 including a front panel having a laundry access opening and a door provided on the front panel to close and open the access opening, the front of the cabinet being inclined at an angle relative to a vertical axis, a water tub provided in the cabinet, a rotating tub provided in the water tub so as to be inclined rearwardly downward so that the inclination angle of the front of the cabinet is smaller than an inclination angle of a front of the rotating tub relative to the vertical axis