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    Laundry Room Makeover!

    By Stacy 36 Comments

    Major projects at my house are currently at a stand still so I was excited to makeover a friend's laundry room recently. I have missed getting my paint on! It is even more fun when you have a basic and blank slate to start with. Taralyn's  laundry room looks like a lot of builder grade laundry rooms. It is just inside the garage door and also acts as a pathway into the rest of the house. It was the perfect candidate for my first ScotchBlue project this year!

     

    laundryroombefore

     

    It was functional to a point, but we can do better than "sort of functional". I pictured more storage and some sort of wow factor.

     

    laundry-room-before

     

     

    Paint, plywood, and some new storage containers were pretty much all it took! I spent less than $200 on everything including supplies. All the details are at the end of the post.

     

    Black and White Laundry Room!

     

    Floating shelves in laundry room

     

    I think what makes this laundry room so fun and so, so different from a builder grade room, is the black wall. Do dark wall scare you? They shouldn't! It is easier than you think to get crisp lines. Here is how...

    Note: Follow all ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape package instructions for proper surface cleaning and prep, adhesion and removal.

    Supplies:

    Scotch Blue™ PLATINUM Tape Painter’s Tape
    White paint
    Black paint
    Foam brush
    Paint roller
    Paint tray
    Nail hole filler
    Putty knife
    Soapy dishrag

    painting-supplies

    Step 1:

    Fill any nail holes with putty. Either use a damp rag to wipe away excess putty while the putty is still wet or wait for the putty to dry and sand it smooth. Wash the walls really well and let them dry.

     

    Step-1---fill-nail-holes

     

    Step 2:

    Tape off any areas you do not want to get painted like outlets, baseboards and trim using ScotchBlue PLATINUM Painter’s Tape, which tears at a straight, 90-degree angle.

     

    Step-2---tape-off-walls-and-baseboard

    clean-tear

     

    Step 3:

    Paint along the tape edge using the base paint color to help seal the tape.

     

    Step-3---seal-tape-with-base-color

     

    Step 4:

    Paint your wall with your choice of color. I chose black!

     

    Step 5:

    Remove tape by pulling back on itself at a 45-degree angle away from the surface.

     

    Step-5---remove-tape-at-45-degree-angle

     

    Even though the room is small and has little natural light, the dark wall does not make it feel smaller. I think it helps that there is so much white. The white bins are from IKEA as well as the black ones. They started out grey, but I spray painted them black just like I did for the ones in my home office. The striped tote (which I am going to buy some for myself!) is from The Container Store.

     

    laundry room makeover

    We also painted the other walls with a fresh coat of white.

    I built the rolling laundry hamper out of plywood and stained it the same color as the floating shelves I made. Early American from Minwax is one of my go to stains.

    I bought a laundry bag and tried to dye it black but it came out as eggplant purple. I bought some black fabric and had my awesome friends, Kara, sew a new one for me that fit like a glove! When you hate to sew and are on a tight deadline, it helps to have a friend who likes to sew :) I painted the Xs onto the bag.

    I found some cute free printables. The black laundry care symbols one can be found HERE and the definition of laundry can be found HERE.

     

    I love this black and white laundry room with plywood shelves and plywood hamper!

    I am happy to say that I will have another room makeover at Taralyn's house to share with you soon as well as some other fun projects as part of my collaboration with ScotchBlue.

    To see more painting inspiration visit their project page!

     

     

     

     

    I have partnered with ScotchBlue again this year to bring you fun projects. I was compensated by ScotchBlue for my time but as always, my thoughts, project ideas, and opinions are 100% mine :)

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    Comments

    1. Shannon Fox

      June 06, 2016 at 11:43 am

      I soooo super love the black wall.
      You killed it!!

      Reply
    2. Lindsie

      June 06, 2016 at 1:31 pm

      How much is that length of wood for the shelves?

      Reply
      • Stacy

        June 06, 2016 at 2:03 pm

        The shelves are 76" wide so I bought a 4 foot by 8 foot piece of plywood.

        Reply
    3. Kara

      June 06, 2016 at 4:18 pm

      Wow, it turned out just beautiful. I never would have thought to paint a wall black, but it is gorgeous against the crisp white. Totally love it! And I want a striped tote too. So fun!

      Reply
    4. Sherrie

      June 06, 2016 at 6:22 pm

      What is the name and brand of your black paint?

      Reply
      • Stacy

        June 06, 2016 at 6:42 pm

        Glidden paint in Onyx Black :)

        Reply
    5. Amy Anderson

      June 06, 2016 at 8:43 pm

      I never would think of painting a wall black but I LOVE this. Now I want to do it!

      Reply
    6. Jaclyn | One Thousand Oaks

      June 07, 2016 at 6:47 am

      Beautiful laundry room! I love the dark wall! The contrast is beautiful. How cool that the tape tears at a 90* angle! That must make it so nice and easy to use!

      Reply
    7. Carole @ Garden Up Green

      June 07, 2016 at 7:20 am

      I'm impressed you use tape - me I just wing it and use an angle brush and so far so good.
      Love this the black it's a fantastic great contrast.

      Reply
    8. cmt

      June 07, 2016 at 8:09 am

      Wow. I think I'd actually enjoy doing the laundry if my laundry room looked like this! Fabulous. The black wall looks great.

      Reply
    9. mickie mclaughlin

      June 07, 2016 at 8:50 am

      You just keep outdoing your last project. This is a gorgeous make-over. Will you come to my house in Baltimore?? Keep the ideas coming. mickie

      Reply
    10. Julie Buck

      June 08, 2016 at 1:39 pm

      Love the black wall. When we redo our basement, I will use this idea behind my washer and dryer. What a lucky friend.

      Reply
    11. Melissa

      June 09, 2016 at 12:35 pm

      Is that a hamper in btwn the washer and dryer? Where does she put laundry detergent and bleach? The space looks nice, but a little more functionality would have been better.

      Reply
      • Stacy

        June 09, 2016 at 4:25 pm

        She has a rolling cart across from the dryer. I'm actually doing a part 2 of the makeover and decorating that area. I already painted a rug for it in a previous post. But she also could put the soap and things in the bins, boxes or baskets on the two 76 inch shelves above if she wanted to hide it. Ir move one of the boxes and put it there in its place.

        Reply
    12. Michelle from Weekend Craft

      June 12, 2016 at 6:49 pm

      Love the shelves and the dark color. I would have never have thought to go that dark but girl it works!!!!

      Reply
    13. taryn @ Design, Dining and Diapers

      June 12, 2016 at 9:44 pm

      It looks awesome!!

      Reply
    14. Meg

      June 13, 2016 at 2:18 am

      I'm in love with this laundry room! I love dark walls, and they look so awesome here behind the wood shelves and white appliances. Great transformation, Stacy!!

      Reply
    15. laura {not a trophy wife}

      June 13, 2016 at 7:40 am

      I love the black wall! This looks great Stacy!

      laura {not a trophy wife}

      Reply
    16. Heather Luckhurst

      June 13, 2016 at 10:00 am

      I am such a fan of black and white - and your laundry room is stunning! I have those ikea baskets too :) Scotch blue is my go to tape - love that it doesn't leak!

      Reply
    17. Rachel @ {i love} my disorganized life

      June 13, 2016 at 11:49 am

      Never thought of black as an ideal wall color, but it looks amazing! And I LOVE the laundry guide- just downloaded it! Never could figure out those dang symbols LOL

      Reply
    18. Lauren @ Mom Home Guide

      June 15, 2016 at 6:46 am

      Your new laundry room looks great! Thanks for sharing it at Motivation Monday on Mom Home Guide! BTW, how did you put up the wood shelves?

      Reply
    19. Theresa @DearCreatives

      June 15, 2016 at 8:03 pm

      I love the black & white theme. I'd love to redo mine. I need to put a new floor in too.

      Reply
    20. Barbara Curran

      June 16, 2016 at 5:15 am

      Stacy your laundry room looks fabulous! Wow what a dramatic change. Love the open shelving and your choice of black for the wall color. Thank you so much for sharing at SYS and have a great week!
      XO Barbara

      Reply
    21. Erica @ Dwell Beautiful

      June 17, 2016 at 2:23 pm

      Oh my goodness I just LOVE this makeover! Loving the bold black wall and all of the fun white accessories. You knocked this one out of the park! Thanks so much for linking up at The DIY Collective! :)

      Reply
    22. Sara Syrett

      June 19, 2016 at 3:27 pm

      Love this makeover! The black wall is so awesome!

      Reply
    23. Cyndee

      June 20, 2016 at 6:19 pm

      Good job, Stacy! I recently painted my downstairs bathroom cabinets and doors black, the walls a light gray and the trim white! I love it! Your black wall looks absolutely gorgeous! And the storage and shelves add so much to the walls. I will be featuring this on my blog Thursday. Thanks for sharing on Idea Box LInk Party.

      Reply
    24. Courtney

      June 23, 2016 at 10:17 am

      Love how this turned out!!

      Reply
    25. Heather

      August 21, 2016 at 11:22 am

      Dramatic and beautiful (not to mention functional)! Thanks for the painting and product tips. Also, love the printables.

      Reply
    26. Stacy Williams

      August 23, 2016 at 8:42 am

      I love this! My laundry room is very similar to the builder grade version of this laundry room, but twice the length because it also serves as a pantry. I'm a little scared to do a dark color on such a long wall. However, it is only paint, so I might give this a try.

      Reply
    27. Marci king

      April 08, 2017 at 2:33 pm

      I see this is from 2016 but I love the shelves.
      What type of bracket is holding them up?
      How thick of plywood is it?
      What stain color did you use?
      Thank you, Marci

      Reply
    28. Angi Lowry-Greene

      February 12, 2018 at 7:57 pm

      Hello, is there a pic or tutorial of your homemade laudry basket? This looks great

      Reply

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