The Laundry Room – Chapter 1
This post is a dose of reality all who are under the MISimpression that my whole house resembles the functionality and aesthetics in my Closet, Library or Workshop.
It doesn’t. Those are just the only rooms I’ve gotten to so far. (Oh, and Madison’s bedroom – but that looks like a tornado blew through so I just try not to think about that room…and try to avoid going IN it anymore.
Anyway, welcome to my new project: The Laundry Room
Come on in. Seriously, I DARE you!
‘Cause it just keeps getting better and better!
Talk about wasted space!
Two incredibly stupid things that were done in this small room.
1. The two doors both opened up INTO the room blocking off the entire wall behind them. The door against the far wall is the one my dad and I turned into a pocket door but the other one still opens IN. That’s the first thing I’m going to change!
2. The single, small, insignificant shelf that is in the entire room is so far above and behind the washer and dryer that only a giant could reach it. Lucky for him, Wes is kind of a giant so he doesn’t stand on tippy toes like I do. That’s gonna’ change too!
The ONE good thing about this room, it’s a nice size. I can work with it.
Well, and the GE smart dispense something or other washer and dryer that we bought when we moved in.
It was a splurge. We bought the cheapest ones we could find in our last house because the house before that we had a nice set that the buyers wanted to keep — for free…and because we WANTED to sell the house we said ok.
Anyway, after staying in IL for almost 6 years with the cheapest washer and dryer on the planet, we wanted nicer ones. SO we kind of went over the top. I only add detergent once every 6 months and the washer talks to the dryer and tells it what to do with the batch that it’s about to eat. They’re kind of awesome.
Oh, and there is a sink in the room. It’s big and not pretty but at least there’s water and a drain. I can work with that too! I can even work around the weird ceiling. I think that dropped ceiling hides the stairs…maybe? No idea. In this house, anything is possible.
So, yeah, this is my new project. It shouldn’t take months but I always think that so I’m not even making an estimate. Just push forward until I come to the end. That’s the plan!
I think laundry rooms are a great and easy job for anyone to sruce up. One laundry room we had was also the “mudroom” from the garage. We did the front loads,built a shelf over the w/d (folding area and cubbies on top for kid oudoor storage))and I then stacked some cupboards for storage along another wall with one sideways as more shoe storae and a bench. It was tight but worked! Second home was done and perfect. This 60’s home we covered cinderblock with beadboard, wire ceiling with a drop ceiling, a wash basin between the w/d AND built a folding table using two store bought cupboards and a nice plank of wood stained. It really is a do-able room for anyone!!! And we are not Sandra experienced!!!! You can see that in all the staples in the beadboard–ugh!
Your laundry room only needs a less makeover…the only thing that makes your laundry mess was your cloth and the iron table.
Oh, I can promise you my current laundry room is way worse. That’s because it also houses all the mechanics of the house and all my craft stuff. So, because I refuse to take a photo, imagine, if you will, half your space with 3 times the amount of stuff in the room, drywall on the walls that was never mudded or taped, and a small skinny walking path to the machines. Oh, and above the machines and all around the room are lots of shelves crammed full with stuff because there is so little storage in this house. That is my current laundry room. Now, the one in the new house . . . that is a different story. Still only primed but already scads better! I CANNOT wait for a dedicated laundry room.
I can not wait to see your NEW laundry room!
Have to say it. Mine is worse. Until recently mine had a big wall down the middle dividing off the little powder room that’s attached. Pocket door broken and waste of space and ugly builder’s grade cabinetry. So the wall was demolished, I have finished painting it, but I hate the color so need to repaint. And the tile floor is in. Now I have to build the vanity, buy a vanity top and faucet, buy and install a toilet, reinstall my washer and dryer, build and paint custom cabinetry for storage, repaint the window casings, replace the flat faux oak hollow core door with a six panel door, and replace the light fixtures. Phew.
You’re my hero! 😀
This is EXACTLY what my laundry room looks like! (And I just completed a makeover a few months ago!!)
Excited to see how you make it all work.
You completed a makeover and left a bunch of wasted space? LOL You probably mean the clothes and stuff all over the place. For some reason I always think that when the makeover is complete, I’m going to magically be organized and not messy anymore. You’d think I’d catch on at some point. Ha