Basement Storage Room

The garage sale was a success! We cleared away a lot of unnecessary clutter.  Now we only have necessary clutter (and a bushel basket!)! This wall gets a passing grade for being organized:

New Ikea boxes for my better half's electronic bits and bobs

This side still needs improvement:

We need to get our act together one day and make the area above the washer dryer functional.  However, the machines sit a good six inches away from the wall, so I don't know how you reach anything if you have mount cupboards on the wall above.  Are we the only homeowners who have a washer/dryer that practically sit in the middle of the room? What do you do with this space?