Incredibly there had been someone 'living' in one of the rooms. He also had been using the laundry as a kitchen as well. Let's just say it was gross! The cabinets had rusted and it was dark, dirty and horrible. Unfortunately it wasn't a nice place to be and having a family, I had to spend considerable time in there.
Of course, there was no money to splurge on a major overhaul, but we were keen for an improvement.
After a lot of scrubbing, we enlisted the help of a friend of ours, to finish plastering the room. A ceiling was installed, the old sink and cabinet were removed and we had a blank canvas.
The room was actually quite large for a laundry, so I wanted to make certain we had plenty of cupboard space and benches for folding/sorting. I decided to paint the walls white with one being a colour called Seafoam. We found some flat pack cabinetry at our local Bunnings, which we brought home and got to installing. What a huge difference!
That huge gap between the cupboards? Perfect spot for my baskets! I know, the floor is feral, but we made short work of that with some vinyl squares. I found a funky light fitting, hung some art work I bought at my school's art auction and things were coming together.
I found some white tiles at an op shop and after some serious 'Pinterest' research, set about giving tiling a go. It really wasn't that hard, and I remembered we had some beautiful glass mosaic tiles left over from building our house a few years ago. Perfect for a little feature.
Such a big difference for very little outlay. It makes doing the washing more enjoyable, being in a clean, bright and usable space.
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