Laundry Room Reveal!

We have come to the end of another One Room Challenge, and I am ready to walk you through the laundry room reveal! This space has been absolutely transformed. Style, function, design, use…every aspect of it is different, except for the washer and dryer, of course. A huge thanks to Linda Weinstein and the One Room Challenge team for making this event possible. Thank you to media sponsor Apartment Therapy for the opportunity to give visibility to this growing community.

From Before…To After

There are no words.

Although, I don’t stay speechless for long! 🙂 Let me show you all the details.

Wall Coverings

Just in time for the laundry room reveal, I added the wall treatments. The wallpaper is one I’ve used before, in a different color variation. This is NextWall’s Harry & Grace Ink Rose Abstract Floral peel and stick wallpaper in Onyx.

The pole wrap offers a natural wood texture and dimension. If you’ve seen me work on other spaces, you know I love the half and half wall design–it’s just a good balance, allowing patterns and colors to be part of the look without overwhelming your eyes. I chose Menards Fluted Wall Panel for this project–a way more affordable option than I’ve seen anywhere else. Super easy to work with–you can cut the length while still folded with a chop saw, and the width cuts with a razor, like a box cutter. I used my Exacto knife.

Cabinets

The cabinets are RTA unfinished cabinets from Lowe’s Project Source Shaker collection. I purchased them on major clearance, and this made it a very inexpensive option for this room. All in, we spent $304 for all of them…total.

The paint color is Behr’s Conifer Green, which has been a favorite of mine. I’ve used it for the guest room accent wall, the powder room, the hidden storage closet, and for the cabinetry in here.

I chose Brushed Brass cabinet pulls for the cabinets, with the 6.25″ centers. Typically, I would size them according to the cabinet height, but the 10-pack was such a good deal, and I needed 8 of them for the space.

Floating Shelves

Using L brackets can be a fun, contemporary way to add shelving into a design, especially if you’re pressed for time. I created these super easy–perfect for the lazy DIYer–wooden shelves with pieces I already had. I also used stain I had on hand. Minwax Early American first, then a coat of Rustic Beige to bring down the orange hue and weather it a bit.

Wooden shelves are in place with these Heavy Duty, L Brackets in the six inch size. Using studs is ideal anytime you have to hang shelving. These come with a ton of hardware options, but as a rule…don’t use multiple wall anchors when the holes are so close together. Trust me, the wall will give out. Trust me. If you’re working in the corner of a room, don’t forget that you can use the studs in the corner to brace a shelf. I drilled a pocket hole into the corner of one of the shelves, and that corner braced itself securely to the wall at the height I needed.

High Contrast Trim

The doors and trim are painted with Behr’s Intellectual, the same as the rest of the first floor of our home. I’ve always loved the look of high contrast trim–where the baseboard is darker than the wall color, and this room is now consistent with the changes I’ve made over the past year.

Washer Box

For some reason, many homes are built with an Oatey washer box in a weird shade of mustard-yellow. Maybe it was a 90s thing? Anyway, I’m not a fan. This is easy to remedy. I used spray paint on the plastic, covering the fixtures up with painter’s tape, Flat Burnished Amber by Rustoleum. Then I used corner moulding to frame it out. See the steps I took in this post about a makeover for my laundry hookups.

Wall Hooks

To maintain a low profile design, I added these Foldable, Invisible Hooks from Amazon. You tap the bottom with your finger, the hook releases down. The only thing wrong with these is that I didn’t order more of them. There are times during the year that we don’t have enough hooks, and other times when we don’t really need any in here.

Tile Floor

The original linoleum floor got ripped out, replaced with this beautiful tile from floor and decor. This is a Moltalcino porcelain tile from Floor & Decor. See the process we went through during Week 4 of this challenge.

Lighting

If you’ve been following along, you know that the light I purchased for this room suffered a terrible accident, sending chards of glass in every direction. I decided to change things up once that happened, choosing a more whimsical option, with this Amber Glass Globe Chandelier, which ended up being quite a bit brighter. At this point, I’m still trying to track down a replacement globe for the original light. (Ugh.)

Hidden Storage

Our laundry room door is almost always open. There are times during the day if I’m doing laundry that I close it if the noise distracts me. But, besides that, it’s all the way open. During the Week 5 Update, we showed off how we were going to *steal* a 24″ width section of the bathroom closet that’s behind the wall and make open storage. We did it.

The Decor

I tend to shop my home when I start decorating a space…grab items out of storage, steal things from other rooms. Even if it’s not permanent, it helps me identify the colors and shapes that work and how they combine with other elements. Then, I’ll shop if necessary. I like to mix greenery–real and faux–into the design. Wooden beads and other wood pieces offer dimension, and jars, vases and canisters offer shape, color and height. I found a cheeky little “wash, dry, fold” piece at Hobby Lobby. I knew we needed a new canister for dog treats…and of course, these hot dog shaped treats were too cute not to get. (Koko approves!) But, my favorite piece is the one I made. I added a little sign next to the door. Everyone who comes to visit enters and exits through this door because they go from the pool to the bathroom. From the fire pit to the kitchen. From indoor drinks to outdoor dining. This is the highest traffic door in our home. So it needed a little sign. And the story goes…we kept teasing a friend of ours about his broken shutter years back. By the time he had them replaced, he quietly snuck a broken chunk of it into our office at our other house. Did I throw it away? Oh, nooooo. That thing stayed on that shelf. And, when we moved, it came with us because I knew…I just knew someday it would come in handy. Lo’ and behold, I found this adorable wooden script “hi” at Hobby Lobby, used my chop saw to remove the broken bottom, and made art. That’s my super power. I turn garbage into art. Or, maybe it’s my way of having the last word. 🙂

Want to see all the details and the processes involved in this room makeover? Come see all of the video and stories over on Instagram!

See the Process of This Laundry Room Makeover

Week 1: Laundry Room | Mudroom Project Planning

Week 2: The Mood Board

Week 3: See the Demo

Week 4: The Tile Floor

Week 5: Creating Hidden Storage

Week 6: Prepping the Walls

Week 7: Laundry Room Updates

Week 8: The Laundry Room Reveal