Laundromat ideas

A welcome antidote to the dull inconvenience of doing laundry.

Sometimes, the best adventures are hiding in plain sight, right under our noses—or in this case, behind a row of washing machines. Let’s head over to an unassuming laundromat that’s secretly a portal to a place where the rum flows freely. This isn't a daydream, no. It's a hidden gem…

Jon and Erin Carpenter spent nearly three months renovating a South Carolina laundromat.

Doing the laundry is having a moment.

Erin and Jon bought an old laundromat and turned it into a dream community space where people can have fun while doing their laundry.

Amid all the excitement (and stress) of finding a new apartment, there’s one detail that’s almost too easy to overlook: Asking if your building has an on-premises washer and dryer. Now, two weeks later, you realize there isn’t, in fact, a washer or dryer downstairs. You’ve likely run out of socks to wear, which means it’s time to make a trip down to your local laundromat.

Think doing your laundry has to be boring? Think again. Entrepreneurs around the world have scrubbed old notions of drab, dank laundromats and given them a facelift with amenities like food, music, drinks, and comedy shows. Take a look at these updated venues and see how they compare with the ones near you.