Laundry Room Re-Do

Over the last few years, my husband and I have been slowly remodeling every surface of our cookie-cutter 2004 home. It is such a process but is incredibly fun to put our own "touch" on our house.

The laundry room was something I've kept on the back burner for a while because, frankly, I don't care. I figured closing the door hid the mess and I didn't care. The problem is it wasn't really that functional (and also, with a 7 year old and 5 year old in the house the door was rarely closed). So we decided to spruce it up a bit and I am loving how clean, organized, and open it feels now.

After

Before

A few years ago we added the one wall of batton and board and found it wasn't enough space for all the kids' backpacks and jackets and my jacket and purse. We decided to extend the batton and board and also remove the shelf on the wall opposite of the door to give the small room a more open, less-cluttered feel.

Before

Keep in mind we have the same amount of stuff in our after pictures as the before pictures. Utilizing space correctly makes a world of difference when it comes to organization.

During

After

We then added shelving above the washer and dryer. The shelves are simply a 2x12 cut in half, sanded and then stained with Minwax Summer Oak and 2 coats of polyurethane in a matte finish. The brackets were $6 each from Home Depot and spray painted a flat black.

The metal baskets on the bottom shelf are from Hobby Lobby and we got them both for $17. The sign is also Hobby Lobby: $13.

The batton and board is painted pure white by Behr in semi-gloss. The wall color is Cavan by Behr, also in semi-gloss.

Hooks were from Walmart purchased 4 years ago.

Overall, we spent about $150 on this space including decor. Not a bad deal for a pretty place to clean clothes.

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