Laundry Room Makeover: How to Transform a Small Space

Design plan

First of all, the laundry room is long, and at the end of the laundry room is a bathroom, and we're reconfiguring that, too. We're reconfiguring it because I love the window and natural light.

The second thing was the door that was in the laundry room. I'm going to replace it. I found an old door with glass on Facebook Marketplace. That way, when the door is closed, I can see the light coming in from the window, and if I have a small light in here in the evening, I can see it as well.

The armoire

I did not want built-in cabinets. I wanted something different, so I got on Facebook Marketplace and found a gorgeous armoire.

What I love about it is, first of all, the depth and width were right.

Next, I loved the mirrors on it, and the unique detailing on the top made it beautiful.

It also made it a big pain to paint, but that is the first thing I started with. I first needed to decide what color to paint this, and I went through several different colors. How I landed on it was I matched it to the wallpaper.

I chose very close to the same blue and used chalk paint.

I did not want to have to sand this armoire. I then just covered it with poly acrylic. I did a little bit of gold wax on the handles on it, but here's the neat thing. The left side houses cleaning supplies and my vacuum. We added strip lights here, so it lights up when I open it.

Lighting

So, I couldn't have anything that hung too low for the light in here because Scott is 6 '3". I found this light fixture at Lowe's that I love, which made this room look so charming.

It was gold, so of course, I broke out the paint, the Rub n Buff in Grecian gold, and rubbed it on there to look like old brass.

What's really neat about this is it comes with a remote, and it has a timer on it, and we didn't have to do any extra electrical work.

I needed two knobs for these cabinets, but I didn't want to choose a knob that had a pattern or was a particular metal. I wanted a soft, monochromatic look. Found these knobs at Hobby Lobby, and I love how they add a little bit of vintage to the entire look.

For the artwork, I wanted something very soft and subtle.

I found this frame at Target. It has a hint of the blue that is in the wallpaper. The wallpaper is busy, so you don't want to get something that's too busy, and this artwork was perfect.

One of the other accessories also from Target is a basket that houses my towels. I have a cute little jar that is filled with special yummies for Emma and Molly, and in this taller basket I've just put in my dryer sheet, so it's cute and functions.

I already had the greenery and the sweet, of course, the sweet little bunny.

So for the rug, again, I didn't want any color or pattern, but the jute gives enough texture, and to me, it's the right length. I found this one at Target as well.

I'm going to figure out what to do with this tile floor. The tiles are in perfect condition, and I like the size. Now, I did a treatment in our guest bathroom. The tiles were smaller, but they were the same color. It turned out beautiful, and it has lasted amazingly well. No chips, nothing, cleans well, and it's been two years.

I also purchased the light cover from Hobby Lobby, and I painted it the same color that I painted all of the board and batten. That color is a Sherwin-Williams color called Greek Villa, and I also painted it in the sheen satin.