Laundry Room Makeover

Welcome to 2nd Time Around Tuesday

I hope you will visit our gracious hostess Diane at A Picture is Worth a 1,000 Words, and see her cute collection of vintage chickens and roosters. I appreciate Diane taking the time to host our "2nd Time Around Tuesdays," and look forward to seeing what everyone is sharing today.

It seems that I've been spending an awfully lot of time in my laundry room lately, especially during the holidays. It made me appreciate some redecorating I did a couple of years ago and I'd like to share those ideas with you today. My laundry room is small, but efficient. It has cabinets over the washer and dryer, and also has a large stainless sink with cabinets above and below it. The extra storage space comes in handy. The only thing I didn't like about the room (except for doing laundry) was looking at the unsightly plumbing outlets while I folded clothes, and one day I decided to do something about it. After discussing the problem with my husband, he and my dad built a shelf that is attached to the wall and runs the width of the washer and dryer. Then came the fun part -- decorating! (This is where my "Second Time Around" treasures come in) First, I added the bird pictures, which had been in my parents' attic for years. They are vintage Arthur Singer prints and Mama is delighted that I'm enjoying them in my laundry room instead of them gathering dust in her attic. Next, I bought a wooden shelf from Hobby Lobby, added two more of the bird prints, a small lamp, and a plant. The little porcelain birdhouse was my mother-in-law's, and I love being able to see it every day. This iron shelf came from Hobby Lobby, too, and is perfect for keeping my laundry and ironing supplies handy. The wooden "laundry" sign came from Ballard Designs, the laundry baskets from Wal-Mart, and the rug came from Penney's. This print and the others shown around the sink are things I've used in my laundry rooms through the years and I thought they fit in perfectly with the new accessories. I love decorating challenges, and was very pleased with the way my laundry room turned out. At least, it makes it a little more pleasant to do laundry now.