Great Ways to Freshen Up your Laundry Room

{Great Ways to Freshen Up your Laundry Room}

People in most households spend an estimated time of five to seven hours a week in their laundry rooms, yet these spaces are often drab, dull, and uninviting.  You may find yourself a little less hesitant to do the laundry if you make it a space you enjoy to be in!

First of all

 COLOR!

It’s the easiest, fastest way to freshen up any space!

Most of us don’t have extremely large laundry rooms, so a great way to open up the space, and make it calming and more welcoming, is by picking a paint that will calm the “stress” of doing the dreaded laundry!

A few of my favorite colors are

Green - Cyprus Grass from - Glidden

Yellow - Champaign Tickle - Valspar

Blue - Upward - Sherwin Williams

Cream - Autumn Haze – Glidden

Satin Finishes

I've painted MY laundry room the Cyprus Grass.  I love this subtle green in this small space :)

Next:

Add Simple Wall and floor Treatments

*molding, bead board, or modern wallpaper can add some interest in your space

www.decorpad.com

Wall Paper Source

Use inexpensive trim to bump up your baseboards

And stick down flooring is a simple and easy way to create the look you are going for in your laundry room.

Flooring can be found at Lowes for very cheap!

Now:

Organization

Reduce all clutter.    You'll have enough with the dirty clothes, alone!

Choose between open or closed storage. Laundry rooms need storage because they often act as a household's drop-off point. Include adequate storage in your planning. Items can be concealed in floor- to-ceiling wall cabinets. Cleaning agents and other accessories are easily accessible in cabinets above washer and dryer

Add an open shelf above your washer and dryer, for extra storage if cabinets aren't in the budget.

And bulk it up by adding some simple, inexpensive molding to the front

Everything has a place!

Create an easy to make ironing board hanger, to get your large ironing board out of the way.

Purchase a new cover for your board, in the same color scheme or style as your laundry room décor, to add some interest to the space.

Or make a fun “Wanted” items board, for a creative way to keep your eye out for paired laundry items that go missing.

Finally:

Continue your home's decorating scheme into the laundry Room.

And make it “Yours!”

Adding personal touches will make your “dreaded” laundry room, be a place you’ll want to visit more often!

Here are some quick easy ways to freshen up the décor in your space.

Add a floral arrangement.  Flowers soften any room, and bring a fresh feeling to a small space.

Find a great rug!  Most laundry rooms have hard cold floors.  Rugs help warm the space and make it more homey.

Rug found at Home Fabrics

 Find jars, baskets, and other cute containers to store everyday laundry items in.  It will help “hide” clutter and keep things organized.

photo here

Create a Laundry space that you want to be in!

It will make the daily routine of load after load, become less of a burden and more enjoyable!