[Laundry Love]

Turn your unsung hero into a room that sings.

The laundry is usually the last room in the house to undergo a makeover. While its glamorous stablemates – kitchens and bathrooms – receive all the attention, the laundry reliably hums away in the background. But show the laundry some love – combined with good planning and design – and you’ll soon be humming happily too.

“Laundries have traditionally been neglected, but people are increasingly putting thought into the design and look of them,” says Sweden-born, Sydney-based interior designer Anna-Carin McNamara, author of Make a Home to Love. “I recently had a client who said ‘I want the laundry to be something unexpected. When I spend time there, I want to feel happy’.”