We’ve been in a whirlwind over the previous a number of weeks giving our laundry room a much-needed makeover, and I can lastly say it’s beginning to appear to be the room we all the time knew it might be!
This house has a humorous backstory. When our home was constructed within the Nineteen Sixties, this space wasn’t even a laundry room in any respect; it was just a bit utility porch.
Someplace down the road, earlier owners enclosed it, and after we moved in again in 2017, we slapped some paint on the partitions, laid down peel-and-stick tile, and known as it “adequate.”
Are you able to imagine that is even the identical room?
We all the time knew it had the potential to be extra. The oddly positioned cupboards didn’t make sense for the footprint in any respect. As soon as I sat down and actually mapped out a slim laundry room format, every little thing clicked into place. That was the whole lightbulb second.
Maximizing Each Inch
After we demolished all the room, we skipped drywall altogether, and hung beadboard panels as an alternative. It gave is a pair further inches of house to work with, and we didn’t should cope with the time-consuming job of drywall mudding. (Plus, beadboard added tons of character!)
To make our plan work, we did should chew the bullet and transfer plumbing and electrical, which value a pair thousand {dollars}.
However within the course of, we upgraded our very outdated electrical panel with this fairly white panel with a window, so it was well worth the headache. I simply positioned this little potted tree in entrance of it, and it virtually disappeared (with out sacrificing security). And while you do discover it, it really steals the present.
From there, we tackled the remainder of this slim laundry room utterly on our personal, DIY fashion.
Now, we now have:
- 5 wall cupboards
- 1 floor-to-ceiling cupboard
- 3 decrease cupboards
- A butcher block countertop
…which is formally extra storage than we all know what to do with. I even plan so as to add this detachable countertop over our front-loading washer and dryer so we will fold garments simply however nonetheless entry the hookups when wanted.
(By the way in which, I did extra analysis than I care to confess, and it seems this LG washer and this LG dryer are the highest rated by Shopper Stories. So I’m bought. I by no means thought I’d desire a front-loading washer once more, however I’m a fan of this one.)
We carved out much more performance by putting in an inset folding ironing board cupboard and a wall-mounted drying rack.
Subsequent up, we’ll construct a sliding broom cabinet like this and tuck away a hidden folding footstool within the sliver of house left beside the cupboards. Robert and I are each 5’7″, so just a little increase helps to achieve the higher cupboards.
The IKEA Cupboard Resolution
We used IKEA Sektion cupboards with Bodbyn off-white doorways for the majority of the storage. To maintain the house from feeling closed in, I selected glass-front uppers. In some way, the sunshine reflecting off that cup tips the attention and makes this slim laundry room format really feel much more open and ethereal.
Considered one of our decrease cupboard doorways was out of inventory after we put in every little thing, so I hung up just a little ticking stripe café curtain as a brief cupboard skirt. However now? I really like the allure of it a lot, I’d simply hold it. What do you assume?
Flooring That Lasts
For the ground, we put in STAINMASTER luxurious vinyl plank within the coloration Olympia Oak. It’s waterproof, scratch-resistant, and completely excellent for a laundry room that should take a beating.
We’ve put in LVP a number of instances, and it stays considered one of our favourite DIY initiatives as a result of it’s so easy and foolproof.
Lola can splash her water bowl throughout it, and I gained’t bat a watch.
Ending Touches Nonetheless to Come
The makeover isn’t utterly completed simply but. I nonetheless wish to dangle some laundry room artwork, and I’m toying with the concept of including gathered material behind the glass cupboard doorways for a pop of coloration and vintage-style allure whereas hiding objects saved behind them. However even in its present state, this house is a very new room.
It’s arduous to imagine this similar house was such a catchall for muddle. Now, it’s a workhorse of a slim laundry room format that makes me wish to really sustain with laundry. (Okay, nearly.)
Sources
Right here’s every little thing we’ve utilized in our laundry room to this point:
Catch Up on Our Laundry Room Progress
If you happen to’ve missed any of our previous updates, you may see the progress we’ve made alongside the way in which and the laundry room inspirations that began all of it:
This room has come such a good distance, and I can’t wait to share the ultimate reveal with you quickly!
