Article: Laundry and lifestyles.(Maytag expects laundry rooms to become household togetherness centers)(Brief Article)

Article: Laundry rooms get a makeover. .(Brief Article)
Marketing to Women: Addressing Women and Women's Sensibilities;  February 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... as the centerpiece, reports The New York Times News Service. Home builders ... increasingly asking for spacious laundry rooms with elegant cupboards, countertops ... by William Hamilton for The New York Times News Service, published ...

Article: Laundry rooms: when is a lease not a lease? ...
Real Estate Weekly;  March 25, 1992 ;     700+ words ...Most apartment buildings in the New York metropolitan area provide basement space for clothes washing and drying facilities. The basement area is frequently set aside ...

Article: Uncommon laundry rooms: a laundry room can be more ...
Units;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... but today's common-area laundry rooms hardly resemble their dark ... ancestors of 30 years ago. Modern laundry rooms are clean and centrally located ... owners money because these modern laundry rooms use far less water and energy ...

Article: Women say laundry rooms should handle multiple ...
Marketing to Women: Addressing Women and Women's Sensibilities;  February 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Women are pining for nicer-looking laundry rooms, according to a Sears, Roebuck survey ... enjoy the time they spend in their laundry rooms. Women's chief complaints about their current laundry rooms include "too small or cluttered ...

Article: Second-floor laundry rooms on the rise in Lennar ...
Courier News (Elgin, IL);  July 8, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... publication recently cited 61 percent of laundry rooms are now being built on upper levels ... this trend by putting second-floor laundry rooms in a growing number of homes in the ... Lennar also offers second-floor laundry rooms in a number of its townhome communities ...

Article: After Decades Of Settling For Sterile-White Laundry ...
PR Newswire;  January 13, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... They don't like the look of their laundry rooms," Settecase said. "In fact, 55 ... women crave a laundry room makeover. Laundry rooms are seen as too small or cluttered ... they need to better decorate their laundry rooms (25%) and some said they do not ...

Article: Women want bigger, nicer laundry rooms. .(Brief ...
Marketing to Women: Addressing Women and Women's Sensibilities;  March 1, 2003 ;     582 words ... ... Upscale--and often multipurpose--laundry rooms are a growing trend in both new home ... reports Knight Ridder. Although laundry rooms have been moving closer to the main ... of the classic basement gray, new laundry rooms often resemble kitchens, with light ...