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Farmhouse Style Laundry Room Reveal for the $100 Room Challenge

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I am absolutely thrilled to finally share my Farmhouse Style Laundry Room with you!  We were very lucky to have gotten an extra week, thank you January for having 5 Wednesdays this year! 

Erin at Lemons, Lavender, and Laundry started this challenge and I was very inspired by her Farmhouse Laundry Room.  The whole idea of the challenge is to renovate one room, in one month, for under $100 and I can’t wait to share with you all I did.

Farmhouse Style Laundry room pin for Pinterest.

In case you missed them here are the other posts for this challenge:

WEEK 1 | WEEK 2 | WEEK 3 | WEEK 4

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Farmhouse Style Laundry Room: The Ugly Before

This laundry room wasn’t horrible, needed some touch-up paint and the cabinet doors needed some love but aesthetically it wasn’t what I wanted.  And if you are in my house the laundry room is right across the hall from the main floor powder room where all my guests go, so it would be nice to have it look good in case someone sees it.

I have 4 grown people that live here (not yet ready to say they are all adults, sorry hubby!  😂) so there is a lot of laundry that gets done.  Did I mention that 3 of the 4 are female, so lots of clothes get worn in one day, LOL? 

So here are the before pictures:

The before picture with dark gray walls, outdated hardware and cheap decor.
This laundry room has very dark gray walls.
There are chips in the paint and the washer hookups have an ugly beige box around them.
Here you can tell the cabinet doors don't close all the way.
The laundry room has dark gray walls, gold door handles with a couple doors not closing all the way.

During Renovation:

During reno you can see that I first painted all the walls white, hello brightness!  Then I added the shiplap and painted it white.  I am not gonna lie, this was a big job, took me all weekend to install the shiplap.  Laundry rooms and bathrooms are the hardest rooms to work in because of all the fixtures and tight spaces.

The dark gray walls have been painted but now the beige box around the washer hookups really stands out badly.
Here the dark gray walls have been painted and the beige box around the washer hookups have been painted.
This shows the raw shiplap just installed.

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How to install shiplap

For a pdf detailing instructions and materials click here or on the picture.

This shows the raw shiplap with nail holes puttied.
This shows the shiplap around the washer hookups.
This shows my washer up against the shiplap walls.

The Finished Farmhouse Style Laundry Room

This week I did a lot of little things.  I sanded and painted the doors, installed the new handles.  Then I put spacers behind the outlet and switch then replaced the plates over them. 

I went shopping and found this cute laundry sign and galvanized bucket, which is just perfect for all my lint.  And let’s talk about the shelf…..it is hung so masterfully.  Huge shout out to my husband who hung it.  He is kind of a fanatic about hanging things on the wall securely.  I could put my 17 year old daughter on that shelf and it wouldn’t come down!  Not kidding!!!!

The galvanized bucket hanging on the wall.

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This DIY laundry sign with chalkboard paint sits on the shelf above the dryer.
The new door handles are simple and silver plated from IKEA.
This farmhouse laundry sign says sorting life's problems one load at a time.
This cute little galvanized bucket hangs on the wall and is for collecting lint from the dryer.

Other Farmhouse Style Posts:

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Farmhouse Style Sliding Barn Doors

19 Amazing Farmhouse Style Laundry Rooms you will Want to do Laundry in!

9 Easy Ways to Add Farmhouse Style to Your Home

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The new laundry sign that says sorting life's problems one load at a time.
This shows the newly painted plastic box around the washer hookups that has been painted white instead of the beige color it was before.

I am so glad I spray painted that ugly beige box that the washer hookups are in.  It looks so amazing white matching the shiplap!

Here you can see the light switch that was extended out to accommodate the shiplap.
This laundry sign sits on a wood shelf over the dryer with a galvanized bucket and faux plant in it.
This shows the whole farmhouse style laundry room with the cute galvanized bucked on the wall for lint and a sign that says laundry.
This shows my while farmhouse style laundry room with the white cabinets, white shiplap, and shelf over the dryer.

The DIY Laundry Sign

I want to send a huge shout out to Erin at Lemons, Lavender and Laundry because she gave me the idea to create the black laundry sign above my dryer.  Erin was very lucky to get a second appearance on The Jason Show, which is a local TV show in Minneapolis.  She demonstrated a project that she did in her laundry room and I recreated it with this laundry sign.

Farmhouse style laundry room sign that is black with the word laundry writen on it.

I used part of the 1X8 that I bought last week for the shelf and painted it with chalk paint.  Then I printed out on a piece of paper the word laundry in my favorite font.  Once the paint on the board was dry I primed the board with chalk (just rub chalk on it longways all over so you can write on it without it staying there forever). 

I rubbed the back of the paper I printed the word laundry on with chalk and with a pen traced the word on the front of the paper and it transferred onto the board!  I then filled it in with a chalk pen.  Just an FYI, chalk pens are forever, they don’t wipe off.  I learned this the hard way a few years ago.

How much did I spend?

Let’s get down to dollars and cents.  As of last week I was at $78.78.  This week I purchased the sign and galvanized bucket for a total of $12.88.  I also shopped my basement storage area for a plant and glass jar I wasn’t using at the time and so that brings my total for this renovation in at a whopping $91.66.  Is that not amazing or what?!  You see, it can be done!

Farmhouse Style Laundry Room pin for Pinterest.

So that’s my new farmhouse-style laundry room!  I really hope you like it.  You can check out my Fixer Upper Inspired Coffee Bar that I did in my breakfast nook for the first challenge.  I hope you come back soon, the next project will have you floored………..hmmmm wonder where I am going with that??? 

And don’t forget to check out the amazing other bloggers that have created masterful spaces!


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As a licensed Real Estate Agent and an avid home decorator, I strive to give my clients the very best I can when it comes to staging, selling, and decorating their homes. I have lots of experience with paint color choices and love to DIY my home so I can have everything just the way I want it. I share my ideas and projects with the world in the hopes that I can help others have their homes just the way they want as well.

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53 Comments

  1. It came out great Wendy! My laundry room is next up on my ‘room redo’ list. The shiplap might have to happen in my space too. My hubby is the same about hanging stuff so I always leave that for him to do 😉

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  3. This looks AWESOME!!! And you didn’t even spend the full $100! So bright with all the white shiplap! And I am SO glad you made the chalkboard sign. So easy, right?! Thank you so much for joining January’s challenge. You have created some amazing spaces!

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    1. Thank YOU Erin! I love this challenge. And the sign was so easy to do! I am already thinking about what space to do in September<3

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  6. I love the new space. It is so bright and totally worth share. I understand what you mean about all those fixtures and small spaces. I had to do some acrobatic things to get my laundry room done.

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  7. What a beautiful custom laundry room. The sign it so great and I’m in such need of a makeover for my own laundry room. I don’t think I can tackle the shiplap buy you and some of the other sure have inspired me.

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    1. I love that sign too! And I also like how you don’t notice the hook ups,they are very unsightly! Thanks for stopping by Kelli!

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  14. It’s amazing how all these little details add up to a huge change! I love every little thing you did in here, especially the shelf and shiplap. My laundry room is the exact same size and shape as yours, so I’ll be referring back to yours when I get ready to do mine. You’ve inspired me!

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  15. Love your new laundry room Wendy! Ours is super plain, and needs help. Thanks for the pdf about installing shiplap, this will come in handy. Your shelf, sign and bucket are perfect farmhouse touches too.

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  16. Wendy, it’s all so gorgeous and you did such a beautiful job. I really want to add some shiplap to my laundry room after seeing how pretty it is in yours!! I love the signs and the white paint is just perfect! It’s such a happy space to do laundry now!

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  22. Wow. I never knew a closet could have so much style. I love the shiplap and that you gave so much attention to an otherwise overlooked space. It looks great!

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    1. Thanks Jessica, normally you wouldn’t think that a laundry area should be a focus but when it’s right across from the guest bathroom I wanted it to look good. I am glad you liked it!

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  25. Your laundry room is fabulous – it looks so beautiful! You did a great job on the shiplap and I love all of your farmhouse details!

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  26. It looks incredible, Wendy! I love your shiplap! I’m sure that was so tedious-but what amazing results! The little details like painting the hose hookups and your decor make the space so finished! And while the paint color was nice before, the white makes the whole space looks so bright and fresh! I’m sure you are loving it!!!

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  27. I m not finding your instructions for making the laundry sign very clear. Can you explain how you made it? Jennifer

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    1. Hi Jennifer. I sure can, I got the original idea from Lemons, Lavender and Laundry. Basically, chalk paint the piece of wood. Then print on a piece of paper in the font you like a word. Like I did Laundry. Then use chalk sideways and rub the back of the paper with it. Place the paper on the chalk painted board where you want the word and using a ballpoint pen, or pencil trace the letters. The chalk should stick to the chalk painted piece of wood. Using a chalk pen go around the outside of each letter and then fill in the middle. That’s it! Hope that was clearer for you.

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