I am absolutely thrilled to finally share my Farmhouse Laundry Room with you! We were very lucky to have gotten an extra week, thank you January for having 5 weeks 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.
In case you missed them here are the other posts for this challenge:
WEEK 1 | WEEK 2 | WEEK 3 | WEEK 4
Before:
So 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. I have essentially 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. I wanted the laundry room to look good in case someone saw it.
So here are the before pictures:
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.
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For a pdf detailing instructions and materials click here or on the picture.
The Finished Product:
So this week I did a lot of little things. Sanded and painted the doors, installed the new handles. 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!!!!
Other Farmhouse Style Posts:
Valentines Decor using Tiered Trays, Farmhouse Signs and Rae Dunn
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
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!
The 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.
I used part of the 1X8 that I bought last week and painted it with chalk paint. Printed out on a piece of paper the word laundry in my favorite font. Once the paint was dry I primed the board with chalk paint (just rub chalk on it long ways all over so you can write on it without it staying there forever). Then I rubbed the back of the paper I printed and with a chalk pen traced the word and it transferred onto the board! I think filled it in. Just an FYI, chalk pens are forever, they don’t wipe off. I learned this the hard way a few years ago.
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!
So that’s my new farmhouse 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!
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 😉
Haha, hubbys are the best at that I think. I hope you do shiplap and send me pics!
Love, love, love your new bright and happy laundry room! So fun following along with your transformation!
Thank you so much Molly!
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!
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
It looks fabulous! I love all that pretty shiplap in the whole room. And the decor is so cute!
Thank you Kristen!
It looks fabulous! I love the shiplap in the whole room, and the decor is so pretty!
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.
Right Kati! It’s crazy working around all that stuff in a laundry room! I am so glad you stopped by!
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.
Thank you Patti! I love what you said, custom laundry room. That’s so cool!
Oh wow I love this reno. That a great idea. I agree the white walls do make a difference and the small touches are so lovely. Gorgeous.
Thank you Kasia!
I have major shiplap envy over here! You did an amazing job!
Thank you Rebecca! You should give it a try!
The shiplap looks amazing. And you don’t notice the washer hook up anymore. Love the laundry to life message.
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!
You did a great job on the shiplap. It’s so pretty!
Thank you so much Nicki!
Such a bright, happy space to do laundry in! I love how this room turned out. The shiplap looks so good.
Thank you so much Emy!
Still loving the shiplap in this space- it looks amazing! And all the little touches are just right. Beautiful!
Thanks Beth, I really scored on a couple cute things at Hobby Lobby!
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!
Ah thank you Meredith! When you do your laundry room make sure you send me pictures!
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.
Thanks Lisa! Glad you liked the PDF! Hope it comes in handy.
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!
Thank you so much Melissa! You are so sweet!
This look soooo good!! I love the shiplap! And that bucket for the lint is genius (and so cute)!
Thank you so much Meg. It was a great find at Hobby Lobby!
This room looks fantastic! I know the shiplap was a pain but it adds so much to the space. Great job!
Thanks Carrie!
Oh Wendy your laundry room turned out amazing! I LOVE the shiplap, so worth all the work!! I wouldn’t mind doing laundry in that space!
Thank you so much Maria! You should totally do it! It was hard work but really fun too.
Beautiful before/after!! I’m so inspired to tackle my laundry room soon. Congrats on the beautiful space.
Thank you so much Ashley!
Love this idea and it is so super chic and doable for all.
Thank you Arianna!
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!
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!
Wendy, I love this makeover! I gave it a shout out in my newsletter this week.
Wow Kim thank you so much! I am so glad you liked it!
This room makes me want to do laundry! haha
That’s so great Alexis! Thanks for stopping by!
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!
Thank you so much Kim! I appreciate it!
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!!!
Thanks Morgan. I agree, the color before wasn’t bad but now it’s so bright I just love it!
I m not finding your instructions for making the laundry sign very clear. Can you explain how you made it? Jennifer
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.