Our laundry area is right inside the back door. We had finished it with a small cabinet on one side.with granite top, and nice tall cabinets and wood trim. After walking by this area so many times, I decided I didn't like seeing the metal top of the washer and dryer..We had some leftover granite..but not enough to do the whole top, so we added some marble we also had leftover from the floors.. Now we have a full counter top to fold clothes on, with no fear of socks escaping behind the appliances.