The laundry room’s finished!
And we could kiss Lesley for her idea of carving out a new dedicated laundry room. It’s like it was always there! (Plus a new glass door at the end of a formerly dark hallway with light streaming in = angels singing sound effect to us).
When we last checked in, things were looking a little unfinished, but it’s amazing what that last 10% can do for a room. Our first steps were to add the missing filler, baseboard, toe kick, and crown that we had accounted for when we installed the cabinets (to bridge those gaps on the side, top, and bottom). Then it was on to adding the missing door casing, baseboards, and the new doorknob that ties into the rest of ours. Lastly, we had a party and the under-cabinet lights were invited (and installed).
Can I just say that the under-cabinet lights are my new favorite thing? I want to cover my house with them. I want to put on some R&B and bathe in a tub full of under cabinet lights.
They currently plug in behind the washer – you might be able to see the small white cord snaking down the left corner of the room above the washer – but we have a call in to our electrician to add a switch for them on the wall by the door. That way we can flick them on when we walk in instead of using the toggle switch on the cord.
They were sort of an impulse update back when we were buying our cabinets and they were TOTALLY WORTH THE IMPULSE. I know I’m type shouting at you but I mean it. If I were talking to you in person my voice would be raised and my hands would be flapping around. It was all thanks to a reader who mentioned it was easier to see stains and spot treat them before tossing them into the wash after she added some. In summary: Twinkies are not always worth the impulse, but under cabinet lights? DO IT.
When they’re off the room is still nice and bright from the overhead light, although we’d love to add a skylight or a some solar-tube someday.
After our finishing trims, fillers, and lights were in, it was momma’s favorite part. THE THINGS! Like the drying rack, the ironing board, some art, a laundry sorter, and everything that I got to basket up and stack and pile into the cabinets and drawers.
The laundry room wants to hug it out. Look at those outstretched arms.
We thought things on the shelf should largely have simple functions to make life easier, so there’s a basket for lost socks (currently housing a few of Clara’s) and a dish for change and other random stuff we find in pockets before things go into the wash (if you’re a certain aforementioned member of our family that might mean Legos, mom’s earrings, and and a few crayons for good measure). We also like the idea of keeping our everyday detergent out on the shelf so it’s easy to grab (you can see that in the wider shot a few photos back).
There’s also a mint green caddy to store things like lint rollers and dryer balls along with a mint green trash can which we ended up putting right on the counter for small things like balls of lint and tags from clothing or old washed-papers-from-pockets. The little fake-o succulent is just there’s to add some life to the laundry room – even if it’s faux real.
If you spin around to the wall opposite the washer, we have a drying rack. And it’s kind of a game changer. We used to just lay things outside on the daybed to air dry (or in the extra deep windowsill in the living room of our last house) so to have a devoted pull-out drying rack for hanging or draping things (or clipping them up) is pretty great.
I was leaning towards ordering one from The Container Store but then I saw someone saying it was meh and I saw this one on amazon with a ton of good reviews that swayed us. It boasts over 12 square-feet of drying space for hanging or laying items thanks to the pull out design that extends two feet out from the wall. It’s so nice to have this much hanging and draping real estate. I’m officially on the drying rack train now guys. High fives! I feel like we need a secret handshake or something.
Oh and it closes up like this when it’s not in use. Stealth mode.
Underneath it we have a three-bin laundry sorter from Crate & Barrel. John’s sister grabbed one a few weeks ago and raved about it so we took the plunge. It has only been a few days but we’re drinking the same laundry sorter Cool-aid. Picture us sipping it while cruising along on The Drying Rack Express with spare under-cabinet lights in my purse.
For the ironing board we debated everything from a mini-pull-out or fold-down wall or drawer mounted one but I prefer a full sized board and I like it to be out of the way, but portable. Sometimes I just like to iron in front of the TV. We’ve used this system of two large wall hooks secured with anchors to hold it up off the floor in our last laundry area, which worked well (remember our ironing board wars? They are so ON).
We decided to hang it behind the door on the wall (not the door itself since we worried that might rattle). The hooks stick out a little and would otherwise get slammed by the door so we got one of those small white doorstop things for the back of the door. Ignore that light switch near the door though (it’s the old hall light that we debated keeping just in case but it’s ridiculous back there so we’re going to terminate it when our electrician comes to add a switch for the under-cabinet lights).
For now the art on the left side of the room is just framed pages from a book called Time & Tide by Christian Chaize (it’s full of gorgeous photography). I still have my eye on something like this by Emily Jeffords though, so there might be some musical frames going on.
Speaking of the frames, they’re from Target. We loved that the wood tone tied into our baskets and the laundry shelf and counter, so home they came.
The other side of the room has a little more art – like a wood canvas from Help Ink that I love (it says Bee Kind with bees having a blast all over it). I also hung one of my favorite pieces of fabric (it’s an old handkerchief that a friend of mine found with the name Clara embroidered on it). Something about the old linen fabric and the embroidery whispered laundry room to me.
There’s also another print from my Tide & Time book that I clipped up with a wooden pants hanger. Seemed laundry-room appropriate. I’d love to clip up a Clara painting eventually, so we might have a little crafternoon bonanza ahead of us.
In my mood board I also had a printing press drawer (Clara and I collect heart rocks and I thought it would be so cute to display them in an old wooden drawer with all those tiny compartments for them) but we haven’t come across any that would work yet. They’re totally one of those I-see-them-in-every-antique-store-when-I’m-not-looking-for-them-but-they’re-sneaky-like-a-snake-when-I-am-on-the-hunt.
For the cabinet hardware we went with these simple octagon pulls from Lowe’s. We actually grabbed a bunch of options from Anthropologie (Fashion Show! Fashion Show! Fashion Show At Lunch!) but after holding them all up the simplicity and the nice heavy feeling of the Lowe’s ones won us over. We have two metals going on in here (I like a mix as long as each of them are present enough times to look intentional), so these guys are sporting the polished chrome look along with things like the rolling cart and the knobs on the washer & dryer.
On the ceiling we went with a flush mount light from our Shades of Light collection.
We had a whiter/cooler light bulb dangling from the fixture box before we installed this light, but switched it out for a warmer LED one that makes the room feel less cold (it brings out the honey tones in the shelf, frames, and baskets – and zaps some of the starkness out of the white cabinets).
The oil-rubbed bronze doorknob and similar coloring on the washer and dryer tied it in – especially since the washer and dryer also have chrome on them – so they’re sort of a bridge between those two metals that we mixed throughout the room.
Look at John modeling the new laundry room. You’d almost believe he likes laundry…
Budget breakdown:
- Framing (labor & materials): $360
- Electric (labor & materials): $400
- Plumbing (labor & materials): $375
- New dryer vent: $87
- New HVAC vent: $59
- Drywall & insulation: $298
- Drywall mudding: $84
- Sub-floor materials: $30
- Tiled floor: $451
- Ikea cabinets, filler pieces, toe kick, and under-cabinet lighting:
$862$802 (we went with single puck LEDs instead of the long strip ones we originally got) - Appliance re-install: $15
- Tiled marble accent wall: $281
- Shelf & counter (including stain testers & stain): $97
- A new glass door for the hallway + framing and hanging two doors: $297 (new tools included)
- Trim, crown, baseboard and door casings for both doors + two new doorknobs: $268
- Function/organization stuff (including baskets, our laundry sorter, the drying rack, hooks to hang ironing board, etc): $112
- Finishing touches (like the overhead light, cabinet hardware, wood frames, etc): $176
- TOTAL: $4,192
We think it would be really fun to have a realtor come and estimate what she might list our house for so we can see how much value this reno may have added (along with the other stuff we’ve done over the past year).
And since we’re listing stuff, I think our favorite functional updates are the laundry sorting cart, the drying rack, all the storage in the cabinets and drawers, and the added countertop/shelf surface we’ve gained. When it comes to things that make it feel the most upgraded, the tile backsplash, under cabinet lights, crown molding, and soft-close doors and drawers definitely elevated the room for us (so if you have a laundry zone that could use a little love, those might be nice add-ons).
Couldn’t leave without a little before & after action. Remember when this was our laundry area back when we moved in?
So. Much. Better.
Thanks for coming along on this winding and long-winded laundry room renovation, guys! It’s one of our favorite house changes so far since it’s literally a room that didn’t exist before. We’re more gleeful than… I don’t know… a pigeon with a hotdog? A dog with a blog? A kid in a candy store without adult supervision and unlimited funds? It’s up there.
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Jess says
“A kid in a candy store without adult supervision and unlimited funds?”
Man, that would be AWESOME!!
Also … seriously fantastic final post about the laundry room. My eyes were glazing over w/ all the technical stuff but I know that’s really important to get out there (else how would other people be able to do this, too?). But I just love, love, LOVE Sherry’s style posts. It looks freaking fantastic, guys. And I’m super glad that it’s crazy functional and that you guys love it, too.
Melanie says
nevermind!
Maddy says
Looks beautiful. An appraisal would be really interesting, it would also give me an idea about the updates I am doing at my house, so selfishly, I would love to hear about it!
Kelly says
First, your laundry room looks fabulous! I usually read through my RSS feeder, so until you mentioned the comment thread from last week, I had no idea. For what it’s worth– I love before and after project posts- its my favorite thing about blogs. I found your blog when you were in your first house and because of your blog became interested in home projects and decorating.
I went to your book signing in Austin, Texas and you both seemed genuine and real and when John spoke- it sounded just like the way y’all write, which was great.
Truth be told, I wasn’t crazy about the style of your second house- but I am LOVING what you are doing with the new house. Teddy’s nursery project was amazing. I think because y’all are moving slower at doing projects in this house, they look less rushed, more thought out, and really fabulous. I can tell this is going to be a house y’all plan on living in for a very long time. Take your time. Style does not evolve overnight- and every house takes on a new style depending on the layout, architecture, etc.
I do wish y’all would post more, but it is your blog and you do have an infant. I would love to see more before and after projects and more posts weekly. I wouldn’t mind tutorials on how y’all take such professional looking photos (ie angles to shot from, etc).
I’m dying to see what you do with your dining room- so its get my vote at the next project. But I’m not going to stop reading just because you post less.
You are very blessed to have the success you have had with this blog and no one should begrudge you for that.
Elaine - Visual Meringue says
It looks FANTASTIC guys! Awesome, awesome job :)
Rebecca says
looks awesome!!!!!
Amy says
I am in love with the crown molding! It is two pieces? Everything is beyond beautiful.
YoungHouseLove says
Yes, it’s baseboard and crown. We wrote a detailed tutorial for how we did it in Clara’s room if you want to search Clara crown molding in our archives :)
xo
s
Erica says
Just curious, what detergent do you use for your cloth diapers? We have the same ones and use Rockin Green, which is pricy. We were told to not “cross-contaminate” our washer with regular detergent for clothes and the approved detergent for cloth diapers. Soooo we use the pricy stuff for all laundry, which is a lot of loads. What has been your experience? Have you ventured out and used regular detergent on the diapers? I would love to hear your experience since you are on baby number two with the same diapers. :)
Leah says
If you’re rinsing well and not using tons of detergent (ie not having residue), you should be fine using normal detergent for your clothes. Think of it this way — do you worry about bleach in the machine? That should also rinse out after each load as well. Just be sure to use less than the recommended amount of detergent, and don’t overload your washer.
Amanda says
We use “regular” detergent for our clothes and have had no issues with build up on our cloth diapers. When washing cloth diapers I do a rinse first, then wash and then rinse again. I think this process ensures that prior detergent is not still in the washer.
YoungHouseLove says
We use Seventh Generation and it has been awesome. Clara’s diapers are in good enough shape to use for Teddy!
xo
s
Paige says
My gracious. Serious laundry room envy going on over here! I am super excited to see the finished room and hope you all are enjoying your time in there. As much as you can enjoy a laundry room, anyway.
I hope you all find the balance you are looking for with the blog, book, and family life. I didn’t post any comment last week on the thread but I did skim over some of the comments. I would like to think that one of the most positive things to come out of that thread is you have some very passionate fans out there. :)
Many Blessings!
Juliet says
It looks wonderful!! I love that you just created a room that wasn’t there before. If you can, at some point, share before and after photos from outside in the hallway, I’d love to see that angle too. Great job, you two. Bravo.
Austin Schneider says
Sherry, the laundry room looks FANTASTIC! I’m one of those weirdos who actually enjoys laundry (single, no kids = only a few small loads per week), but if I had this room, I may take up full residence there! Where’d y’all get that adorable mint trash can? I’d love to get my own! As always, your work is impeccable.
YoungHouseLove says
World Market.
xo
s
Cecelia says
Just curious … where do you dry your cloth diapers (assuming you have decided to use these with Teddy again)? I hang ours from hangers on our over-the-washer-shelf in our laundry room but I need a new solution (we have 2 month old twins and SO. MANY. DIAPERS. that they are all overlapping and taking too long to dry.)
Leah says
Not Sherry but . . . I do lots of hang-drying. We hang dry the majority of our clothes (only stuff we dry is permanent-press type work clothes, underwear, and some socks).
We have folding racks from Target and Ikea. It is super easy. I move the racks around and even take them outside on nice sunny days. We do laundry in our kitchen but will put the baby clothes rack in her room near a fan and our rack in our room near a fan. If the living room is warm and sunny, racks go in there. Easy peasy, and you can always buy more racks when you need more space. At Target, I just bought the white collapsible racks — maybe $10 or $15?
Amanda says
Cecelia – What about drying in the dryer? I always put my cloth diapers in the dryer right before bed and then they are dry when I wake up with little effort.
Leah says
@Amanda, you can put the liners and other cloth-only stuff in the dryer. But any diaper that has PUL or another waterproof coating (like the outside of BumGenius diapers) needs to be line-dried.
I like our racks because I also avoid humidity build-up in small rooms. John & Sherry, I’d watch for that in your laundry room — I know your washer spins water out well, but be careful for any moisture build up in your non-ventilated room.
YoungHouseLove says
Sometimes we do the dryer and I tried the drying rack for a few (cloth side up) and it seemed to work. I also love sun drying them outside (whitens them/removes stains).
xo
s
Jill says
Random question… Where do you find all these great artists?? I have a heck of a time finding stuff I love, but you always seem to nail it.
YoungHouseLove says
I try to pin or email myself a link whenever I come across something I love.
xo
s
Anne @ Planting Sequoias says
Holy smokes! LOVE THIS SPACE!
Leslie @ Oh, the Fun says
Wow, this room is beautiful! I like how all of the white and gray is balanced with the light wood in the frames and counter. Great, great job!!!
Stephanie says
Lovely!!! Can you do a more detailed post about the undercabinet lights? I want to add some to my kitchen cabinets but I’m not quite sure where to start!
Kimberly says
I just want to say that I love your website, I love your projects and the other information you share. That will never change! I would feel selfish to dictate to you how your website should be managed because it’s not just your website, it’s your life. It’s not my place to expect a certain amount of anything from you! As long as you keep posting, I’ll keep reading. If the posts aren’t daily, then I’ll just check for something new the next day and the next day. :-) I’ve sought some other blogs to fill in the gaps, but nothing really compares to you all. I love you guys!
Cathy Ropiski says
I totally love what you all have done with your laundry room. So bright, fresh and cheery! Love your taste! Thank you for sharing.
Anna says
I always enjoy seeing your blog’s posts in my RSS feed reader. And I love the format and frequency of your current posts. Of course more is more fun, but with a new baby that doesn’t seem practical to keep pace. And when the internet haters get you down, just remember this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR7-AUmiNcA
Kimberly says
This looks awesome down to every.single.detail! I’m currently sharing my laundry with 50 other units in our building so I’m really looking forward to having a laundry room like this one day. Nicely done!
Samantha @ Fabulous Fabris says
Wow. AHmazing! You guys rock!
Lindsay says
Can you let me know exactly which knobs from Lowe’s you used? I love them but am finding it difficult to locate those exact ones online. Thanks!
This may be one of my favorite rooms form you guys! Fresh, light, natural and bright but not sterile. Love!
YoungHouseLove says
Can’t find the link online but they’re in stores in the aisle with the drawers full of hardware.
xo
s
Amanda Sheren says
Overall awesome job! I wanted to specifically mention how I love the pants hanger as art hanger idea! I would never have thought of that and it looks so cool in your laundry room. I just love it. Thanks for sharing all of the details and I bet you’re enjoying that room so much. Oh, I would love to see the door to your new room now when you get that all done too :)
Sheri says
Love the pigeon books! My favorite is The Duckling Gets a Cookie?!?! :)
Nora says
Beautiful. Love the tile and back splash combo. Love the clean crisp white feeling of the space which is warmed up by the splash of wood tones and green.
Love ALL the previous posts about the actual design and construction. Shout out to Lesley for the idea. And to you guys for plunging in.
Virginia says
I missed the comment frenzy last week but wanted to offer my own perspective. I personally don’t care how often you post, or if a week is a “light week” in terms of content. But I find myself checking YHL less often because, as a renter, there is just not a lot here for me anymore. And I get it – your lives have evolved, you are serious into home-ownership now, and you’re going to be doing more of these really big, creative-destruction reno projects. In the absence of posts about smaller, less permanent makeovers, that probably means this blog is just not the place for me anymore. I think you guys should keep doing what you do, and I’ll be back when I have a home of my own to tear down to the studs :)
Haley says
This looks great! I wasn’t really feeling the counter/shelf color when you first shared, but it looks great now that all of the other accessories and things are added. Also, I’m loving that accordion drying rack. It is so amazing looking at this and knowing that you built it practically out of nothing. Good job!
PS. Read through a lot of comments from that other post and would love to see some smaller posts from you guys. When I first started reading, there was more of a balance between big projects and smaller things and that was perfect even if I could tell there were ‘filler’ posts. While I normally don’t like filler posts, it doesn’t feel like thats what they are on your site. You always add you comments and personality into them and they feel more fresh. Being a working parent is hard and it is so hard to find a balance. You should hire an assistant to take care of all of the boring day-to-day crap so you can focus on the things that only you can take care of.
Leah says
Wooh, looking so good!
I notice you have enviro-friendly laundry soap. Me too! My sticking point is stain removal. I use powder oxyclean, but that doesn’t always get everything off. I have a new baby and am thus dealing with plenty of baby poo (she is good at having leaks/blowouts — forceful pooper extraordinaire). Spray oxyclean is so smelly. Any other fave baby stain removers that work well, aren’t smelly, and maybe enviro-friendly as a bonus?
YoungHouseLove says
I use Seventh Gen for dipes and then wash them and then air dry them in the sun. It bleaches out stains!
xo
s
Nicole says
Damn, mike drop!! Everything looks amazing. What a huge difference and improvement. Love everything!!!
Lilly says
WOAH! You guys seriously invented a room. I’ll admit since I don’t have anything like this in mind the posts along the way sometimes made me skim or cross my eyes, but the overall course, from reader opinion off the bat to the finished product, is so cool. Congrats! Being nice and loving what you do is what comes through the most in your posts, which is also what’s important in life too. You keep doin’ you. :o)
Sara says
It looks AH. MAZ. ING!
Lisa T says
What a transformation!!! I love it!
I didn’t read through all the comments, but I love how that frame for the handkerchief looks to have a bee-hive-y type pattern and ties into your bee print above. Sherry, did you make that frame or buy it like that?
I also never commented the other day on the other thread. As a longtime reader (two plus years?), I do really miss the frequency of posts, but I definitely respect your decision and love that you are prioritizing family. I am ambivalent to the reader redesign posts, so I can live without them. But when you guys are busy with book stuff, etc…, it would be great to have a short little something. Gotta get my YHL fix you know? I love the technical/decor balance that has been fairly standard since you got in your new house. Whatever you decide, I’ll echo a lot of other readers that I’ll keep tuning in everyday to read YHL because you guys are my favorite bloggers with my favorite blog. If you were only posting 2 days a week, I’d still tune in and you’d be the first place I go to get my design/decor/DIY fix. Thanks for everything you do and for even just asking what we readers think and want. That’s what makes you the best!
Meg says
The cabinets look amazing – I can’t believe they are from IKEA. Now that you have to whole room in, what do you think about them? Could you also consider giving us an update in a few months to see how they are holding up?
Dennis says
What about a hallway pic or two? We’d like to see the angels singing too…
Amanda says
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Now for a messy house tour…
MC says
Keep doing what you do, guys! I love the blog & have for many years. As far as posts go, I like them big, I like them small, I like them all.
Laura says
Looks amazing!! I’m jealous–we just have laundry in our very unfinished, leaky, spidery basement. I’d love to read a post (as boring as it may sound) about your system for doing laundry. We really struggle to keep a good system going in our household. For instance, how do you use the laundry sorter? Do you use hampers in the bedrooms and then sort when you bring it into the laundry room? Where do you fold laundry, in the laundry room as it comes out, or in the living room while watching TV (like we do, though it may not be efficient)? Do you put clothes away immediately or do they sometimes languish in piles? Do you sort out delicates?–I feel like lately all my t-shirts are a thin material that gets holes if I put it through the regular wash. You may have fewer complications in your sorting than me because I have fancier work clothes as well.
thanks!
Also: I read some of the feedback on the previous post. I hope you’re not discouraged–I know it can sometimes be painful to receive feedback, even if it’s well meant and said in a spirit of kindness. I’ve been reading your blog since early in your first house, however many years that is (6? I think I discovered you right after you renovated your first kitchen). I absolutely think your #1 priority should be a schedule that works for your family. I know from experience how difficult that is to figure out, and once you do figure it out, you should cling to it!! If you decide to change things up a bit (though I’ll keep reading even if you don’t) I also agree with those who say that occasional smaller, sillier, less technical, more family-oriented posts would be welcome. But for your own sakes, don’t go back to posting 2x a day. xo
Lucy says
What, no picture of the angel-song-inducing view along the hallway? Or is the hallway another post?
Either way, fab job. I admit, I was aceptical about the pale counters after your last update post, but the last 10% really does make a huge difference! Love the way you’ve tied the counters in with the picture frames, the clip hanger and the baskets.
Can I bring my laundry to your house? ;-)
Coral says
Hey guys,
I only read the first 10 or so of yesterdays comments but I just wanted to let you know I LOVE your blog. I have been reading it since my husband and I bought our house 4 years ago. When I was still in high school and he was working for minimum wage. Your blog showed us that we didn’t need tons of money to make our house beautiful and that craigslist rocks if you love DIYing. Today my husband is a software engineer and money isn’t as tight, but we still love craigslist finds and we still LOVE reading your blog, everyday without fail. We too just had a baby (it was pretty awesome being pregnant with you by the way…lol) and understand how hard it is to find the time to not only DIY but to blog about it. It takes hours just write a post and edit it (at least for me) and sometimes you need that time for your baby. Clara and Teddy need you guys, they are your top priority, they are what it is all about in life so if you find that you need to be with your babies and not in front of a computer do it! We understand and we all still love you. Whoever doesn’t understand that children come first can suck a rock and take some parenting tips for you guys because you guys rock. Balancing work and being parents is hard and you guys are doing an amazing job. As for cutting back or short posts, I say readers redesign. gotta love those!
keep up the good work guys, you’re the best.
patty says
love it! so pretty – could you tell us if you haven’t already (and point me in the right direction) the color on the walls, the tile floor source, the tile backsplash source… love it all… great job!
Amanda says
LOVE how this turned out! I’m not sure if laundry can ever be fun, but this will will definitly make it more pleasant and time efficient!
I second the comment above about maybe splitting some of these reveal posts up into “categories”. I definitely understand why the more technical projects would need a long post, but that isn’t the case with what you showed today. I also really miss the reader redesign posts; it was so fun to see what other people do in their homes.
I also wanted to thank you – I’ve actually been referring back to some of your old/budget money posts in an effort to simplify my home and budget more effectively, and it has helped me make a lot of progress. Watching you make big chances in your house is fun, but those simple posts about managing a home are also really appreciated :)
Chloe Joy says
“we’re drinking the same laundry sorter Cool-aid. Picture us sipping it while cruising along on The Drying Rack Express with spare under-cabinet lights in my purse.” HAHAHAH. You are TOO funny! The laundry room looks ah-mazing! It’s a perfect mix of calm, luxe, and function. Great job :D
Marcia hooker says
Sherri….u are so fortunate to have such a talented hubby….blessed indeed….is he for rent?
Heidi P. says
Wowza. So awesome!!
And fyi Sherry, you’re hilarious. :D
LizlovesCam says
Whoa! Down, girls! YHL is a business and it’s smart of them to ask their customers for feedback so they can make sure they’re staying as relevant as possible. They did promise more high-end stuff, and I think we can all agree that IKEA is cheap. There’s a marked difference between being a thrifty DIYer who occasional splurges (see The Little Green Notebook) and relying solely cheap products (Target, IKEA, Home Goods) and painting everything white for design. I’ve been following YHL for about four years, and in that time my tastes have matured and I’d like to see more sophisticated choices to correspond to the older version of me. You can’t stay Hannah Montana forever-some day you gotta become Mileybird.
Laurie Eller says
Hi guys, we’re at the “picking out the little stuff” for our house now and I want/like the door knob you used here. Where can I find it? Thanks!
Sofie says
It looks amazing!
(also, although this is not the place for it – please feel free to organize your content exactly the way you need to in order to be happy, healthy and full of ideas. I don’t care if you do fewer posts – as long as you guys are happy end fully engaged in what you’re doing, your content is interesting and a pleasure to read.
I do second another posters comment above – many of your posts could maybe be broken up in several smaller ones? I know I am just as interested in knowing the small details of your organization as I am in seeing the entire room finished. I don’t mind the wait – it makes the reveal much sweeter. ;-) )
jenna says
This laundry room looks fabulous! Even though your design aesthetic is different than mine, I can still look at this room and think, “Wow, awesome.” You two did a beautiful job. A quick skim of the comments tells me I’m in the minority but when I got to the bottom of the expense tally, I thought, “OMG, ka-ching!” Don’t get me wrong, I think you did it cost-efficiently all the way but for me, I can’t imagine spending that much money for an area that houses the chore I loathe. My laundry area is in the basement, and while I’d like to make it more functional over time, there is just no way I’d spend $4k+ on a place I dreaded being in, because no remodel could make me like laundry.
That said, I enjoyed all the posts on the cabinetry, tile, etc. Very handy to have bookmarked… I just won’t be applying what I learn from your experience to the dreaded laundry area :)
Emily @ Life on Food says
I love the new space. I am totally jealous since my laundry is currently in the basement. I am getting a new dryer on Friday though so that will help. I would have to imagine that the upgrade would make a huge difference on the value.
Tricia S in Iowa says
I love the room. Love it. Marble. Oh my. I know you installed a drip pan under the washer, but did you install one of these? http://www.amazon.com/Onsite-Pro-Washing-Machine-Shutoff/dp/B000GF5DR4 I had a townhouse neighbor who experienced a washer hose blowout when she was out of town for the weekend. We think the hose was spraying water for about 18 hours before I realized there was a problem. She had over $25,000 worth of damage to her unit and contents and her washer was on the first floor. I was just lucky there was a brick wall between her unit and mine that stopped the flood.
YoungHouseLove says
Smart!
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