laundry room without cinder block walls and a wet floor! The storage shelf was the best option for right now.  If, scratch that, WHEN we move, we will still be able to use the storage shelf either in the garage or a storage room so I didn't feel bad about spending the money on it.

I had purchased a couple of plastic bins when I was cleaning out some cabinets in the kitchen, but unfortunately they didn't fit the space. Instead of returning them, I kept them knowing they would be used somewhere.  Now they store my laundry soaps, dryer sheets, stain removers, and some cleaning supplies.  I put those bins along with our extra laundry baskets on the shelving unit.  Everything has a place and it is a relief knowing that a little bit of chaos has been eliminated in the basement.  I will just have to try not looking at the rest of the basement until I decide what area to work on next month.  But for now I can breathe a little easier while doing laundry!