Laundry Room Makeover

After nearly three weeks of work, a few dollars, lots of random left overs from college, forgotten belongings from my mom's attic, and a few new items from IKEA...here is the new and improved laundry.

Before: Notice the curtains (excuse me, dish towels)

After: I made my own curtains using fabric and pom poms from IKEA and Hobby Lobby

I have to admit that I was inspired to give the laundry room a fun funky makeover because of a friend's own dreams of giving her laundry room a makeover (Thanks Jennifer).

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After

I chose the color scheme randomly. I already had the zebra rug. So I knew black and white would be a necessary theme.


My mom and I went shopping at IKEA and found this great fabric. And then red and orange were established as the other dominant colors.

I bought this chair at the Thrift Store several years ago for $6.98. Before it had a filthy floral cover and it was chipping brown paint. I painted it with a high gloss oil based paint and covered it in this fun material from IKEA.

Before: Our tool wall above the iron (who wants to look at this while you iron)

Before: Peg board without tools
After: Peg board painted with colorful polka dots

BeforeAfter: I plan on covering the ironing board in solid white to match the theme

My main reasons for wanting to decorate the laundry room were twofold. First, I really love to decorate. It 's a great creative outlet. Second, I hated my laundry room pre-makeover. It was so dark and depressing.

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After


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Now it is personalized, bright, and cheery! It's a place that I actually want to spend time in.