…But first…
a word from our sponsor
that would be me
No…I didn’t do this, nor is it in our laundry room
But Ohhhh if it were.
I tackled what I thought would be an easy peasy spiff up to our laundryroom/back door.
I had the wood {ish} flooring waiting for awhile in the garage.
I used mexican tile on the counters. That was once many moons ago going to go in the kitchen.
I found a cabinet in the as is dept at IKEA for 50 clams
…and so I started…
and here is where I end up…
I painted the side of the cabinet in blackboard paint…to the left is the door
to the garage. In case you really care.
Added shelves attached from the cabinet to the wall…to create more storage and somewhat of a nook
for the washer and dryer. When that dryer dies and goes to dryer Heaven which it will...soon.
we'll get the dryer brother to the washer...then build a counter on top...and maybe even doors or a skirt...or neither. keepin' ya on your toes.
Inside the 50 clam cabinet…
important stuff. Toilet paper and rubber gloves?
don’t ask.
Even found a good place for my house numbers I brought back from Argentina…
i was on a roll…
Then…inspired by our old madge coathangers
I decided to dabble in a little bit of an orangey red. Mai Tai by Ralph Lauren Paints
I was told I shouldn’t….
But I did…
smack dab on the new door from
Home Depot….40 clams….run to your nearest…see if they are still
there!
the doors were 369 if special ordered….they had tons for 40 buckaroos.
yeppers.
added a couple of cute barn lights.
I needed help with one….but
installed the ceiling light
and the house is still standing. Can I have an Amen!
Oh…rug was a 5 buck steal at IKEA…won’t last forever
but am loving the punch of color!
Um. The mosaic is what happens when you don’t measure your tile correctly
and you like to fly by the seat of your pants
and then you find an old rusted metal bird in the garage
and you just stuff him in too.
because.
yeah, yeah…need to re-paint the cabinets and maybe change out the knobs
and…
Oh yeah.
do some laundry.
maybe.
**I need to go round up some befores...then you might be a teeeensy bit impressed. At least I was. Teensily.
61 comments:
Linda,
The laundry room looks great!!!! I love the doors, both of them! Where is the other pineapple painting? I thought you were going to put it in the laundry room?
Just took some pics of my 'art' work that you inspired me to do and will send if they turn out.
Susan
Hi Susan! No the pinapple is too big for this space...it is currently in the powder room... YES send your pics!
I love doing laundry and your laundry room is great! Love the surprising little touches and the RED chair...and the little bird! Just perfect!
That door!! both of the doors...and so happy that you ran out of tile because the little bird mosaic is perfect!!
forget the laundry and go remodel some other fabulous space....
It looks great!!! Bet you'll like to the laundry now!!!!!!!!!!!!!
take care,
Rosa
I could do some laundry in that AWESOME room...looking gooood girl...LOVE those doors! LOOK...you have a new friend...it's ME!!!
Blessings,
Linda
what a wonderful place to be to do your laundry...surely it won't be such a hard task to stay in the room now....it's fabo !! I especially love your rusty bird - what a lovely friend to share your chores with !! xxxx well done my little friend!! well done indeed !!!
FAb laundry room done on a shoe string.Way to go....
You are so good at taking pictures. Love the light, the red door, the numbers and BE. Just fabulous Linda and it's even sweeter because it didn't break the bank.
Here's your Amen, sister-friend. You did a great job. I'm loving that Mai Tai red door and the house numbers you brought back from Argentina... YUM!!! The field boots are great, are they by chance a size 8? haha.
You, as always, are such an inspiration to me in oh so many ways.
xo Isa
yep YEP
it'll def make laundry time happy!
So fab!
Please come over and help with mine!
(The laundry and thelaundry room ha ha.
xo xo
Luv it. Am having MAJOR laundry room envy, which is surprising cuz we don't even have a laundry room. Boo :(
Luv it. Am having MAJOR laundry room envy, which is surprising cuz we don't even have a laundry room. Boo :(
Wow, well done, looks great. I especially love the red door and the mat (I'm a colour nut)I have just had my front door painted a stunning red too!
Oh my gosh, it looks FANTASTIC! I think the little bird in the mosaic is my favorite part of the whole place, but I also really dig the pops of orange and other colors. Let me know when you want to come do mine!
Gah! I love it!!!
I *need* to do mine...no seriously...the poor thing is somewhere back in my blog archives unless the shame made me go back and delete the post, lol.
Great job!
Nat
ooOOOOOOoooo I'm lovin it! The colors, the doors. Good job!
Wow! I love all of it, right down to that sweet little ol' bird!
I LOVE decorative laundry rooms... I HATE laundry!
What a fabulous laundry room! So much fun and lots of personality. I'll be right over - to borrow that ironing board, of course :) By the way, it's a vintage board, made of red metal tubing with an off-white cover. And it's chunky - the top is wider and shorter than normal. It was a vivid dream ,I tell ya! lol. xo
I am in love with your laundry room! I dream of having a room so large and function to laundry in some day!
I AM impressed--you don't need the before pictures (although they'd be fun to see).
Don't ever tell anyone again that that bird and the mosiac were kind of accidental. It's the best part of the whole room.
You did a great job.
Wow, cool job on the laundry!! My favorite part is the red door and the instruction to Be...oh, to BE in your laundry room!!!
Looks terrific. Love the barn lights.
I am VERY impressed....just love-r-ly! Such a nice big area to do LOTS of laundry! I really like that chalk board paint...I need to put some....somewhere!
xx
i HATE laudry too.
it's the folding that makes me sick.
i love how relaxed you are.
and you have super style. i love it.
*nice riding boots - they are so clean
xxx
Laundry is a four-letter word! I hate it, too. But if I had a room as bright and cheerful as yours...and a door to the outdoors(!), I might be more inspired. My L room seems to be the catch-all for everything that has no place to go. After seeing yours, it might be the next project...
Love that bold rug. I must head to IKEA this week!
Jane
Love the rug, the colors, the red door, the chalkboard and Madge ! Who can think about laundry in a space like that ?
:-)
I LOVE IT!!!!! I totally loved the blackboard paint...what a great idea! Your laundry room looks like a great and fun place to hide from the world! Hide in the room and lock the laundry OUT! sounds good to me!
The red is so fabulous - this laundry room seriously belongs in a magazine!!
Great laundry room..glad you went against advice and used the Mai tai paint. It makes the room....along with the bird in the tile! love love your style! Bet you have no laundry piles waiting now! Cathy G
You did!!! Am very impressed with how much you accomplished yourself and on a small budget too (aren't these the best make-overs?). That mosaic is genius.
I love it. The happiest most charming space ever. I can't believe you did all that yourself. I would be a total disaster! Especially love the coat hangers, I've got a 9 year old red-head!
Gwen
Ragland Hill Social
I wish not acquiesce in on it. I assume warm-hearted post. Especially the appellation attracted me to be familiar with the intact story.
Well I love it!!!! The bird stuck in just ...because....could be my favorite. I think I actually would not mind doing laundry there. Maybe
The laundry room looks goooooorgeous my friend! Love it! I love the chalkboard cabinet, the bright red door, that amazing little mosaic with the bird. Beautiful!
One day I would love to have a laundry room. I dread going into my garage to do laundry...it's scary in there.
Amen! It's looking awesome! And your laundry room has access to the beautiful outdoors!?
And this one is quotable:
"The mosaic is what happens when you don’t measure your tile correctly." You should collect these in a design wisdom folder!
Have a great weekend, Linda.
i'm so inspired linda!!!! it ALMOST makes me want to do laundry!! ;)
but seriously, what a cheerful fresh and fun space, it's so pretty and my favorite detail is your iron bird... SUCH a perfect touch!! beautiful room- just love it.
...remind me of the mess in mine i need to tackle!! eeeek
xoxo
this is timely.
i have a laundry room.
it needs you.
if not you
then a channeling
of you
inside me
because
you linda
know how to have fun
in every paintfilled
tile filled
rug filled
door filled
fun filled
way.
shish swash.
love
kj
Thanks a bunch. Now I have to go to the dungeon to do my laundry. I will be down there staring into space picturing your bright beautiful laundry room and I will tell myself "don't worry Cinderella, you too will have a nice laundry room one day". Sniff.
Laundry Room Looks Amazing. I had no idea that Ikea had the ''as is'' section. I will be checking it out really soon.
Love the mosaic even if it happened because of a miss measuring mistake. I just love mistakes!
My favorites are the baskets with the numbers - love them! Of course, the colors are wonderful and happy and might make doing laundry more fun, too!
Wow. If I had a laundry room like that I might actually wash BF's clothes more often! Hee! I love everything about it...from the door to the floor. What's the deal with the floor...did you say "wood(ish)"?
Love the redo. Would you like to do mine? I love Mrs. Meyers products. I get the geranium scent as it reminds me of my youth for some reason. She even has laundry soap and softener. My clothes smell so good.
This project turned out so great! It looks professionally done. Love all of the great, fun details you added.
It's too pretty to do laundry! Grab a glass of wine and sit and admire- that's what I would do!! Love that little birdie in the mosaic!
Wonderful job Miss Linda!! Applause!
joan
Oh so awesome. Makes me want to redo my laundry room (who am I kidding, I ALWAYS want to redo my laundry room) but you gave me an idea for the door that leads outside!
L. O. V. E. it!!
Looks fabulous! Brave you to tackle lighting.
Nice job on the laundry room make-over and love the punch of color. Isn't IKEA great?
i MIGHT even do laundry if I had a room like that. love the tile, the doors, the light! everything!!!!!
just adorable. love your whole house too! and the guest house (my fav)
Thanks you all...and it IS working. Laundry IS getting done....and more importantly put away! This week...anyway.
The floor is actually ruber like product...it doesn't stick to the floor...but sticks to itself. The important thing is it's completely impervious to water. I didn't want more cold tile...so gave it a try. It is called traffic master allure...put it in myself (with some help from my daughter and a straight edge)In a few hours.
Punch of color is good for the soul.
Great steal on your new door.
LOVE IT!!!!
HUGS!
Leigh
Tales from Bloggeritaville
www.lbratina.blogspot.com
I really like what you did. It looks so effortless. I am aiming to spiff up my laundry room. I am renting so I am not re-doing the floor or buying new doors but will paint and change knobs. Yours is inspiring!
~Barbara
So...I think I would just hang out in there ALL DAY and wait for someone to bring me a dirty article of clothing to wash because yesterday I would have already done ALL the laundry because I would have just hung out in there all day yesterday too so today I would just be waiting for someone to bring me something to wash. All it needs is the coffee pot and I would never leave. Never. Just BEAUTIFUL!
Absolutely LOVE it! And the hangers, sooooo cute! Great job!
F A B U L O U S!
LOVE IT!
What lucky lucky laundry.
xo,
Kim
Just took some pics of my 'art' work that you inspired me to do and will send if they turn out.
Work from home India
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