My Laundry Room

When we first moved into our house, this room was plain and boring. Originally it was a white room, with white linoleum floors, an unattractive fan/light, and two drooping shelves above the washer and dryer.

After much debate and convincing, my husband agreed to let me get started on my laundry room makeover. He always loves the final product; he just hates the process of getting there.

It just so happened that one of my husband's co-workers was remodeling his kitchen. He was getting rid of all his old cabinets and gave me one. How exciting! A free cabinet, now I could really get started. I added crown molding, painted it, and added hardware. For the longest time (a week or two) I didn't know what I was going to do on the sides of the cabinet to finish it off. I decided on two shelves on either side. What a perfect combination, a little display area on the shelves and the cabinet to hide everything else.
Next I added beadboard and moldings. I decided on a greenish brown color (it is a bit greener than it appears in these pictures), and bright white for my cabinet, shelves, beadboard, and moldings.
My next project...this sweet little chandelier. It is one of my favorite things in my house. My mom got it for me at Lowe's; she has such a good eye. Originally the flowers were rust red, I simply took the flowers off and spray painted them a light pink color called
"ballet slipper."
Because my laundry room is right off my kitchen I thought I would store my aprons in here. The cutest and my favorite apron (blue polka dots) was made for me by my younger brother.

I love the color these aprons add to the space.

These jars are from Wal-mart. One is filled with laundry soap and the other with odds and ends. I got the vintage buttons at a flea market for only $1.

So simple and yet so cute.

Finally, my floors...at first I had the same wood floors in here as I have in my kitchen/dining. On two separate occasions my washer overflowed and my floors were ruined. This time around I decided to go with white ceramic tiles and gray grout. It was such an easy project. The tiles came in 1ft x 1ft squares, were super easy to line up, and didn't even require any tile cutting.

Now I like to be in my laundry room; actually doing laundry...well that's another story.

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