Spin City
I’m so excited about this next post. It’s my favorite transformation to date and the ironic part is that I’m about to reveal our brand spankin’ new laundry nook and I’m not even the one who does the laundry (it’s the twenty first century people!).
The fact that we cobbled this model-home-looking laundry center together on a budget just makes my chest puff up with pride. It has worked wonders on updating our house and laundry has never been more fun for my hubby (sorry babe, your love of doing laundry is now public knowledge).
Here’s what it looked like as we knocked out those bi-fold doors (see how close the wall was to the sunroom door- it robbed us of so much hall space!):
And here’s a shot of our beautiful new laundry nook:
We made the counter ourselves from a piece of plywood that we painted and polyurethaned, we leaned two big frames from Ikea (showcasing some cheap wrapping paper, which always makes for cheap art) against the back wall to cover the ugly plugs and pipes, and we hung some Wal-Mart blinds to cover the cluttered storage shelf above:
And we even got a rolling storage caddy from Target (for under twenty bucks) which fits perfectly beside our washer and dryer and holds all of our cleaning supplies:
Life is good in our little laundry nook. And we’d love to hear about how you’ve organized everything from your laundry room to your attic- we have about 20 other corners, closets, and crevices that could benefit from a little organization so let us know what works for you.
(Post by Sherry)
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Thanks, Dawn. Glad you stumbled on us and have enjoyed what you’ve seen. Within a few weeks we should be able to show off our new kitchen design (cabinets go in next week!) so hopefully it help you in your hunt. Stay tuned…
John
This post was awhile ago, so I hope yall see it. I love your laundry nook. We have the same washer & dryer and I’m dying to get some sort of countertop to go on top. I think using plywood is an awesome budget friendly idea. Did you anchor it to wall at all? Our washer can vibrate intensely sometimes when it spins, so I want to give it an inch or so of clearance under the countertop. Do you have this issue?
I love what yall have done with your house! Beautiful!
Hi Leigh,
When we first concocted the idea of a plywood top we had grand plans of anchoring it to the wall so that it floated about 2 inches above the washer & dryer (leaving room to slide in an ironing board for storage). But we ditched that idea when we discovered the studs in those walls are not conveniently placed.
Instead, we covered the top of the appliances with some rubber drawer liners (the kind you put in your kitchen cabinets to keep things from sliding around) and placed the plywood directly on top of those. It not only keeps the wood from moving, but also makes sure we don’t scratch the top of the appliances.
We definitely get some vibration from our washer, but I’m not sure I would call it “intense.” (Although it does sometimes make those picture frames fall over.) My recommendation is to try plywood directly on top first and if the vibration make that not work, turn to suspending the wood above it an inch or so as a back-up plan.
Best of luck!
-John
Using drawer liners is a great idea. We have some laying around already and it would leave less chance that the plywood gets installed not level (sadly, highly likely for me). Thanks so much!
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Hi ~ I just happened upon your journal while searching for kitchen design. I followed the link to the before/after gallery ~ you have done a wonderful job on your home. Very nice ideas ~ thanks for sharing.