The laundry room in Debbie Schwartzs L.A. home looks like a kitchen with its wide, polished counters designed for folding laundry and the same cabinets as her gourmet kitchen. New status for the once lowly laundry room reflects both an appreciation of the task and the emergence of the space as sort of an organizational center for an increasingly complicated household. (Carlos Chavez/LAT)
The 125-square-foot laundry room in Lynn Neubergs Bel-Air Crest home has a limestone floor and counters. Neuberg also uses the room to arrange flowers. (Myung J. Chun/LAT)
Schwartzs laundry room flows seamlessly with the décor in the rest of the home. (Carlos Chavez/LAT)
A tiled drip-dry stall in Neubergs home can be used to bathe a dog too. (Myung J. Chun/LAT)
Awning windows provide ventilation and natural light in Neubergs laundry room. (Myung J. Chun/LAT)
Schwartzs marble counters make even folded laundry look stylish. (Carlos Chavez/LAT)
