Laundry Room

The last space in our humble abode to alter and improve will be the laundry area.  This is one of the few untouched areas in the house., probably because it is such a transitional space and the last on the list. The narrow staircase that has a rather abrupt ending has a dated blue/green shade of adhesive-back vinyl currently, a tiny closet that goes unused and the actual laundry nook which is a little more outback farmhouse than young girly cleaning hub. On a positive note, we do have a brand new, stylish and energy saving top loading washing and front load dryer which gives us the jumping point for the makeover that will eventually happen. As I had mentioned in my last post, the new updated flooring (Thank Goodness) will be continuing from the kitchen to the laundry area downstairs. Hopefully before then the last collapsing stair will be fixed so I’m not propelled down the stairs while balancing my overflowing laundry basket. We also discussed knocking out the closet area to extend some type of shelving or storage for laundry products and ripping out the industrial wooden shelf and replacing it with closed front cupboards to hid the cleaning supplies.  Another potential idea we discussed was having shelving along the side with storage space to hold laundry baskets, adding in cabinetry and an a fold down surface that could be used for ironing and folding. With a splash of paint (I’m assuming some shade of blue will be chosen, since knowing Elise she will want to either compliment or continue the Navy Blue hallway we have in our upper portion of the back entry) and a few tasteful and cute accessories, this scary little space could be turned into a lovely area that matches the rest of our happy home. 

Here’s a couple photos of idea we drew inspiration from.