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Budget Friendly Ideas for the Laundry Room

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$100 Room Challenge· Room Makeovers

6 Jan

Another round of the $100 Room Challenge starts today, and I couldn’t be more excited. This month I am taking on our laundry room. Let’s take a look at some goals for the space; and how I plan to create a budget friendly laundry room.

This is not my first time working on a laundry room with a $100 budget. In our previous home, we redid our laundry room for $85, and it made a world of difference.

Before and After of a laundry room makeover costing $85

Now let’s take a look at the current space…

Disclaimer: When I take “before pictures”, I take them of the room’s current state. I don’t clean. I don’t move stuff around. I just snap photos.

Messy Laundry Room Before $100 Room Challenge Makeover

Budget Friendly Laundry Room Ideas

There’s a lot I like about our laundry room. I love the wood counter over the washer and dryer. I love the cabinets for storage. I love that there’s space to hang clothes to dry… but there are definitely a few things I’d like to do to make this space even better. Let me start with this inspiration picture I ripped out of my Magnolia Journal magazine.

Color Palette Inspiration for the laundry room from page in Magnolia Journal

And for a close-up…

Laundry Room Color Palette Inspiration via Kelsey Leigh Design Co

Image via Kelsey Leigh Design Co. (You can find her Instagram here) // Photographer: Emily Hart

I realize this is a mudroom, but the moment I saw it, I knew this was the look I wanted. I love the soft color palette. It’s soothing and clean. Perfect for this space. With these images in mind, here are my budget friendly ideas for the laundry room.

Goal 1: Paint

I’m pretty sure every room I make over involves paint. It is the cheapest way to update a space. Luckily, Magnolia Journal shared the exact paint colors used for my “inspiration”.

  • Walls: Sherwin Williams Marshmallow
  • Cabinets: Sherwin Williams Magnetic Gray

I’ll grab some paint swatches to make sure the colors look good in our laundry room as what is portrayed in a magazine may not look the same in my space. (For tips on choosing the perfect paint color, make sure to check out this post.)

Goal 2: Fix Drywall

Long story short. We had a faucet head break off, which spewed water all over our laundry room for hours until it was discovered by my son. The drywall around the faucets was soaked, so we cut out the damaged section and never replaced it.

We scored some free drywall from Facebook Marketplace when we redid our main bathroom, so I’m hoping that will work in here as well.

Goal 3: Create A Surround for the Utility Sink

I think utility sinks are an eye-sore.

Laundry Room before makeover with view of the utility sink

I’d love to create a faux surround to make it look more pleasing to the eye. While the following ideas aren’t exactly what I have in mind, you can catch my vision.

Utility Sink Surround via Within the Grove

Image via Within the Grove

Utility Sink Surround via Timeless Creations

Image via Timeless Creations (This was actually done for the $100 Room Challenge!)

Goal 4: Add Wall Décor

I have done nothing with the walls in the space, and they need a little something. I haven’t quite figured out what I’m going to do yet, but I’m sure I’ll think of something 🙂

Goal 5: Remove Ironing Supplies

While an ironing board and iron seem fitting in a laundry room, I never iron downstairs, which is where our laundry room is located. I always haul everything upstairs so I can watch TV (because, let’s face it, ironing is a really boring chore). Because of this, I will re-locate all the ironing supplies upstairs to a more suitable location.

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Comments

  1. Rebecca | R&R at home says

    January 10, 2021 at 10:20 AM

    I cannot wait to see what you do!!! I know it’s going to be good!

    Reply
  2. Elizabeth Jones | Jonesville says

    January 9, 2021 at 9:39 AM

    Those greige cabinets will be killer! Keeping that sink will be super functional, can’t wait to follow along as usual <3

    Reply
  3. Lisa @ Recreated Designs says

    January 7, 2021 at 6:53 PM

    I absolutely love your inspiration for the room. They are all so pretty! I can’t wait to see the progress and reveal!

    Reply
  4. Angela Hall says

    January 7, 2021 at 6:26 PM

    I’m excited to see how this turns out! The inspiration photos are beautiful. I’m loving the idea of the utility sink surround.

    Reply
  5. Meredith @ The Palette Muse says

    January 7, 2021 at 12:08 PM

    Oh this is going to be good! Love your inspiration photos and I have no doubt you can pull it off. I almost did my laundry room too, but the kids talked me into doing their bathroom. I’m sure I’ll have laundry room envy by the time you’re done!

    Reply
  6. Jen @ JENRON DESIGNS says

    January 7, 2021 at 10:32 AM

    So many great ideas and Inspirations I can not wait to see how you implement each one into your space. They always turn out great!

    Reply
  7. Sherry Cole says

    January 7, 2021 at 8:56 AM

    I love your inspiration for the room and I know that your makeover will be amazing. Thank you for creating and organizing this fun challenge!

    Reply
  8. Leigh says

    January 6, 2021 at 9:58 PM

    I can already that this is going to turn out so good! Can’t wait to see!

    Reply
  9. Jackie @jackiecantblog says

    January 6, 2021 at 8:23 PM

    Looks like a great project! I can’t wait to see that cabinet color in your room- such a great choice!

    Reply
  10. Tracy says

    January 6, 2021 at 5:58 PM

    I love your inspiration photos! I know yours will be beautiful as always!

    Reply
  11. Joy says

    January 6, 2021 at 8:47 AM

    I love your inspiration photos and can’t wait to see the finished room!

    Reply
  12. Wendy Duffy says

    January 6, 2021 at 8:45 AM

    Another laundry room! Yeah! I love your inspiration photos and I can’t wait to see it all come together.

    Reply
  13. Christina says

    January 6, 2021 at 8:19 AM

    I love your ideas, especially the faux surround for the sink! (Marshmallow is the color I chose for most of our house too, it’s gorgeous.)

    Reply
    • Erin says

      January 6, 2021 at 8:38 AM

      Oh good! I’m planning to grab paint swatches today so I can get started 🙂

      Reply

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