Time for another before and after post! The laundry room was the first room that I tackled in the house. I thought it would be a great way to ease my way into our massive renovation, but it was much more work than I had anticipated.
The beautiful olive green was the same color as in the boy's bathroom, and it took me three coats to paint over it. Additionally, the built in cabinets (awesome storage!) hadn't seen paint in years, so they received a good sanding and fresh paint as well. The small shelf under the cabinets didn't seem functional, so I removed that and filled the massive holes it left behind. Although a fire extinguisher is very convenient to have, I didn't think it needed to be displayed by the garage door so it found a new home.
Furthermore, the fluorescent lighting quickly made a departure from our laundry room, and will eventually provide extra lighting in the garage. Lastly, the trim received some TLC too!
No, I hadn't sanded the baseboards before snapping this photo- they came complete with 20 years of wear and tear!
I love IKEA, and am so happy my husband is crafty enough to hang their lighting! I love the crisp, clean light this lamp provides.
The white rectangle on the wall is a fold-out ironing board. I do iron on a weekly basis, but I'll keep my large ironing board in front of the TV instead :) Removing it would create a massive hole in the wall, so it will stay put.
And the (almost) finished product! Our front load washer and dryer are a bit larger than the standard machines they had 20 years ago when the house was built, so unfortunately they take up quite a bit of space. We also replaced the plexi-glass around the utility sink for splashes (we tend to have a lot of those when cleaning paint brushes and rollers!). {Side note: There is quite a bit more light in the room than this picture shows, I'm simply too tired to edit or retake the picture!}
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