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Hi Happy Friday everyone. Woo Hoo… TGIF
Being that it is Friday, I thought I would show you a sneak peak of my Friday post over at Momtastic.com
This is my mud room/laundry room. I don’t think I ever posted photos of this side of it. You have seen the white dresser I found in the trash in the post Trash, The Dollar Store and Me and the pantry in my post How I Transformed a Coat Closet into a Pantry. They are both in this room – the dresser is across from the washer/dryer and the pantry is to the right in the photo.
I have one of those wire grid shelving units over the washer/dryer. I bought it as a temporary fix and it kinda became permanent. My friend Debbie always asks me if I want her throw-a-ways before she tosses them – cause she knows I will find some way to re-use them. The shutters are one of those items. I hung them vertically to hide all the hose and wall boxes for water and electrical that are above the washer and dryer.
To make the wire shelving look a bit more interesting, I wove colorful ribbon across the front of each shelf and lined the shelves with baskets I have collected. I store the laundry detergent in a large glass canister I bought at Walmart. I use a seashell as a scoop.
My favorite object in this room is something my youngest made for me when she was little. She drew a happy face on a rock. It makes me smile whenever I see it, so I thought it needed to go in this room so when I am doing load after load of laundry I have something to smile about :)
I made a removable skirt to make the basic laundry tub have a bit of style, plus it hides the kitty litter
To find out how I made the skirt, click on over to my Friday post over at Momtastic.com.
Happy Weekend.
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Love the skirt hiding the litter pan! I also keep looking at the painting above the laundry tub.. Did you make it?
Hi Susan-
I didn’t make the art above the laundry tub. I bought it at Target a few years ago. I loved all the colors and the design and had to have it, plus it was very inexpensive – $15. It would be very easy to make though with an artist’s canvas and some craft paint.
Thanks for sharing. I never thought of showing my children’s art that they did when they were young as accents/accessories. I think I will bring some out. Really enjoy your blog and all of your creative ideas.
Thanks so much Linda – Over the years I have tried to use the things my daughters made as art. I use to have a wall full of empty frames in my mudroom. When they would bring home new art they made in school I would change out what was currently in a frame with the new masterpiece. I used poster putty to hold the artwork onto the wall. I hung the frames with small nails.
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How wonderful are these pointers to success of style? I LOVE them. A seashell for a scoop is just too marvelous!!!! I am going to think of trying this for my cannisters of sugar and flour!
Diane, you are a true genius. I mean it a true genius. I am wondering if I could do with out eating in order to purchase stock in you… if anyone is ever as smart as you to even think of such.
Hi Sheryll -
Thanks so much. For your sugar and flour you could also use a pretty teacup as a scoop. I saw that done in Country Living magazine. It looked very pretty.
your blog and fierce talents are a new find for me…thank you world wide web! to think of all the wire shelving i’ve disposed of when a bit of ribbon would have transformed them….and from basic laundry tub to a.dor.able.
Hi Bonnie-
Thanks so much for the nice comment. I thought my wire shelving was going to be a “quick fix”, but it became permanent as it does what I need it to do. I think once I added the colorful ribbon, it looked more appealing – so I never felt the urge to upgrade to cabinets or built-in shelves.
Wow, that’s ingenious!!! It’s great to be able to see such prettiness when doing something as mundane as laundry!!! Fantastic idea!!! The whole sink is just lovely!!……can’t believe I’m saying that about a sink, but it’s earned!! :)
Hi Laura -
Thanks. Another reason I wanted to dress up the sink a bit is because -If you stand on one side of my kitchen you get a full view of it. The skirt takes the utilitarian look away from it a bit. :)
Don’t you love when you get big payoffs from one change? I don’t have a sink like that, but I’m kinda wishing I did so that I could give it a makeover!! :)
I love your ideas! I’m in the midst of trying to freshen up our laundry room and create some more storage. Never enough storage! Love the rock:)
Nice idea. You can barely see it ;)
I am intrigued with your rack over your washer and dryer. Could you provide more details (source, modifications)? My washer and dryer sit under a window in the lower level of my raised ranch. Your rack seems like a good solution for me.
Hi Barbara –
It is a freestanding metal rack that is made to go over a washer/dryer side by side combination. Each side of the rack is a tall upside down U shape. It has two grid shelves on the top section that run the width of it. There is also a hook and a drying bar that can be attached to either side. You can see the lower shelf in the photo. There are two metal brace bars that criss-cross across the back (hidden by the shutters).
I bought it when we first moved into my house – that was a long time ago. They were very common and could be found at discount stores and home improvement stores. I think I bought it at Linens and Things, which is no longer in business. It was not expensive at all. It came in a box and was very easy to assemble. Just fitting the poles together to make the U shaped sides and then screwing the shelves to the U shaped sides. I didn’t make any modifications. I looked for some sort of marking or label, but can’t find any to see if they still make them. I did a quick search on Google and could not find anything, except for wall mounted racks. If I find something, I will e-mail you.
Hi! I love how u designed your laundry room!! Makes me want to do this to mine as well! Would it be ok to link to your site from my own?? I love displaying images on interior design. I’m trying to emphasize the great DIY work others do. :)
Hi,
I love this solution for over the washer/dryer storage. We cannot put holes in the walls where we live and finding a free standing unit to go over the washer dryer has been impossible. Can you tell me exactly how you did this? It looks amazing!! Thank you:) Jennifer
Hi Jennifer -
The organizer over the washer and dryer is a metal shelving unit that I bought about 18 years ago at a store in my area that was like Target. It was designed to go over the washer and dryer and sold as “Laundry Shelves”. It was in a box and I had to put it together. Most of the parts just slipped into each other and there were a few screws to make it secure.
I have had many readers ask about it and I have searched the internet for it, but have not been able to find one so I could add a link to it in the post. Some company must still make it, but I have not found one yet. It consists of 4 long metal legs – 2- on each side and two wire shelves that span across the washer/dryer. If I ever find a company that makes it, I will add the link to the post. Or maybe I will try to make a DIY one and post it as a project. :)
Diane, I am wondering (have not tried it yet) about those Rubbermaid shelving units that you can cut to fit, they are very sturdy. I am meaning to put the shelving as sides and also as the shelves? Of course the would not have the cabinets or covers or doors. Wondering about a fabric drape and put those pinch rings on it to draw them open and closed?
Hi Sheryll – that may work. Thanks for sharing your idea. The unit I have is really quite simple. It amazes me that they are no longer made or sold at places like Walmart and Target.
Yours look like Metro Shelving. When I searched their site quickly, I didn’t find your set-up but I am sure that you can cobble together some of their parts to get something similar. It probably isn’t an economical solution.