Laundry Room Makeover - Part 2

Basically the laundry room makeover is complete. The only things left to do are redo the shelve compartments above the washer & dryer, hang up a few decorations, and install a transition piece on the floor to the basement stairs. I don't want to do a complete reveal until it is finished but I will show you a few updated pictures because Clint has been bugging me :) He wants everyone to see his handy work (and not make it seem like it's been unfinished forever!).

Clint made this wonderful bench seat! The bins that are underneath are actually going to go in the new shelf Clint is building for above the washer and dryer. I found bins with the same pattern but the were half the height and I really wanted the bigger ones...so my wonderful husband is going to make a new shelf :) He's so awesome! 

Speaking of awesome...I made the beautiful purple cushion on top of the bench! It may not be the best sewing job but I did it on my own! It is even removable! I used velco instead of a zipper but now it can be washed if needed.

I really like the coat hook we picked out! We pretty much only use the garage door when we enter/exit which means our coats etc. end up laying on the island or the chairs in the kitchen. Now we have an easy place to leave them!

 Close up on my pretty bench cushion!

I love having a shelf right above the washer & dryer so that the dryer doesn't collect a bunch of crap. Hopefully the shelf won't start collecting everything either! I bought a small bin in the same pattern to hold a few random things (Zoe's leash, dust buster cord, etc). 

What do you think about my washer & dryer makeover? I bought brushed nickel spray paint and covered the doors to spruce them up! We have a lot of white in the laundry room so this toned it down a smidge. Everyone thinks we bought a new set!

The shelves that are up at the top now are going to come down and go in my closet. Much prettier ones will be going up soon!

Our lovely pocket door that started this all! And Zoe's blurry head!

Stay tuned for the final reveal!!

Laundry Room Makeover - Part 1

Our laundry room is hideous. It's not too bad of a space but it is the Bermuda Triangle of doors! This room is the entrance to the kitchen, basement, and garage. And all three doors open into the laundry room! Its a disaster!! So recently we decided to give this room a makeover!

This corner had a sink and a cabinet - both of which were nice but not really necessary. We are thinking about moving the sink into the garage. While the sink isn't a necessity, it is actually really handy because Clint comes home from work, mowing, and doing who knows what else and he is filthy! He scrubs all his filth off here before coming into the kitchen. Hopefully we can put this in the garage so that he can still use it to get cleaned up without tracking grime all through the house. 

We took the cabinet out but we have other storage plans in mind so we aren't really losing anything here.

The first thing we decided on when planning this makeover was getting rid of one of these doors! Obviously the garage door is important! We also want to keep the basement door for a variety of reasons, but a walking child in the next year is one of the big ones! So the kitchen door is the winner! Clint's first though was to just take it out but the washer and dryer can get kind of noisy so we'd rather have something. So what else can you do? Pocket door! My mom is going to be thrilled! She loves pocket doors! This will automatically give us more space because the kitchen door was the one door that was always open and taking up room!

Once the drywall is ready to be painted, we are going to take these cabinets and the rod of hangers down. We are going to replace them with a homemade shelf with 8 cubby hole openings (2 rows of 4). I am going to buy baskets to fill each cubby. The picture I took doesn't show all the wasted space above and beside the current cabinet. The shelf we are going to make with touch the walls and ceiling to maximize our storage space!We are also going to hang the rod under the shelf so that the rod doesn't sag or rip off the drywall/paint (like the shower rod is currently doing).

(like my exciting video!!)

Sunday Clint worked on the first step: taking off the door, taking off the drywall in the laundry room, installing the pocket door, and hanging new drywall. He needs to finish the casing and then mud and sand the drywall. Then we are going to paint! We are going to use the same color that we painted our extra bathroom. You can see the color here. Then we will lay a new floor! We are thinking a brownish color which would match the baskets I want for the shelves...something like these:

The plan for the corner that had the sink and cabinet is still up in the air. A couple things that we have in mind are:

*a fold-down drying rack like one of these:

*a fold-down shelf/table for folding laundry; kind of like these:

*and finally we are thinking about a small little bench with space underneath for shoes; although we can't decide if we want a corner bench or a straight bench:

One last idea I have is to put a small little shelf between the washer and dryer, but I'm not sure if there is enough room. The washer loves to jiggle around and a small shelf might help it stay put! And it would be easy access to detergent!

I can't wait for this little project to be done! It will be a nice room to first walk into when coming home!