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Do Washing Machines Belong in Kitchens? Many Brits Say “Yes”
- damnesian 3y agoI wish it had been more common in existing US "detached" homes from the past century. We live in a city because of our kind of work, and we can't afford new housing- inevitably we buy or rent old homes. Laundry facilities are invariably located in basements. I broke my ankle four years ago carrying a laundry basket to one such basement. I still have difficulties walking up and down stairs. I have seen my share of modern homes and condos- I don't think I have ever seen this configuration, even in new residences. My wife and I are getting up there in years. I would be over the moon to find more US homes and condos with laundry fit into the kitchen somehow.
- bell-cot 3y agoAt least in SE Michigan, the trends seem to be in your direction. Buyers & renters have favored floor plans that do not invite the basement stairs to laundry day for ~4 decades now. And builders have mostly noticed that longer plumbing runs don't boost their bottom lines. (Not saying that I've seen much laundry in the kitchen yet - just closely adjacent to it.)
- JohnFen 3y agoThey don't not belong in the kitchen. For years, I've had a small washing unit that I use (Europeans and likely other non-US people will not find this odd), and while it lives in a closet between uses, when I need it it gets set up in the kitchen. Because that's where the most convenient access to an appropriate water faucet is.