Laundry Room Makeover & A Renter Friendly Cabinet Makeover
by
Dawn {Dawn Nicole Designs}
(IC: blogger)
Giving our laundry room a facelift was never really in my plans with as often as we move. And then my step-dad gave me 4 vintage wash boards and I couldn’t resist making over this space to showcase them. I spent about $20 total on this whole makeover by repurposing things I already had around the house. You’d be surprised how little you can spend on re-doing a room when you “shop” from around your own house. Here’s how I did it (and details on where I bought some of the things I already had on hand)…
If we owned the house, a coat of paint on the walls would have done wonders as well but since that wasn’t an option I focused on bringing in some color and character. First I brought in a rug that was just sitting in our garage and that really warmed up the room, plus with entry door from the garage and backyard, it’s a great place for the dogs and kids to wipe their feet before coming in the house.
My favorite part of the makeover is probably the chalkboard panels on the cabinets and they were so easy! I bought two rolls of Chalkboard Con-Tact Paper (These and a chalkboard maker are the only things I purchased for this makeover). I cut it to size using my sewing cutting board and rotary cutter. Then I applied it with a squeegee and used a sharp box cutter to trim any excess. I tried both plain chalk and a chalk board marker on it and both cleaned off easily. I’m planning to do this on my top kitchen cabinets now too as it made such a huge difference in the laundry room!
After the makeover
Free cut file on the blog for the custom vinyl "care symbols" decal.
After the makeover
For the above picture, details are as follows:
Yes, I hashtagged our dryer with black vinyl. You can find the sock cut file here. (I’ll share the free file at the end of the post).
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Published August 30th, 2014 3:09 PM
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I was wondering about the chalkboard contact paper. Do you have the brand you used? I looked for a materials list but I did not see it. TY