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DIY Project on a Budget: Organizing the Laundry Room
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Lori O'Farrill
(IC: blogger)
Organizing my laundry room has been on my to-do list for so long and I have always put it off for something more fun to do. My laundry room is in the basement of my house and it’s a multi-functional space. (Nice way of putting it). Furnace, Hot Water Heater, Sump Pump, Kitty Litter area, general storage of odds and ends.
I started with a horrible space...I’m almost embarrassed to put this picture out there.
I started with a horrible space...I’m almost embarrassed to put this picture out there.
Here’s what I am going to do: DECLUTTER!!!! Did you notice all the paint cans that I had just sitting there? I knew that we never even looked at them and I would just put new ½ cans in front. That’s my laziness. That was going to be my starting point. I collected all the paint colors that I’m not using in my house currently and called OCRRA. I figured that I was going to have to drop off the paint at a recycling center. Good News! There is something that you can do to your old paint cans and then throw them in the garbage. Here is what https://ocrra.org says…
Easy Disposal Instructions:
Oh, and Fantastic News! I bought some kitty litter at Aldi’s for $5.99 each and sat down and started mixing. Not the most fun thing to do, but it’s done and it that is all that counts for me. I did what they said and left the paint cans open and then I placed them in old boxes next to my garbage can.
Next thing I did was get a couple of plastic baskets ($2-3) at Big Lots to store laundry items (bleach, fabric sheets, laundry detergent etc.) Hung up an old curtain in front of the kitty litter boxes, this will give both of some privacy.
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Published January 1st, 2015 5:33 PM
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Miriam Illions on Jan 02, 2015Can't wait to see phase #2! The shelving you have is great, btw.
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