simple modern laundry room designs by Homestyle New Zealand

Laundry-mudroom room design by Homestyle magazine, New Zealand.

There’s a lot to admire designwise coming out New Zealand of late, but how to explain their particular knack for stylish laundry rooms? Kiwis, it seems, know how to keep it clean. At least that’s the case, judging from:

Here are our latest favorite laundry designs from down under: three setups created by Auckland-based Homestyle magazine featuring appliances from Fisher & Paykel—which, not coincidentally, is a New Zealand company. Using simple layouts and storage, each presents ideas for how to “make the practical pretty.” Homestyle art director Juliette Wanty says, “The laundry is the workhorse of your home and should enjoy the same design consideration as other parts of the dwelling,”

Photography by Wendy Fenwick, courtesy of Homestyle; design and styling by Juliette Wanty.

The Laundry Closet

Homestyle magazine Fisher-Paykel laundry room design. — Above: Sliding plywood doors partition off this compact laundry. A ceiling-mounted drying rack, the Sylph, $249 NZD, from I’ll Hang It Here, makes clever use of otherwise unused ceiling space. (See more of the line and find additional options in Hang It Anywhere: Bespoke Clothing Racks from New Zealand.)

The washing machine is the Fisher & Paykel Aqua Smart Top Loader. The sink is an American Standard similar to the Loft Collection Counter Sink with a Parisi Envy Basin Mixer tap. For clothes hanger ideas, take a look at 11 Favorites: Display-Worthy Hangers. The industrial Canvas Basket, $99.50, is by Remodelista favorite Steele Canvas of Boston (see it in Remodelista: The Organized Home).