Reader Redesign: A Winning Paint Job
Back in April we announced three winners in our Behr paint giveaway and now one of them has returned with pics of her paint-infused room transformation. Don’t you just love hearing how these lucky people have put their prizes to good use? Here’s an excerpt from Kim’s very own blog post about her laundry room and entry hall makeover that included her free gallon of Behr’s Gobi Desert:
First, let’s take a look back at the “before.” Collective shudder.
And now, the “after”! Woot!
Besides a few new coats of paint (Gobi Desert in the hallway, Breakfast Blend behind the appliances), we also unstacked the washer & dryer, added a few shelves, and took down that cabinet. We will eventually re-hang that cabinet in the same spot, but I am in the process of painting it white and adding some hardware to make it look better. We wanted a countertop space on top of the washer & dryer so we could actually fold clothes there. So we bought a piece of plywood, painted it white and slapped on a coat of polyurethane for good measure. I also put some of those cabinet liners down underneath so they don’t scratch the washer & dryer. So far it’s working out great!
Thanks to Kim for sharing her makeover. We love to see those freebie prizes put to good use like that. Congrats on the great makeover!
And while we’re on the subject of doing the wash, here’s how we transformed our laundry area on a serious budget.
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What a beauty of a makeover – anyone would love doing laundry in a gorgeous room like that! Kim didn’t mention the sink skirt but it is adorable and really classes up the room :)
KUDOS!! Thanks for sharing.
Kim, if you are reading- what is the fabric you used for the sink skirt? I love it!
Holly
Kim, thanks so much for sharing – that is an amazing transformation, yet so completely doable. I really love your sink’s new skirt as well as the nice touches of art on the shelves. Makes your laundry area look like such a calm place to work.
It looks great!! :) I love how the covered the bottom of the sink to hide all of the plumbing, and whatever else may be stored down there. Great job! It makes me want to go buy some front loaders, because I love the plywood idea…. wonder where they got that from ?? :) hehe
kim, lovely job! the before was all eeeek, and the after, very aaaahhh. very nice. i too would love to know where that material came from for the sink skirt!
wow – what a transformation! looks great!
Holy cow…………looks fantastic! Kim did a great job. I just lurked on her blog and read the whole thing. She lives in WI and so do I in Muskego. Her home has been totally transformed and looks great now.
Looks great!!! I love the paint color & the white shelves!
WOW!!!!! This looks terrific. What a difference paint makes, and I love those shelves.
ohh. i love chocolate brown!
Renting a townhouse with no washer and dryer, I find myself constantly daydreaming of my own laundry room. Nice job.
Thanks for the comments everyone! And thanks to Young House Love for the great inspiration from their laundry room (yes, the plywood idea was straight from this blog). For those wondering, I purchased the fabric from Etsy seller “Whipstich Fabrics”. The name of the fabric is “Arcadia by Sanae for Moda, Retreat in turquoise eggshell”. The shelves are from IKEA.
Nice! I love skirted utility sinks.
Great job! I love the skirt on the sink and the shelves.
Skirting the utility sink and putting all the little necessities in the basket really help keep it looking put-together. It looks great…what an improvement!
Awesome transformation!!!