A $700 Redo Made This Builder-Grade Laundry Room Weirdly Luxurious

A laundry room with standard builder-grade storage and wire shelving was functional but did not use space efficiently and looked worn. The project began with replacing old vinyl flooring with porcelain tile in a black and white pattern, prioritizing the floor because moving a washer and dryer is difficult. After a pause for other home renovations, attention returned to the laundry room. Over six weeks, new beadboard wainscoting was installed, and a plywood counter for the washer and dryer was built and stained a warm dark brown. The design required covering washer and dryer hookups while creating a cohesive, space-optimized layout.

"As far as organizational systems go, standard issue usually works fine - but if you want to really make the most of space, a custom setup is the way to go. With a little bit of time and sweat equity, you can create shelving, drawers, cabinets, and more that actually cater to the way you use your space."

"When she and her family moved into their home in 2018, "it was a standard builder-grade laundry room," she says. "It had a storage closet and one of those ubiquitous, white wire shelves in the main area." While it was functional, the layout of the shelving wasn't really making the most use of the space. And aside from that, the room was looking worse for wear, with old vinyl floors and dingy white walls."

""We prioritized the floor tile because moving a washer and dryer is never fun, and once they were moved in, we had zero intent of shuffling them around again," she says. Once the new floors were in, the laundry room project took a pause for a couple of years while Yamilec worked on other parts of the house. But this year, after completing her kitchen renovation, Yamilec turned her attention back to the laundry room."

"Over six weeks, Yamilec completely transformed the laundry room. She started by installing new beadboard wainscoting, then followed it with a plywood counter for her washer and dryer that she stained in a warm, dark brown tone. "The biggest obstacle was figuring out a way to cover the washer and dryer hookups whi"

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