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Laundry Rooms | Rooms

May 18 2017

How To Refresh Your Laundry Room In A Weekend

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Laundry day is everyone’s favorite day, right? While that may not be entirely true, there’s no reason your laundry room can’t be somewhere you look forward to spending a little bit of time in. Design-wise, it’s a space that’s often bumped toward the bottom of the renovation wish list (along with the garage or basement bathroom), so instead of suggesting a pricey overhaul, we’ve come up with cheap and cheerful updates to give your laundry room loads of personality without washing money down the drain.

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Upgrade your lighting.
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Incorporate black accents.
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Go for multiples.
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Install a vibrant sliding door.
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Mix in vintage furnishings.
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... or something more colorful.
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Layer in texture.
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Repaint your cabinets.
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Corral smaller items in baskets.
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Consider a vintage door.
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Paint your walls.
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Change your hardware.
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Frame some artwork.
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Invest in quality hangers.
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Hang an attractive ironing board.
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Select doors with windows.
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Make room for company.
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Upgrade your lighting.

Laundry rooms can have notoriously bad (and often fluorescent) lighting. Swapping in a new pendant is fairly easy and can have big impact.

Photographer:
Kate Osborne
Source:
Studio McGee
Designer:
Studio McGee
Incorporate black accents.

A black ladder and hangers bring contrast and practicality to this white space.

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Made by Cohen
Designer:
Made by Cohen
Go for multiples.

A series of matching baskets, glass containers and bins keep laundry essentials organized and cut down on visual clutter.

Source:
Ashley Winn Design
Designer:
Ashley Winn Design
Install a vibrant sliding door.

Juicy sherbet orange brings a welcoming pop of color to an otherwise mundane space.

Source:
Ashley Winn Design
Designer:
Ashley Winn Design
Mix in vintage furnishings.

This antique cart on wheels adds loads of personality and is a neat place to fold clothes.

Source:
Oliver Simon Design
Designer:
Oliver Simon Design
... or something more colorful.

Go bold with an oh-so-appropriate wallpaper like this blue wave-patterned one.

Source:
Emily Henderson Design
Designer:
Emily Henderson Design
Layer in texture.

Woven baskets and weathered floor tiles give a new-build laundry room instant character.

Photographer:
Tessa Neustadt
Source:
Amber Interiors
Designer:
Amber Lewis, Amber Interiors
Repaint your cabinets.

A coat of paint in a hue like mint green will totally transform your laundry room.

Source:
Urban Grace Interiors
Designer:
Urban Grace Interiors
Corral smaller items in baskets.

Wire baskets keep washcloths neatly in one place, while a clear vessel makes even laundry detergent look good.

Source:
Studio McGee
Designer:
Studio McGee
Consider a vintage door.

Painted navy blue and wonderfully weathered, this vintage door ups the architectural character in designer Christine Dovey’s laundry room.

Photographer:
Ashley Capp
Source:
Christine Dovey
Designer:
Christine Dovey
Paint your walls.

If wallpaper isn’t in the budget, the next best thing to refresh your walls is a coat of paint, and we can’t think of a more appropriate color for a laundry room than this watery blue hue.

Photographer:
Tessa Neustadt
Source:
Emily Henderson
Designer:
Emily Henderson
Change your hardware.

If you stick with the same style of hardware you already have (i.e. pulls that are the same width as your existing ones, or new knobs to replace old ones) updating your hardware is easy. Here, matte gold knobs dress up plain white cabinets.

Photographer:
Travis J Photography
Source:
Studio McGee
Designer:
Studio McGee
Frame some artwork.

Hanging your children’s drawings, a family photo or a painting like this colorful popsicle one in your laundry room can it a more cheerful space.

Source:
Elena Phillips Interiors
Designer:
Elena Phillips Interiors
Invest in quality hangers.

Trade flimsy hangers for more substantial (and better looking) wood ones — your clothes will thank you.

Source:
Oliver Simon Design
Designer:
Oliver Simon Design
Hang an attractive ironing board.

An ironing board can act like artwork on your laundry room’s walls — especially with a stylish cover like this striped one. Plus, hanging the ironing board when it’s not in use frees up floor space.

Photographer:
Tessa Neustadt
Source:
Thea Home Inc
Designer:
Thea Home Inc
Select doors with windows.

Ensure your laundry room isn’t dark and dreary by installing doors with windows that let light in. They’ll keep you feeling connected to the rest of the house while you’re doing laundry, too.

Photographer:
Kate Osborne
Source:
Studio McGee
Designer:
Studio McGee
Make room for company.

Tucking a dog or cat bed into a nook in your laundry room ensures you’ll never really be alone on laundry day.

Source:
Stefani Stein
Designer:
Stefani Stein
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  • Eddie

    I thought most of these were good ideas that could brighten up even just a laundry closet.

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