Sunday, October 12, 2014

Laundry Room: Final Reveal!

I am happy to be able to post the "after" pictures of our laundry room make-over.
First, a quick refresher of what it looked like when we moved it. Remember the whole "paint melting off the walls" thing? So glad to be past that.

The "Before." 

Wasted space that was piled with boxes when we toured the house.
Flat panel oak doors, wire shelving, single light. 


Now...the final reveal!!


It's very hard to get a full shot of the laundry room since I'm backed up against the hallway wall as far as I can go.
New cabinets from Lowe's. Newer front loading washer and dryer brought over from the old house. Folding counter (mostly used as a stained clothing pre-treating area). New sticker from The Vinyl Letter shop on Etsy. Replaced the outlet covers with clean white ones. Drawer pulls from Ikea.

Right hand side of the room

On the right hand side of the room we put our Ikea drying rack brought over from the old house. It folds down when not in use and is mounted high enough to walk under when it's out. You can also see the new 6 panel folding doors. We decided to go with solid core doors here to help with sound dampening. We also were able to re-purpose the lights from B's room. They make much more sense in here vs the previous owner's choice of over the closet in the bedroom.

Left wall of the room

On the left hand side of the room we mounted a fold down ironing board...not that we do much ironing. Mostly I have the iron for my craft/sewing projects. This was a clearance, spur-of-the-moment purchase from Lowe's and I love it. Our previous ironing board was big and bulky. It made a horrible screeching noise when it was opened. We rarely used it because it was so awkward to get out of the closet where we stored it. The built-in is so convenient, readily available, and takes up minimal space. D had to wire an electrical outlet on this wall because the room had none. You can also see my Life Expressions Decor sign made by my friend, Jill, which I had in our old house. It says, "The most memorable days usually end with the dirtiest clothes."

View of the built-in ironing board. 


Not everything is new. We kept the flooring which is vinyl but in good condition. We re-purposed the lights. The paint was left over from the kitchen in our old home.





The finished product is just how we envisioned. I feel like it really reinforces our plans to make this house into something special.

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