I hate doing laundry. And I blame my laundry room. You see, I love the fresh smell of clean clothes. I like to wear clean clothes. I like my family to wear clean clothes. But somehow the whole process of laundering is unappealing. Clearly it’s the laundry room environment that’s the cause of my problem.
Yet the room itself isn’t bad. A rather awkward 10′ x 20′ space, all brick with a 20′ wall of glass.
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It's a great view. Unfortunately, the window sill is also my storage shelf for laundry supplies. Treat this as a 'Don't' photo, please.
So why complain?
I really can’t stand the raw red brick; it’s not that wonderful, old, crumbly, exposed brick. It’s circa 1969 industrial brick.
It's way too much like ugly, fake brick, but it solid, and must be dealt with.
Not good. And there’s just zero order (okay, this part may be my fault).
I have shelves with bins from The Container Store for all the sheets. But what of the towels, tablecloths, vintage linens, out-of-season clothes? They’re everywhere! I don’t even want to clean them before I need them, because I have nowhere to put them. It’s very sad.
Clearly I need some intervention, so here’s some inspiration I’ve found:
Love the white-painted, beaded board walls in this one. I also like the texture and order of the natural baskets.
Notice how the supplies are in pretty containers. Note to self: Get rid of the huge, orange box of Tide.
This is a cool idea, but as I'm 5'1", it's just never gonna work. But I like it.
I also like the little caddy, nicely comtaining all the stray supplies.
Source: remodelista.com via Virginia – on Pinterest
Ahh, this is the one. This is the inspiration for my new laundry room. So what do I take away from this one (besides the obvious element: I don’t like to see my washer and dryer)?
1. White walls and ceiling
2. No curtains on the windows
3. Minimal accessorizing
4. Limited, neutral color palette (although I may need to add some soft blue to the mix)
5. Soften with natural wood
What do you think? I’d love to see your laundry room, and/or the laundry rooms that inspire you.
I’ll keep you posted on my progress.
Thanks for reading,
Virginia
The Chartreuse Life 
love that laundry room, drool.
i can’t wait to see how it turns out. Laundry rooms can be a challange, i am very excited for you…
I have a real laundry room. It’s a pass tguhoh room to our utility room but it has real doors, so I’m counting it as a room. I distressed the walls with a palm sander to give it an old timey look, not because I ran out of salvaged paint and needed a third coat. *wink*
If you have an actual “room” for your laundry feel very blessed no matter what shape it’s in now. lol
OH boy would I drool to have an actual room for my laundry. We have what would most likely be called a closet for a laundry room. We have a manufactured home so our laundry is at one side of our “mud room”. My husband put some shelves in it so I have someplace to put laundry products. There are small cupboards on each side of the product shelves. No such thing as a shelf for folding laundry so I take it right into our room which is just steps away. Could be worse, at least there are doors on the “closet” so I can shut it out of sight, thank heavens.
Will be looking forward to seeing what you end up doing with your laundry room. Enjoy it. I’ll enjoy yours by proxy.
JaneEllen, you are so right. In our last house we had quite literally a closset. We converted the upstairs linen closet into our ‘laundry room’ with a stacked washer/dryer and a small ironing board that hung over the inside of the door.
Perhaps it’s having an entire room dedicated to this task that has befuddled me. Making this room, with its view and huge potential, a place I like to work on both projects and laundry, should certainly add to my blessings.
And your space can be inspiring too. Consider wall color, the containers that your supplies are housed in. All of these areas are loaded with potential for creating ‘your space’.
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