Okay, so it’s not quite finished. But I think it’s close enough. First up, the stairwell.
Remember how I told you that the previous owner appeared to just give up when she realized she couldn’t reach any higher? Yeah, this was the result.
After the hubs got over his fear of heights, he managed to get all the way up to the ceiling and repaint this entire thing white. Plain, basic white. So much better, no?
Moving on. Since we usually come into the house from the garage, this spot seemed ideal for a coat rack from Ikea. The wall here and in the hallway are the same color as the walls in the living room. I’m going for continuity here folks.
Okay, on to the big reveal. First, let’s take a look back at the “before”. Collective shudder.
And now, the “after”! Woot!
Besides a few new coats of paint, we also unstacked the washer & dryer, added a few shelves, and took down that cabinet. We will eventually re-hang that cabinet in the same spot, but I am in the process of painting it white and adding some hardware to make it look better.
We wanted a countertop space on top of the washer & dryer so we could actually fold clothes there. So we bought a piece of plywood, painted it white and slapped on a coat of polyurethane for good measure. I also put some of those cabinet liners down underneath so they don’t scratch the washer & dryer. So far it’s working out great.
And my favorite part of this project is the sink skirt. Isn’t it cute? I probably could have sewed it myself, but Pattycakes can whip that up in about 1.8 seconds, so I asked her to do it. We used velcro to attach it to the sink.
I have a few other ideas up my sleeve for some things to put on the shelves, but I’ll save those for another day.
I realize I’ve been talking about the laundry room way too much in the past few weeks. It is, after all, just a laundry room. But it was so worth it, don’t you think?
wow that looks so much better – you need your own HGTV show!
and thanks for the reading recommendation – someone at work just told me about that book today too and said i need to read it (same person who let me borrow water for elephants). i’d love to borrow it sometime if i ever seen you! we’re picking the kids up from your parents tomorrow around 3:30 and then bringing them back to their house and hanging out for the night. have you seen them lately?
*see you, not seen you. wow – long day already.
Looks awesome Kim!!! Good work!!!
Kim, you guys are so amazing. I wish we could be home remodelers/decorators like you, but if we end up living close enough, maybe I’ll just hire you for your decorating consultant services.
Hi!
Your laundry room looks fantastic! I’ve always wanted a great utility/laundry room, I think I’m pea green over yours!
Also, thank you very much for your comment on my blog about the upholstered headboard. It makes TOTAL sense that it would be in one of those special-issue BH&G mags!
Please stop by “my place” anytime!
I found your blog from This Young House. What a fantastic job you did on this laundry room, looks great!!
I read your whole blog when I found out you live in WI. I live in Muskego.
Currently we are in a 980 square foot apartment. My hubs had kidney cancer and even though he is fine it looks like we will be here for quite awhile. I posted on Rate my Space for advise, but that site has gone down hill lately and have turn
sorry….
turned to blogs for cost effective ideas.
I love your writing style. Will definately be back!
–Jill
Welcome Jill – and thanks!