Five Tips To Refresh A Laundry Room

Good Monday Morning! Today's post is a 10 minute read. Are you a person who enjoys folding a fresh load of laundry or maybe even hanging laundry outside on a clothesline to dry. Or are you an individual who crams as many clothes as possible into the washer? Either way, at one point or another we all have to have clean clothes!
Today I am sharing Five Tips on how to refresh any size or style of Laundry Room.








Tip One: Add Open Shelving To Unused Wall Space


1. Fortunately we have a generous amount of space in our current laundry room, unfortunately we did not have any cabinets for storage. The wall above the washer and dryer is long and open and was bare. Dave (my husband) built open shelving to add above the washer dryer, I painted them and presto we have more space to store necessary items and also for me to decorate.



Tip Two: Add A Utility Sink With a Cabinet

2. Our Colorado home is 20 + years old and had not been updated. The utility sink in the Laundry room was without a cabinet and was wobbly, worn and about to fall by the way side. As I mentioned, we had not one single cabinet or shelf in the laundry. A simple fix is to purchase a sink with cabinet at your favorite Home improvement Center and install it. 

Presenza All-in-One Stainless Steel Laundry Sink Home Depot

 Tip Three: DIY or Purchase A Beadboard Coat Rack





3. For us and our laundry room we had yet another bare wall so we decided to create an Old fashioned  Mudroom. We designed and made a Beadboard Coat Rack, however if you are not a DIY person there are many stores to purchase them from at reasonable prices.
I have a husband who is handy with a saw and I have the patience to paint raw wood. Once again all of these tips can be modified for any space. In fact, when thinking of Home improvement I encourage you to think outside of the box. Do some rough sketches, and take a few photos prior to embarking on the project.  A little material can go a long way.




Tip Four: Add A bench





4. So, now we have the coat rack , but just think about how nice it would be to have spot to sit and put on shoes, boots or sneakers. We had spent quite a bit of time on updating the laundry room so it was time to move on to our bedroom. Rather than build a bench we purchased the Bradding Natural Stonewash Bench from Pier One and I love it.




Tip Five: Incorporate Baskets For Easy and Stylish Storage





5. I think I can safely say that we all love baskets and with the wide selection and competitive pricing at nearly every Home store there is a basket shape and style for everyone.
I use a large a reinforced basket as our hamper, rectangular baskets for dryer sheets and dust clothes and a French style basket as a clothes basket.


As we go forward into 2020 I will be including monthly posts on the Joy Of  Homemaking and the importance it serves in our society. I hope that you will continue to join me.
I would enjoy hearing from you, your tips, homemaking skills, joys and concerns.



~Thoughts On Homemaking~

*Ironing a collar, washing a dress, making a list, dusting a table, it is the very essence of what makes a house a home.

*It is the meal that is prepared and served on real dishes, on a real table with real conversations, at least once a week.

*Homemakers take the time to shred the chicken, chop the onion, steam the rice and bake the bread. It doesn’t matter if the bread is frozen dough, the chicken is a rotisserie, or if the rice comes in a bag.

*It is the mindset, the intention, the action, the dedication to secure the ship that houses the crew and guides them to shore.