I’ve by no means been so excited in all my life to do laundry. How typically can anybody actually say that and imply it?
We will formally cross the laundry room off of the home to-do checklist as a result of it’s completed! No less than Section 1 is. And who is aware of if Section 2 will ever actually occur as a result of… life.
Should you’ve been following alongside on our journey in right here, you would possibly bear in mind this loveliness earlier than.
It had dingy cupboards, a ground that had seen higher days, and a florescent gentle that wasn’t doing it any favors.
But it surely’s come a good distance because of a complete buncha paint, some main sale purchasing, and pulling a couple of methods out of our sleeves to make this oddly laid out room tremendous organized and useful. Ta daaaaaaa! (I do know you’ll be able to’t see me, however I’m doing Vanna White palms over right here.)
Right here’s a complete journey down reminiscence lane for the entire tasks that went into this house. (Some affiliate hyperlinks are offered under for comfort.)
1. Paint. I’m a newfound believer in darkish high-contrast paint. Black & white and navy & white and charcoal & white are the bomb-diggity for making any room look high-end. (And perhaps I’m leaping the gun right here, however I actually assume all-white rooms are going to be fading out quickly and we’re going to start out seeing darker, rather more dynamic rooms very, very quickly in Pinterest Land.)
We painted the partitions in Sherwin Williams Slate Tile. (I beloved this attractive deep navy blue-charcoal a lot from utilizing it within the Lowe’s makeover that I needed to have a bit for myself at home.) For the ceiling, cupboards, and trim, we painted with Benjamin Moore Merely White.
Oh, and including fairly vintage brass knobs at all times helps.
2. Drop Zone. There have been already hooks on this wall earlier than, however we swapped them out for these extra vintage type brass hooks I purchased for 50% off and hung this mirrored laundry signal above it (additionally on sale) to assist bounce some gentle round on this darkish nook of the room. It’s the right spot to hold luggage and jackets proper once we stroll in since we don’t actually have a mudroom.
3. French Bifold Door. Earlier than, the room had a damaged plain white bifold door that saved falling off of the observe. However since our breakfast nook has no pure gentle, we swapped it out for this frosted glass French bifold door to permit some pure gentle into the house whereas nonetheless having the ability to cover any laundry piles and muddle when we’ve got firm over.
It simply occurs to be a enormous perk that this door now matches the French doorways in our front room. We added two of those pulls within the center to trick the attention and make it appear like a daily double-opening French door when it’s closed although.
4. Lighting. The florescent gentle initially on this room drove me batty since each time we tried to open some of the cupboards, the doorways would slam into it. So we swapped it for this classic type semi-flush mount I discovered on Amazon for $43.
I preserve which means to swap out the bulb for a daylight Edison bulb, if I can ever bear in mind subsequent time I’m on the ironmongery store.
5. Group. After we moved in, this pegboard was already right here, so we gave it a recent coat of paint and hung up some hooks and pegboard baskets to corral all of our cleansing provides. Handiest little factor ever! I would ultimately body it to make it look extra polished (because of a few of y’all’s recommendations), however we’re simply calling it achieved for now.
I shopped round at The Container Retailer throughout a 50% off sale to snag these woven baskets that match completely in our already present cubbies.
And to assist pretty-up a number of the regular laundry detergent muddle, I used this beverage dispenser we already owned from Walmart. (As a result of who wants lemonade when you’ll be able to have cute laundry detergent?)
I discover jars on a regular basis on the thrift retailer, so that they work out completely for holding dryer sheets, clothespins, and unfastened change. And I put a wood crate on the shelf to toss in any misplaced socks at any time when they pop up mate-less.
6. Vertical storage. Since we’ve got a pool within the yard, a drying rack is a should. I discovered this rack on Amazon that matches this little nook precisely. To maintain our ironing board in simple attain however out of the way in which, we simply mounted it on this hook.
And as a spot to dump any soiled garments as we stroll within the door, we preserve this wire laundry hamper I bought on sale at World Market. We hung up this dry-erase calendar the opposite day too that we’ll be utilizing to maintain our month-to-month schedules straight and jot down any pantry objects we run out of for writing grocery lists extra simply.
7. Flooring. Since we’re not fairly prepared for a significant demo to tear out the Sixties cupboards and the present vinyl ground (that has a extremely difficult development state of affairs beneath) we opted to have some enjoyable with sample and canopy it up with these vinyl ground tiles I discovered on Etsy. (I shared extra vinyl tile choices right here that we thought-about for this house too.)
We thought-about portray the present vinyl with stencils to start with, however this feature was approach sooner, much less messy and fume-y. and I’m extra assured about its sturdiness.
In a couple of years, we’ll seemingly demo to put in actual ceramic tile, however till then, these vinyl ones are holding up nice and are rockstars at hiding dust we traipse in.
8. Window therapies and artwork. For this little focal wall, I couldn’t get too loopy with artwork since our electrical panel field is correct smack behind our washer (it’s so very handy there… not), so to cover it however preserve it accessible, we painted it to match the wall and I hung up some greenback retailer black frames with mats utilizing magnets on the metallic door that may pop off simply if there’s ever {an electrical} emergency.
I discovered these classic clothesline prints on the Library of Congress web site, that I printed off for virtually nothing. (You’ll be able to obtain the printables on this submit, in order for you some too.)
So as to add come texture on this house however nonetheless preserve it vibrant with no-fuss, we hung up this pure woven Roman shade.
So in regards to the grand tally…
Sources & Price range Breakdown:
TOTAL: $1,464.40
I’m actually stunned we went over $1,000, however with changing the door and going the vinyl tile route slightly than portray with a stencil on the present vinyl, these took over half of our finances.
Oh, and we purchased a ground mannequin Samsung washer and dryer set from Lowe’s for $300 every. That saved us over $1,000 simply by doing that! Woot! So I suppose it’s a wash in the long run. (No pun meant. Hehe.)
Fact be instructed, I depart this bifold door open now simply so I can get a daily glimpse at this room’s cuteness. Effectively, and likewise as a result of laundry isn’t actually completed anyway… except you do laundry bare. (Insert snort giggle.)
To start with, I believed perhaps we had been loopy for focusing a lot consideration on this utility house once we had so many different rooms rather more determined for a makeover. However now that it’s achieved, I’m glad we spent a lot time and so many sources in right here. This room retains our household sane on the day-to-day, and it simply will get as a lot use as our kitchen and front room.
Thanks so a lot for cheering us on as we’ve tackled the entire twists and turns of this makeover, y’all! You guys at all times give us the motivation we have to preserve the momentum going. As a result of if it’s a must to do home tasks and wash laundry, you would possibly as nicely have an area to take pleasure in it in, proper?
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