I liked the addition of the lighter brown woven basket under my sink as well as the vintage washboard so much, I decided to bring my woven tray into the room too. It also brings some great color to the space. That beautiful vintage tool box became the perfect way to hide all of the cords and hoses from the washer and dryer. Some were in storage and some were just around the house. The rest of the decor were all items I had. I could have kept the remaining money and come in under budget, however, I found that cute little woven basket and knew it would be perfect under my sink! So I grabbed that too, and came back to put my laundry room all together again. Vicki and I went shopping and found this pretty little farmhouse cage pendant on clearance for $11.99! Whoohoo! I was so excited! (Find a similar one HERE) In the beginning we were also going to DIY a light fixture, but after speaking with my dad (who is an electrician) and not liking my original plan any longer, we decided to go see if we could find a light using the rest of our budget (which was $35 at the time). It was much easier than our first plan and it looks great! My husband and I are very happy with the result. Luckily Vicki came up with the easy plan of just adding the planks to the front! My dad helped with the countertop portion and we had to finagle in some cleats to attach it all. We went around and around on ideas for that utility sink until the day that we were actually going to make it. Whew! And we finished it all with a day to spare! We had to put the cabinet doors back on, paint trim, install the folding counter, create that surround on the utility sink, paint the utility sink legs and decorate. (See how we did it HERE.)Īnd just this last weekend we were able to finish everything up! It wasn’t a short list either. While paint was drying on my cabinets we created a folding counter out of 1″ x 8″ boards. (We used THIS spray paint).Īt the beginning I wasn’t sure if we were going to spray the hinges to match the handles or the handles to match the hinges – but boy am I glad we went darker! I actually want to change all of my hardware from my kitchen makeover to match this look now! (Paint supplies, primer, paint, stain, sealant, and spray paint were all items we had on hand.) We also decided to spray the silver handles to match the brown hinges. That was important in this challenge – we used a lot of leftover items we already had. (For more info on painting cabinets click HERE). We also painted those terrible brown cabinets a nice off-white from the same paint we had leftover from our kitchen cabinets we painted previously. So we ripped down some 1/4″ plywood sheets, nailed them up,(using our new Nail Gun!) and painted them white. And what better way to achieve that than to add some shiplap! (See how we did it HERE) Of course, this being the $100 Room Challenge the shiplap had to be faux in order to fit in the budget. Ta Da! Can you believe the change?! The first thing on my checklist was to add more interest by creating a feature wall. It had nice floors, recent light aqua paint, enough space, a sink, but it was all so….blah.
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