Laundry Room Reno

When we bought our house, we knew we had to renovate basically every square inch of it. And since we still had our first home, we decided that we should tackle as much as we could before we moved in. We hired a painter to come in and spray everything white. Ceilings, walls and trim. All white.

However, because we were on a very strict reno budget, (aka we were broke) we told them not to worry about the Laundry Room. It wasn’t a common area of the house and I would get around to it eventually. That was 2 years ago…

I finally decided that it was time to tackle the 1968 paneled monster of a space that holds the machines of washing and drying… I hate laundry man. Although, one of my Besties recently reminded me to be “Blessed Out” instead of “Stressed Out”, which helps me see the blessing that is having clothes for my family although they require the tedious task of laundering. I digress.

The design. The walls would be white, like *almost* the rest of the house. The ceiling, my only smooth ceiling in the entire house, would be dark. I LOVE putting something unexpected on a ceiling. In case you didn’t know that already about me! You can find my tin ceilings here. This obsession with fun ceilings came from the designers I worked for directly out of college. They always painted ceilings a fun color or applied a fantastic wallpaper treatment, creating so much unexpected interest to a space.

As for the finishes, I am currently obsessed with antique Brass and it provides a great contrast to the ceiling color. Contrast is probably my favorite design concept. A lot of people love monochromatic color and finish schemes, and that is great! I, too, am drawn to the beautiful simplicity of  an all-white room with cream accents. However, when I am personally designing something, I always gravitate toward contrast. I love the depth that it creates when an object pops off its background!

Overall, the concept was whites, neutrals and antique brass paired with a warm dark color for contrast.

The result:

Ya’ll. I am seriously so happy with how this space turned out. I have actually enjoyed folding clothes in here! *gasp*

Let’s talk budget and sources, because you know that I like to crunch those numbers!

Paint: Ceiling is SW Urban Bronze and I already had the paint from when I did the Hallway. The walls are SW Alabaster and I DID have to buy another gallon of it in Satin (ALWAYS get Satin or Eggshell for Interior Walls) for $42.00.

Lighting: The chandelier was hanging in the house when we bought it. I refinished it using a Gold Valspar Metallic spray paint that cost $7.00. I did the same thing with the drapery rods. I already had them from our first house and I just sprayed them to match.

Drapery Panels: I already had these as well. They were found at a local discount store about 7 years ago and used to hang in our first home. They are a great floral paisley in greys and taupes.

Rugs: I had these too. I love shopping my own house! The round jute rug is from Target and I layered it with a cowhide I scored about 5 years ago.

Accessories: I got the Vintage Ironing Board and Iron at a local shop for $22.00 And the other items, I already had. I know you want to know about that great Wash & Dry sign… More on that in JUST a sec.

Total for Laundry Room Reno: $71.00

That’s right. For just $71 big ones, and a whole lot of time and effort, I completely transformed this space. And if you remember, my office is on the flip side of this room. That is a reveal for another day and another post!

Much love,

Tootie