Don’t you feel like you’re in the laundry room Alllllll the time?
I have to say that I’m enjoying the trend of taking a utilitarian room and making it a truly enjoyable space to “work” in! This IS my home, after all, and I do spend quite a bit of time in this room. Is it silly to want it to be pretty? To look like “me”?
NO GIRL, IT IS NOT! (Insert clapping hands)!
Other than paint and a few light fixtures, new kitchen appliances, and all new hardware on the doors and cabinets…. oh! and a completely new office built from a storage room in the basement…. that’s all we’ve done…so far. Inside, that is.
On the exterior, we repainted the cedar siding and all trim. We built a new cedar post light with a new fixture, matching the other exterior fixtures. We then tore out all of the overgrown landscaping, saved and relocated a few perennials, before adding all new beds of shrubs and a tree, new stone and mulch around the entire house. We stained the deck, for the first time in its’ 20-year life! and repositioned the opening to the lawn, adding steps and again, new landscaping.
We’re having a ball in this new-to-us house…. but yes, there is more to do, which is why I’m writing about it….
Putting this on “paper” makes it real…and you’ll hold me accountable, in a very polite way I’m sure…. if I don’t “deliver”!
Such is life.
OK, here it is, these are my goals, and my wish list…which are never the same. Wishing is often “out of budget”, and reality! Guess I should wish for a bigger budget!
January’s Goals for Laundry Room:
- Choose the exact “finished look” I want for the room
- Use exact room measurements to determine the number of materials needed
- This is when I call for help, scheduling the professionals needed to complete my task.
- Always use a professional for electricity, plumbing, or flooring!! Mistakes in these areas can be dangerous and costly. If you don’t know, don’t do, get help. It’s worth the money!
- Once the “help” is scheduled, this determines the amount of time I have to gather all items needed. So… what is staying? This is what I’ll work around.
- The countertop is Formica in a mottled white, which is neutral. My paint chips, flooring samples, tile samples or wallpaper will be held up to the countertop to determine compatibility
- Once items are chosen, I’ll order or physically shop for all materials. THIS IS MY FAVORITE STEP!!!!
- You can see that this won’t be a weekend project…maybe for some, but not for me. I truly enjoy the process of carefully choosing each item, marrying them together for one fab laundry room!
- Please follow along…this is going to be fun for me, a bonus for the next Realtor, and a learning experience for all of us!
Love you guys!, Beth
Note: I am SO excited about doing this room, I forgot about the washer and dryer…we’ll be looking for sales, but in the meantime, I can have awesome walls and a floor:)
