Remodelista

Ever wonder why the laundry hamper is upstairs and the washer-dryer is downstairs? Or worse still, in the basement? In grand old houses with a full domestic staff, the downstairs laundry room might have made sense. But in the modern home, locating the washer-dryer in a kids' bathroom, next to the linen closet, or even in the kitchen (as the Europeans do) means you don't have to trudge up and down the stairs to transfer loads to the dryer. Asko has come out with a new line of washer-dryers that are concealed behind cabinetry, which means you can install them almost anywhere. www.asko.se