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Laundry Room Makeover – Complete!

August 29, 2012

The last few weeks of summer have been flying by with friends visiting from near and far, a little trip back to our old stomping grounds, school supplies shopping and preparing for a new school year.  One of the areas in my home that needed some TLC, organization and a new paint color (flesh colored walls are just not for me) was the laundry room. Not only is the room looking scary, it is very hard to photograph as there is no natural light and it is not very big to be using a tripod in. So bear with me on the photos!

 

My first instinct was to paint the laundry room a blue/aqua or perhaps gray.   Then I thought maybe this room could be a different color from most of the other rooms in our home, which are some shade of blue or gray.  After posting a laundry room paint color question on my fb page, which had a crazy amount of response by the way, I decided to go with green.  Yellow was my first choice and the most popular answer but I went with the second most popular pick, green .  Maybe the blogger Color My World Challenge really did help me introduce a new color in my home, one that I would not have picked if not challenged, I didn’t pick just any green but a chartreuse green.   Digging in my fabric stash I found this blue and green flame point print that I have had for a few years which would go well with green.  Next up for inspiration was a striped aqua and green rug from Target.

aqua green fabric

Here it is, all put together and ready for some laundry!

 

 

 

 

 

I found these great printables at BHG and knew they would be perfect in my laundry room.  Using dollar store document frames and some pink spray paint I already had on hand, I was able to make some wall art for $4.

Here is the link if you would like to print these off as well.

The fabric was used to make a simple sink skirt.  Using velcro with a sticky back and my sweet sewing skills, I covered up the ugly sink for $8.

 

I had this in our bedroom at the last house, it was kind of a sage green color and was laying around in the basement not being used.  A couple coats of some aqua sample paint and a piece of scrapbook paper, new look, new room to use in.

We replaced the wire shelving with some melamine shelving from Menards.  The shelving brackets are from IKEA, I purchased them last year for the Cloffice but didn’t end up using them there.  The baskets are from Hobby Lobby and store our pool towels and cleaning rags.  So where did I put everything that was on the wire shelving?  The drawers under the washer and dryer!  I have no idea why  I wasn’t using the drawers but they hold quite a bit and keep the clutter away.  The toilet paper and paper towel have relocated to a different area of the home.  Otherwise all my cleaning and laundry supplies are neatly tucked away.

Where did the laundry sorter go you may be asking?  Well, I’ve started using a new system for washing our clothes, maybe most of you do this as well, wish I would’ve thought of it sooner.  I just take the entire dirty hamper from child A’s room, throw it in the washer, dryer and then they take the basket of clean clothes to their room and are responsible for putting the clean clothes away.  There is no more sorting of clothes, especially socks and underwear, which was a dreadful task!  Laundry for 6 people can be a bit much at times and this washing one person’s clothes at a time has simplified my life!

Here are a few before and afters side by side so you can see the change!

 

The wall color is Frolic by Sherwin Williams, I scored a gallon of paint for $28 during their 40% off sale a few weeks ago.

The rug is from Target $14

Ironing Board Cover Target $8

Ironing Board Hanger $8

Melamine Shelving  $13

Baskets from Hobby lobby on sale $35 for both

White Clock Target $6

Document Frames for Printables $4

Total $ 118

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Comments

  1. Lisa says

    August 29, 2012 at 1:54 am

    So bright, fresh and organized!! I love all the changes you made, Ange!!

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  2. cassie says

    August 29, 2012 at 2:16 am

    WOW!!! it looks so bright and fresh! i love it- the sink skirt is my fave part! welcome back, friend!

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  3. Janel from NellieBellie says

    August 29, 2012 at 3:27 am

    Wow! I bet you LIKE to do laundry now! You killed it! Great job!

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  4. Lisa @ Before Meets After says

    August 29, 2012 at 3:53 am

    I LOVE IT ANGE!!! It’s so fun and bright! I’m in the middle of re-doing my laundry room and I’m envious of the size of yours 🙂 Miss you friend!

    Reply
  5. Maury @ Life on Mars says

    August 29, 2012 at 3:57 am

    LOVE it! So bright and cheery! Great job!

    Reply
  6. Kelly @ View Along the Way says

    August 29, 2012 at 6:51 am

    I love it, especially all that color! So happy and cheerful!

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  7. Judy says

    August 29, 2012 at 7:11 am

    I just love your laundry room makeover. What a fun and bright room now. Might even make it fun to do laundry. I just adore the color. Hope you will come and link it up to my party going on.

    Reply
  8. Pine Tree Home says

    August 29, 2012 at 7:16 am

    So very fresh and clean. I know this was a lot of work, but the space looks fab.

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  9. Kerstin @ The Real Housewives of Idaho says

    August 29, 2012 at 8:22 am

    Looks great!!!! Does it make doing laundry easier? 😉

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  10. Becky@OrganizingMadeFun says

    August 29, 2012 at 9:12 am

    It is spectacular!

    Becky B.
    http://www.organizingmadefun.com
    Organizing Made Fun

    Reply
  11. Katie @ Paisley Print Shoes says

    August 29, 2012 at 9:59 am

    It looks AMAZING!! I love all the color – way to go!!

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  12. Leisa @ SuttonsDaze.com says

    August 29, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! It’s fun and happy and almost makes doing the laundry a joy….lol Great job!!

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  13. carol@thedesignpages says

    August 30, 2012 at 12:23 am

    I won’t go as far as to suggest that you enjoy laundry now but I bet this makes the task SO much more pleasant. What a great transformation!!

    Reply
  14. Rebecca says

    August 30, 2012 at 1:12 am

    I love it! So colorful and happy. 🙂 I love the fabric around the sink.

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  15. Andrea says

    August 30, 2012 at 9:31 am

    Love that color! It makes me happy just looking at it, so I’m sure you’re happy to spend time in there. The rug is awesome too!

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  16. Melanie says

    August 30, 2012 at 12:07 pm

    oh my this is just awful….now I am going to have to do something with my laundry room :). Mine is sooooo much worse than yours was. I always keep the door closed. I hope my room turns out in the realm of “cuteness” that yours is in! My one inspiraton is light blue…not sure what to put with it though.

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  17. Vanessa says

    August 31, 2012 at 9:54 pm

    It looks so amazing Ange!!! You definitely knocked this one out of the park and I just love the colors you used. Fantastic! The shelf is so cool with those circle brackets underneath and I’m loving the framed prints. Well done friend and thanks so much for sharing this at Inspiration Friday this week!
    Vanessa

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  18. Daniela @frugal ain't cheap says

    August 31, 2012 at 10:49 pm

    what a fun and happy place you have created!

    Reply
  19. Nancy @ Dreamit...build it...style it! says

    September 1, 2012 at 4:33 am

    bright and cheery- just as a laundry room should be!

    Reply
  20. Pam @ Simple Details says

    September 1, 2012 at 9:56 pm

    Love that FUN and fresh vibe!! Your paint and fabric choices couldn’t be more perfect and the retro prints are a great whimsical touch!

    Reply

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