4 children. 1 husband. Me. A ton of shirts, socks, jerseys, pajamas, jeans, sheets, towels, etc., dirtied. If I have any hope of being a Proverbs 31 woman, I have to look well to the ways of my household, right? Therefore, I must wash...and dry...and fold...and put away...all of those items. But does the laundry room have to be depressing? Or unorganized? Or ugly?
I don't think so.
So, while the boys were out of town and my mom was here, I decided to redeem our laundry room. Of course, I forgot to take "before" pictures, but let me assure you that the "before" was sad.
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I kept the existing wire shelves. I might change them out eventually but they work for now.
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The framed picture above the dryer is a customized version of Martha Stewart's stain removal chart. I formatted it as an 11x17 pdf file, printed it at an office supply store for $1.41 and used a frame we already had.
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| Finally, a place for the all-important popcorn bucket! |
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Great shelves from World Market. Laundry baskets and rug from Target. Other baskets from Pottery Barn...had them previously.
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Most of the "decor" consists of extra cleaning supplies. Don't you love my vintage fox twine box?! My aunt and mom each have one and I just HAD to buy one for myself. I hadn't found a place for him since we moved to Auburn...until now!
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| A sweet friend made the moss-covered cross for my birthday...which was the day this project began! |
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My two favorite things...my Wash Woman ceramic and my "Mom's Pay" jar. When I was young, my grandmother took all of the girls in our family to the Miss Mississippi Pageant each July. On our first trip, we brought ceramics to paint at the hotel. This Wash Woman was my work of art from that trip!
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This picture just makes me happy.
Not exactly a "pretty" part of the room, but at least I can get to the sink now. I might paint these cabinets eventually...maybe once I try my hand at chalk paint!
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