The Laundry Room Project
Today is Madison’s 13th Birthday ! My parents flew out to be here as she takes her first steps…as a TEENAGER. I can NOT believe my girl is 13. Sigh.
Anyway… whenever my parents come out for a visit, my dad likes to help me get a project done. It’s always tricky, choosing the right job. One that won’t take too much time to complete or require him to work too hard while he’s here on “vacation”.
We decided to tackle installing a pocket door in the laundry room. That sounds like a one day project, no?
No! This is what my house looked like when we quit for the day…
The Laundry Room had two doors opening up into the room. I’m planning on adding cabinets and countertop so dirty clothes don’t have to pile up on the floor and I can have a place other than the couch to fold clothes.
Right now it’s just a bunch of wasted space!
The inward opening doors are really not functional for accessing the sink and future storage. I don’t like the idea of having to go into the small room and close both doors in order to USE the room. It would feel the “time out” kitchen” – times 10!
So, I’m changing both doors! This one, is going to be a Barn Door in my wide hallway.
This one is going to slide open right into the wall cavity. How convenient that the ironing board is already removed! 😉
I had planned to have my dad change out all our light switches but I was pointing out all the non functional spaces in the house and suddenly, we were tearing out a wall!
I guess I do get THAT from my dad. We also have another similarity…we both think we are in charge! LOL
Hopefully we will finish with a “DECENT JOB” tomorrow.
With both of us trying to be “in charge”, my dad being the king of “That’s Good Enough Land” and my OCD about every detail…we’ll see how it ends up.
It will be a fond memory at any rate: Mom baking bread, playing the piano and singing while Dad and I tear out a wall, rough frame a new one and tear out everything we just put in at least three times!
Dad thinks today will go smoother and we’ll slap it together in a jiffy! (That’s what I’m afraid of.)
I’m just hoping for time to shower before I pick Madison up from school so we can celebrate her big day!
She still hasn’t decided what she wants for her birthday dinner. I’m crossing my fingers she chooses “Going Out” !
Happy Birthday Madison..
NOTHING to complain about! In New England, there is a sad habit of contractors to put the laundry room the downstairs powder room! I get so tired of dusting the toilet – not to mention that dirty clothes are constantly on the floor of the bathroom! And many, many houses have this “feature.” Yech!
Can’t wait to build my own house and put the laundry room upstairs with the clothes where it belongs!
Girl, we are so much alike. Happy birthday to Madison! One of my boys turned 13 last weekend. Sad. Lisa~
Love you working with your Dad on a project!! I just finished my laundry this past week! Not to the extent of putting in pocket doors though! Happy 13th to you baby girl!!
Nancy
I am in the same predicament with my laundry room, two doors open into it and a double width closet hides behind the open doors. Unfortunately, I will only be able to change one, because the other is the door to the garage. I’ve thought about a pocket door, but I’m pretty sure the wall is load bearing and I don’t feel up to tackling that whole mess. So I will probably opt for the barn door, even though the hallway wall has another door (coat closet) 3 feet away from the laundry door. I’ve thought of putting barn doors on both and one long slider in between. After that, it’s tearing out the hidden closet and putting in locker-style cubbies.
Happy Big 13 Madison!!
Your DAD Rocks!! Can’t wait to see the finished project.