Basement / Laundry Room Design Ideas

Please help assist with some basement and laundry room design and inspiration. A few things I want to accomplish include 1) replacing and moving the existing dryer vent, 2) block off laundry area from rest of basement (slat wall or half wall so I still get natural light from windows?), and 3) have a better play area environment for two young kids (1 and 4).

Design ideas are welcome or pointing me to a resource to help with conceptual design would be helpful. Generally, i think I want to keep the laundry in the same area, but replace the dual sink with a single mop sink and move the laundry machines to the same wall as the windows. Also, probably remove all the cabinets/counter from the non-laundry area and place new carpeting (Or will I regret this since having extra general cabinet storage is a good thing?)

Main priorities are to make space more functional and safe for kids with relatively low budget (I.e not guy the place).