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Fresh Laundry

By Evolution of Style on Sep 04, 2012


I hope you had a glorious Labor Day weekend, whether you were a busy bee or just chilling out and enjoying the last remnants of summer.  I was a little bit of both, although I wish I had gotten a little more accomplished, because sometimes having extra time on my hands doesn’t work to my advantage.    I did get started with some more painting in my basement, but even after examining paint samples on the wall, I’m still uncertain about the color.  It has a greenish undertone, and I don’t understand WHY!  So, I’m going to let it marinate for awhile before I go back to the drawing board.


Another item I am adding to my “to-do” list is a laundry room revamp.  I confess that I spent an inordinate amount of time this weekend drooling over laundry rooms I found online. It’s definitely feeding my desire to give my laundry room a facelift.  

I broached the subject with my husband by asking him, “Would you mind if I painted the cabinets in the laundry room?”  His reply, “What color?”  See, after nearly 18 years of marriage, he knows that resistance if futile.  Game on.


I was all ready to get cracking on this project, and headed to see my Paint Guy yesterday, only to find that they were closed for the Labor Day holiday.  Say what?  Don't they know that it's a three day weekend and I have projects to do?  So, I regrouped (ala the basement painting project), and will pay him a visit this week.  In the meantime, would you just look at these inspirational laundry rooms?



Ok, I don't know where the actual washer and dryer are in this laundry room, but there appears to be laundry detergent in that glass container, and fresh towels on the counter, so let's assume it's cleverly hidden somewhere.
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Source: houzz.com via Jenny on Pinterest



And this one is loaded (no pun intended) with storage space and classic charm.  I'm loving the swinging door too.  Makes it easy to get in and out with a basket full of laundry.  Again - clever.

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Source: houzz.com via Jenny on Pinterest


This one is just dreamy - and would you look at that functional layout?  I love the sink with the window, all of the counter space and the glass front cabinets along the ceiling.  I have a sink and a window in my laundry room, but the configuration is not the same, which is why I love this so much.

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Source: houzz.com via Jenny on Pinterest


This laundry room scores points for ingenious function.  My laundry room is always overflowing with lots of laundry baskets, and to have the ability to hide my dirty laundry is quite appealing.  Brilliant.

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Source: houzz.com via Jenny on Pinterest


Again, there is no washer and dryer in sight here, but it sure screams laundry room to me.  They're probably hidden in that lovely center cabinet unit.  Or maybe that's where the Mother of the House hides out when she says she's doing laundry.  And would you look at the two windows?  And the sconce?  Yum.

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Source: houzz.com via Jenny on Pinterest



This is a laundry room I keep finding myself revisiting.  I love the wall color, the open shelves and just how fresh it looks.

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Source: houzz.com via Jenny on Pinterest



Love the chandy and the functional layout of this laundry room.  Not to mention the pretty little canvas bins beside the washer/dryer.  Lovely!

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Source: houzz.com via Jenny on Pinterest


This one is just a home run in my book.  Light filled, lots of windows, functional layout, lots of storage, brick flooring, beadboard ceiling, cubbies - I'm weak in the knees!

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Source: houzz.com via Jenny on Pinterest


Another sparkly clean and beautiful laundry/mud room space.  Smitten.  (Did I mention I have mud rooms on the mind too?)

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Source: houzz.com via Jenny on Pinterest


Since I said I had mud rooms on my mind, I'll digress from my laundry room love for a moment.  I'm loving these lockers!  How totally cool is this?  Minus the locker room smell, of course...

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Source: houzz.com via Jenny on Pinterest



So, I'm adding this to my list of projects.  The mud room idea is a separate post altogether, but suffice to say, my wheels are turning...

What did you do this weekend?  Were you productive?  Are you having some laundry room lust like I am?

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