I showed you the final design plan already, but now I can finally show you the finished room!
The red washer and dryer that we bought when we moved in look better than they ever have, but I think it’s the giant utility sink and double faucets that make the space.
That’s pretty much my dream sink and if we ever leave this house, it would be one of the things I’d miss most. I have a little plant (cyclamen) in the window, and a gray and white striped towel hangs from a red hook to the right.
There are still things I’d like to do. I’d like to replace our rickety drying rack and hang a clothes rail from the wall or ceiling. I’d like to find some cute laundry baskets instead of the cheap plastic ones we’ve had forever. There are a few touches that I really like though, like the art. The droplets print from Summersville brings in some color and pattern, and I love that it’s screenprinted on fabric. It’s perfect for the laundry room.
I have to say, I think this room may have made me a ‘blue’ convert. It’s not normally a color that I like to use, but the laundry room is so cheery and fresh. That octagon tile makes me happy too. And three cheers for an old-fashioned swinging door! It makes me think of my grandmother’s kitchen.
It’s nice to have a non-scary place to do laundry.
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so fresh and clean looking. almost makes me want to do laundry!
THAT. IS. FAN. TASTIC.
It certainly IS a dream! I just love the color combination of the pale blue and bright red. Wait ’till I show my hubby!
So cute! What a great use of all that space. Love the red in fun places like the hook.
Gorgeous, I could hang out in there! Great job!
I’m lucky enough to have a small laundry room, but it looks NOTHING like this! I love that you have a big space to fold – I envy that. But mostly I like that it seems like a fun place to do a tedious chore. Well done!
So, so lovely! I’m jealous as I look askance at my cobwebby laundry space in the unfinished basement. Great job!
I would happily put fold and put away my clothes if I had such a cute laundry room. I will have to keep a laundry room in mind when we move into our next space. Having a washer and dryer in the garage will not do.
love it Nicole! what a pleasant place to do laundry. I adore the droplets print, and how it pulls it all together!
It’s awesome!
FAB!!! I love your laundry room, its amazing. The blue door looks so pretty! Our laundry is in the garage, I don’t ever see that being a pretty space, lol
I’m insanely jealous. I trudge down to a granite basement at the base of this 170 year old house to do my laundry. I would die to have your space. My husband once scoffed at a friend’s new home, “Who would waste such valuable square footage on such a large laundry room with a window.” Clearly, he is not the one who spends hours upon hours doing laundry. Well done!
LOVE the sink! Looks great in there!
Wow, beautiful. So much nicer than the dungeon my washer and dryer are in. Does that door go both ways? (hee hee) That’s such a great idea!
This is so inspiring, Nicole. The color palate and artwork are really lovely. Great work!
Wow, I love it! I am so jealous, my laundry room is a corner of the garage. Love the wall color.
lovely!! You lucky girl, laundry is going to be so pleasant for you now!! Enjoy:)
This space would actually make me want to do laundry. I have to brave the cold and dirty garage to tackle my never ending pile.
The transformation is remarkable! It was such a cave before and it’s clean, bright, and airy. I am jealous you were able to see beyond the surface.
so lovely (you’ve really made the whole space lovely- and can’t wait to see the play area some time as that evolves as well).
LOVE the idea of the swinging door. genius.
super cute! great job
Wow, I so love this! I am jealous… I need to brighten up my laundry room, too!
Oh, your laundry room looks so great! I hear you on the non scary place. We’re in the process of finishing our laundry room. http://ourhumbleabowed.wordpress.com/2011/03/08/another-productive-weekend/
Oh I love the punches of red, and the art is adorable! I just found your blog and I am smitten!
I want that laundry room! I love the space. I can just imagine a cool blue laundry room to help me fold my laundry. Aaah…the dream!
xoxo
Lila Ferraro
Wow – what a transformation. I think I would actually enjoy doing laundry in that room!
It’s so cheery and happy looking!
The laundry room looks fantastic – I love the combination of pale blue and red together.
We recently renovated our laundry room and it is very small. I like to dry a lot of my clothing on drying racks too and it was just too cramped. My husband bought two of these wires (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/6007529) from Ikea and mounted them on the wall so we could get rid of the racks. I was very resistant at first, but gave in and now I love them. I was worried the wire would ruin my clothing, but they came with a plastic tube you can put around the wire. They work great and we have so much more room now.
oops – missed the last 5 in the link:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60075295
That has to be THE BEST looking laundry room I’ve ever seen. Really nice job!!!
Love the pop of Red and the print! Looks amazing…what a happy place to do laundry :)
i love the floor!
Oh, where is that clock from? I love it!
looks great! if you’re looking for a cheap upgrade for the drying rack, i have loved our ikea FROST drying rack, $20 bucks, i think! i used to have the one you have in there and it broke on us after a short while. no complaints with the new one.
This is my dream laundry room. Love all the simple, but perfect details. And you mentioning your grandmother’s swinging kitchen door totally reminded me that my grandma had one too. :)
Nicole, like everything you do, this is just awesome. So fresh. I’m a blue person myself (having gone a bit overboard w/ Behr “Calm Spitit” — very zen, and then I add punches of colour w/ other shades). But what makes this doubly impressive is you can pull it all together and do so much else and you’ve only just had a baby! superwoman, you are!
that is a totally amazing laundry room! I could spend forever in there! And the utility sink… that is SIMPLY TO DIE FOR! Seriously, I would die to have a sink at all in my laundry room, let alone one that looked like that!!!
I love it! It doesn’t even look like a laundry room! I agree that the art is so bright and beautiful! Love the popping colors.
As a long time fan of blue I really like this! Where’s the little red vase from?
Ah…this is just lovely! I absolutely love the colors! Do you mind me asking where you bought your black console table??
I would totally make excuses (aka do lots of laundry) to spend a lot of time in this room.
*sigh*
Nicole, be careful. The swinging door can catch little fingers between the door and frame. I had to remove them from my kitchen.
So cute!!! I hope your laundry days are fabulous now!!!
A very nice ‘after’ photo for sure! I really like it and have sink envy! :)
I love it, especially the print and sink.
it turned out fantastic! great idea with the swinging door, especially when hands are carrying a heavy load of clothes!
Nicole, I would have my wedding night in that room !!!! ;)
Looks fabulous. But then do we ever get anything less from you?
TDM xx
That last line “It’s nice to have a non-scary place to do laundry” made me laugh! :) Its so true too. Sometimes we don’t give our laundry rooms much love, but this is truly inspiring. And hey, if you ever move… take the sink with you!! ;)
Hi,
Love the new laundry room!
Who is the Etsy artist who created the droplet painting?
The etsy link is no longer available
Thanks,
-Kathy
I love this whole room. I’m sure the whole laundry experience is cheery now. Do birds hang up your clothes like Cinderella? If only you could train mice to fold and put away.