Central Coast Home & Lifestyle Spring 2020

Organise your Laundry Room

W ith careful planning and special laundry storage products you can create all the space you need to sort and fold clothes, store detergents, linen, and towels. A laundry room might be one of the most hardworking areas of your home but that shouldn’t mean it can’t be beautiful. If you have the room and the budget, investing in built in laundry storage that would work perfectly in your space will allow you to use every inch efficiently.   Make your small laundry room the most serene and organized space in your home. A laundry room has a way of collecting clutter—piles of dirty clothes, random coats. Could you switch it up to make more space? A good start is to look at where your washing S nakes don’t want to be near humans, so being proactive and keeping a cool head if one crosses your path will help keep you and your pets safe. Most people and pets get bitten by snakes when they disturb, frighten or try to move the snake. Tips: Keep grass low, Remove any rubbish piles, wood piles, Clear away objects where snakes may like to hide e.g. sheets of corrugated metal. Keep your dog on a leash if walking, especially near water, avoid long grassy areas, Keep cats indoors with access to a snake-proof enclosure. If you see a snake at home: Walk away

machine and tumble dryer are positioned.  Look for functional laundry room storage ideas – open shelving is a great option because you can keep everything in sight and easily accessible. Deep shelves lower down will be handy for heavier items, with shelves above head height designed to stash items you don’t use often and it is a good way to keep them organised and out of view. Even better, opt for a modular storage system like Ikea’s Algot system or Jonaxel Shelving unit with clothes rail, that can be customised and quickly adapted to different needs and spaces. Some additional laundry room options include: Folding area, like a table or shelf, Drying rack or indoor clothesline, Set of mesh bags for washing delicate items, slowly, Keep an eye on it from a safe distance, Secure your pets, Do NOT try to catch or kill the snake, to remove call a licensed snake handler, If the snake is in your house, close the door and place a towel in front of the closed door before you call the handler. Signs of snake bite in your pet: Sudden weakness followed by collapse, Shaking or twitching of the muscles and difficulty blinking, Vomiting, Loss of bladder and bowel control, Dilated pupils, Paralysis, Blood in urine. I f your pet is bitten : Keep them calm and quiet, Take them to the vet immediately. Do NOT wash the wound or apply a tourniquet

Ironing board and iron, Steamer, Bins to sort laundry into darks, lights, towels, and so on. You can also set up an area of the room with a clothing rack or rod to hang pieces you’ve ironed. Other ideas include The perfect laundry basket, Holders and hooks keep things in their place, Laundry accessories in place with a board, A storing board with boxes and trays keep the small items in your laundry room sorted. Put your washing on wheels - A drawer system filled with smart drawers is great for laundry rooms. If you put wheels on it your cleanwashing then simply can be rolled from washing machine to tumble dryer to line to space where you can fold your clothes.

Spring is prime snake season as males seek out females

Keep your best friends safe

I t’s not even Spring yet, but paralysis ticks are out and about early this year! Unfortunately, veterinary clinics all along the Eastern Coast of Australia are already seeing an insurgence of tick paralysis cases. The good news is that tick paralysis is completely preventable. Talk to your local pet supply store for options to suit your pets.

10 Home & Lifestyle Magazine | Spring 2020