Patent ID: 8479542

Claim:
A modular laundry system comprising: at least one laundry appliance having a housing with a closed top; a worksurface that extends over the closed top and having a planar upper surface and a recess formed in the planar upper surface; and a functional insert comprising a planar body removably received within the recess, and having a first surface for performing a first function and a second surface opposite the first surface different than the first surface and for performing a second function, with the first and second surfaces being selected from a group consisting of: a textured surface suitable for scrubbing; a heat-resistance surface suitable for ironing; and a cutting surface suitable for cutting fabric for sewing patterns; wherein the functional insert is removably received in the recess in one of a first configuration, in which the first surface abuts the upper surface, and a second configuration, in which the second surface abuts the upper surface, thereby providing for selecting the one of the first and second functions by flipping the functional insert between the first and second configurations.