How to Make Your Laundry Closet Feel Like A Laundry Room
by
Kala Wiederholt
(IC: blogger)
When we moved in, redoing the laundry area was not on even on my radar. I mean, who really cares about the laundry closet in the basement? But when we found out the set that came with the house leaked requiring us to turn off the water between each load of laundry, it seemed like a good idea to go ahead and get a new set put in while we were moving. And once the old set was out, I decided the laundry room would jump to the front of the project list since it would be more convenient to paint the room at this time than any other.
It would be nice if we all had the luxury of having a nice big laundry room like the ones I’ve pinned on Pinterest, unfortunately for most of us, that’s not a reality. Of all the houses we looked at, most of them had a laundry closet instead of a laundry room. Most of the time it was right off the hallway on the main floor and most of the time it was kind of an eyesore. But there are a few simple ways to make your laundry closet look and feel like more of a laundry room.
It would be nice if we all had the luxury of having a nice big laundry room like the ones I’ve pinned on Pinterest, unfortunately for most of us, that’s not a reality. Of all the houses we looked at, most of them had a laundry closet instead of a laundry room. Most of the time it was right off the hallway on the main floor and most of the time it was kind of an eyesore. But there are a few simple ways to make your laundry closet look and feel like more of a laundry room.
1. Paint the space like you would a laundry room.
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2. Add storage and make it useable.
3. Personalize the space.
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Published June 1st, 2015 11:31 AM
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Kathy Cummings Huffman on Jun 12, 2015I love your choice of paint color. I have a laundry walkway I think you'd call it, it's a doorway off the hall & you walk past the washer & dryer it to get to the bathroom. Right now its sheetrock so I have a blank canvas. I have a stacking washer & dryer & a deep sink right next to the washer. All I have room for :( BUT....I saw on pinterest a short ladder painted a bright color hanging on chains from the ceiling & hope to have the hubby install on over the sink to hang clothing on. I have been debating on colors but I think I might just copy your lead, I love the bright crisp white with the green. We are doing a barn door over the doorway as there is no room at all for a regular door & I love the barn door look. I am pinning your room for future (hopefully not too far in the future!) reference. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Kathryn Sanderson on Apr 15, 2017
Great practical, pretty ideas. I love the purple ironing board cover, too!
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