laundry room

I wish I had a before photo for you - the room was pretty much shiny brass hooks for the coats/backpacks on the long wall, same washer/dryer, an incredibly large and ugly gray utility sink, a shaky, wooden shelf for shoes, and an ugly, black, metal shelf for laundry detergent/storage. 

This room is a (handy) side entrance to the house, a mud room, and a laundry room, all rolled into one.  I dabbled with the thought of expanding the room and bumping out the window side...then remembered how much we already pay in taxes and nixed the idea.  lol.

But the room even with its size, had potential.

Bob the Builder, our local handyman and wood artisan, built the cabinets, and I recycled the pull-down faucet from the kitchen.  

The mini cabinet hides the water valves; I had our plumber install an auto-shutoff and metal water lines. I've never had an issue, but we've all heard the horror stories about washing machine water lines.

Shoe rack is practical.  

Zippers from backpacks, jackets, etc, wore into the sheetrock - beadboard was a practical answer.

The old, shiny brass hooks were dated, and the distance from the screws/point of attachment exceeded the new fixtures - so I had Bob create these mitered wood boxes to disguise the holes and accomodate the new hooks.  Kinda sets them off.

Rev-A-Shelf soft-close hamper.  The hidden area to the left (one must pull out the hamper/trash cans to access) houses rarely-used sleeping bags.

Ryan's litter box sits on a pull-out shelf for easy cleaning. Pottery Barn lined baskets (one behind the other) house fall/winter/early spring hats.

Functional with wonderful storage.  This was done prior to the kitchen remodel.  Will have those photos next week - before and afters.  Wrapping it up this week.  Very, very thankful for that.

Working on a slew of sympathy cards to show you tomorrow - best wishes for a great week!

Comments

[sandy]

I am loving your laundry room. It is so nice to have one inside. Ours is in the garage, and here in Florida, it's so hot out there most of the time. Your kitchen remodel is looking so good, too!

[Elaine Allen]

Cindy -

Is it nuts to be in love with a untility room? I'm loving your laundry/mud room. It is so pretty, and so darn functional! AMazing!!

Elaine

[HB (Carol)]

Oh Cindy, you are the QUEEN of beautiful organization! WOW!!!

[KathyN]

LOVE your laundry room! And Ryan even has a nice spot to do his business! So I guess he is an indoor cat or do you let him out? I've heard washing machine horror stories too. And dishwasher horror stories with water lines.

[karen q]

The laundry/mud room turned out to be a light, bright and beautiful room. Our laundry room is long and narrow with very little space. You must be so happy. Isn't it funny how excited we can get over a laundry room? You had great vision and the execution was flawless. I am so happy for you.

[Val]

Love. Love. Love all the practical and all the Cindy details that are shear perfection.