Laundry Room Reveal

Before you scroll down to the photos please run and grab a pair of sunglasses. I would hate for you to be blinded by the brightness. The bright walls are soooooo much better than the dark drab ones in here before.

Just a quick reminder of this room before.

Okay, put on those sunglasses.

Sunny and bright! The new color is Hawthorne Yellow by Benjamin Moore. It was hard choosing a color for this windowless room. This color actually looks creamier on walls where outside light comes in.

I was thrilled when Cutting Edge Stencils offered me a stencil to try. I chose the Brocade No.1 stencil in small. It adds just enough color to break up all the yellow.

The stenciling was very easy to do. I highly recommend getting the stencil level. Mine would have surely been crooked if I had not used the level. From start to finish it took about an hour to do this room.

I used the white semi gloss trim paint that is used in our house called Chantilly Lace by Benjamin Moore.

Do you remember the flower wallpaper border that was in here. I am sure it is burned in your mind forever. We could not get it down without major wall damage so I thought we could just add a strip of trim to the bottom of the border and then I would just paint over the border and trim in the white trim paint and make it look like molding added to the room. I had painted three coats of the white on and the flowers just kept popping through. Mr. Savvy, who added the trim, also added a piece at the top because it would not have looked right with just the bottom strip. Thanks, dear. I ended up grabbing the can of my kitchen wall color paint and painted two more coats to finally finish. I kind of like the different color up there. I left the ceiling as it was. I just did not want to paint the ceiling, too. That kills my neck.

To glam up the room a little I hung these two lithographs in here by Rodo Boulanger that I had stored away. So glad to have these out again to enjoy.

Added some pottery to the top of the cabinet. More things that were stored away.

I started to add a regular laundry room vinyl sign in here, but when I came across this quote I knew I wanted it in here instead.

The table between the washer and dryer used to be used as an extra kitchen island in the kitchen and recently was just stored behind the door in the laundry room. This was a free table that we had trim added to and then Mr. Savvy tiled the top of it and I painted it of course. This table will be good to fold laundry on as it comes out of the dryer. It feels so good to be more organized in here.

It has two rooster hooks on the front where I used to hang potholders. I painted and distressed the legs red years ago. I may paint this table again with chalk paint and change it up.

Red striped rugs by Dash & Albert.

Vintage wicker basket holds freshly laundered flannel sheets. Getting the flannels ready for the colder nights.

I purchased this little bag for clothespins long time ago just to add whimsy in here.

Filled it up with vintage clothespins. I remember helping my mom hang out the laundry when I was a child before the dryers for the home became popular.

This blue and white stone wastebasket was purchase on clearance at Steinmart several years ago. It was originally, believe it or not, $75 and I got it for $15.

Not a glamorous room, but certainly better than any laundry room I have had. Mine have always just been plain Jane and strictly utilitarian. First one was out in the garage and then it moved to the basement for twenty years so this one is much better. Hopefully it will stay neat and organized.

It is a lot easier to actually enjoy doing laundry in pretty surroundings.

Have a super duper week!

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If you want to try the stencil I did just go to Cutting Edge Stencils. Or try another one. They have several to choose from.