We just finished redoing the laundry room. Before:
And after:
What was involved?
1. Remove old, cheap, cabinets. Discover the McVicker method of finding the studs in the walls.
2. Get rid of the white paint. I remember when I first thought about a pink laundry room while wandering through a WalMart one night, wasting time during the middle of a hot summer evening with friends. It's probably been three years. I don't know why pink, but what other room can you paint bright pink? The laundry room is only for us, and it's a room we pass through every day (since it's off of the garage) and pink is bright and fun, which laundry, everything laundry is not. The pink is actually Market Flower, a Valspar paint from Lowe's. We've only used Lowe's for paint, because we've had such great results, and the colors are usually fresh and bright. This is in the flat enamel.
3. Replace the light fixture for something that does not cost under $6 at Lowe's.
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4. Nate pulled apart the exhaust fan and we determined that the outlet was getting electricity, but the fan motor was dead. The fan also looked like the 1986 install, so that's not too surprising. We bought a new exhaust fan at Lowe's. Nate installed it in under two hours, and now we can pull out the hot air the dryer makes during the summer and keep the whole house cooler.
6. Put the room back together and enjoy!
Things that didn't get completed this go around:
1. Baseboard. We measured for baseboard and will probably buy and paint soon.
2. Flooring. We haven't settled on a new floor, yet, but we will definitely peel up the laminate. At that time we'll also install the new baseboard.
3. Paint the doors and frames with fresh, white, alkyd paint. A must.
4. Replace the door to the garage with something less frightening.
5. Paint the curtain rod. We decided to keep the curtain rod in this room, since I hang so much of my clothing to dry. But, to make it fresh, I'm spray painting it purple. It should be done by early next week.
