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Laundry Room Makeover for Under $100

Truth be told, I ran out of painters tape and had to free hand some of the stripes. That is when a really good quality brush comes in handy 🙂 This shade of white is called Creamy White by Behr and it is the trim color you see throughout our house.
Here are the completed stripes. Crazy better, right?!

laundry room makeover for under 100, laundry rooms

So to make better use of the space we wanted to take advantage of the height and added more shelves. We used MDF which comes pre-cut in 12″ x 8′ boards from Home Depot. I think they are in the closet section. Now, the thing about MDF is it bubbles when it gets really wet so I gave the boards a thick coat of primer and then 2 coats of the Creamy White paint just in case the laundry detergent leaks or something.
For the shelf brackets, I picked up these inexpensive white ones at Home Depot and spray painted them Oil Rubbed Bronze for some contrast.

laundry room makeover for under 100, laundry rooms

laundry room makeover for under 100, laundry rooms

I also wanted to add a space to hang shirts straight from the dryer so I used an inexpensive wooden towel bar I picked up at Walmart mounted upside down on the top shelf. It was a bit too long at 18″ so we cut it down to fit the space and then I painted it to match the stripes/shelves.

laundry room makeover for under 100, laundry rooms

The space would not be complete without a DIY sign so I made this cute little sign out of an old piece of wood and some stencils. I always write it out on paper before I paint so that I can make sure it will fit and the spacing is correct.

laundry room makeover for under 100, laundry rooms

Another key element of good laundry room organization is storage so I added some baskets for storing cleaning supplies. I threw in something pretty for a pop of color and with everything installed, here’s the final product…

laundry room makeover for under 100, laundry rooms

laundry room makeover for under 100, laundry rooms

laundry room makeover for under 100, laundry rooms

So much nicer to open the doors and see a bright cheery space when you have to do a chore. To see more on this project and others, you can visit the blog at http://mylifeonkayderosscreek.com/ or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lifeonkayderosscreek/.