A few months back we decided to give our laundry room a face lift. It's a very tiny room upstairs so there wasn't tons we could do, but we were tired of the dreaded wire shelf that we knew one day would come toppling down since it held all of the detergents, cleaning products and other miscellaneous things.
We wanted more storage and essentially thought we would get a stackable washer and dryer to really optimize our space and maybe add some long cabinets to the side to use as a hamper or storage. We went to the store and purchased a stackable only to hate it when it came in because it stuck too far out and was just too massive for the room!
We decided to work with what we originally had, take down the wire shelf and add cabinets to the top. I decided that I wanted the room to be a navy blue. Our whole house is so neutral that I thought it would be fun to have a pop of color some where. So my husband painted the room and we ordered cabinets from Ikea, which he had up in less than a day! The man is handy... I'll keep him ;).
I LOVE the way it came out! We have so much extra space, and all of the cleaning products are neatly stored, nothing is half falling over like it was with the wire shelves. Of course new cabinets meant that I had to go to Home Goods to shop and get baskets and a few trinkets. I also framed my laundry schedule which comes in handy. I figure if I do laundry everyday, the room might as well look pretty, right?
Here are a few pictures, it's virtually impossible to take pictures of the room because 1- it's TINY and 2 - there is NO natural light that comes in at all, so this was the best I could get.
Have a great day!
We wanted more storage and essentially thought we would get a stackable washer and dryer to really optimize our space and maybe add some long cabinets to the side to use as a hamper or storage. We went to the store and purchased a stackable only to hate it when it came in because it stuck too far out and was just too massive for the room!
After we took down the wire shelf
We decided to work with what we originally had, take down the wire shelf and add cabinets to the top. I decided that I wanted the room to be a navy blue. Our whole house is so neutral that I thought it would be fun to have a pop of color some where. So my husband painted the room and we ordered cabinets from Ikea, which he had up in less than a day! The man is handy... I'll keep him ;).
I LOVE the way it came out! We have so much extra space, and all of the cleaning products are neatly stored, nothing is half falling over like it was with the wire shelves. Of course new cabinets meant that I had to go to Home Goods to shop and get baskets and a few trinkets. I also framed my laundry schedule which comes in handy. I figure if I do laundry everyday, the room might as well look pretty, right?
Here are a few pictures, it's virtually impossible to take pictures of the room because 1- it's TINY and 2 - there is NO natural light that comes in at all, so this was the best I could get.
Have a great day!
You did a phenomenal job with the space!!! I really love the shelves that you put in for more storage!! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston
Wow, it looks so great! I need to re-do my laundry room this summer!
I'm loving the blue! Those shelves are so much better for storage than the old wire ones. Love what you did to make this a functional space.
Looks great! I love how you incorporated photos in there as well.I definitely think our laundry room needs a facelift!
liz @ sundays with sophie
I love the blue and I love the storage! It looks great! I also love that you have a laundry schedule. I just do it all day on the weekends, which is not how I'd like to spend my whole day! Ugh. I need a schedule!
Wow! It came out perfect! I love that you put a framed print in there. It is so easy to ignore spaces that are mostly utilitarian. Great job dressing yours up!
This is awesome! I love how you staged the open shelves. So lovely!!! xx
Love how it turned out!! The navy is the perfect pop of color!
WOW you guys did an amazing job! I love the color you went with and those shelves look like they were made for your laundry room! Amazing!
It looks SO great! You made it so organized and functional, and I absolutely the pop of blue! I wish I had this laundry room in my house!!!
Love this room!! I love how you decorated the shelf and framed your laundry schedule. Our whole house is neutrals too and I wanted a bright & fun laundry room too - If you're going to be in there a lot then why not have it looking nice?! I'm hoping to finish ours this summer.
Such a cute space! Love how you transformed it, and especially loving your framed schedule :-D
I love the transformation. We are currently in the "do we move or do we stay" dilemma, but, if we stay, the first thing I'm doing is overhauling our laundry room. It is very blah, and not too big - it really needs some color and decoration. The blue works really well in your space.
This looks awesome! Great idea to frame your laundry schedule!
This looks great and I love that you ended up working with what you have! And your laundry room looks downright spacious compared to mine, which is in the hallway to my garage, lol!
Love it! What a great use of space! And you are so like me- squeeze in a picture wherever I can!
It is SO GOOD!!! I've been dying to see it! I love the blue so much.
Aah this looks fantastic!! So much inspiration for when my laundry room is no longer an 8 foot hallway haha. Great job, lady!
it looks great! i love the paint color and shelves. i need to do something about our laundry closet... it's a mess. xo jillian - cornflake dreams
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