Washers Dryers and other conveniences

I have a small laundry area with the dryer stacked over the dryer.  They are in a niche I recovered from bathroom space when I remodeled my bathroom several years ago.  They are only a couple of steps from the plastic bins, one for white clothes the other for dark clothes, that fit under the bathroom counter by design.  This makes it very easy to do laundry in presorted batches.  My son Richard is the only other person who does laundry in my washer and dryer, aside from occasional use by my grandson during football season.  Now and then I have needed to wash clothing by hand and I have figured out a good way to wash silk and wool garments using my shower wand, but most of the time I am satisfied with the arrangement provided by my compact laundry area.  Now that I use pods the process is even easier and less messy.