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Laundry/Craft Room Revamp- Part 1

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My laundry/craft room is not glamorous by any means, it’s the laundry room after all. The laundry room is the one space in our home that most of us do not care to spend any energy or decorating dollars. However, I decided I would go ahead and share it here because over the years, we have done some inexpensive and creative things to really maximize the space. Maybe you too have issues with limited storage in your home, hopefully this post will inspire you to think about going outside the box (no pun intended) to maximize every inch of the storage space that you do have.

When we moved into our home more than 10 years ago, we just added a fresh coat of white paint to the laundry room and added the inexpensive wire shelving system to the walls that makes for easy shelf adjustments as needed:

Five years later, I begged my husband to figure out some creative way for me to store rolls of gift wrap, spools of ribbon and tissue paper and place it somewhere that I could easily utilize it without blocking anything. Thankfully, hubby came up with this brilliant idea of attaching brackets and metal closet rods and wire piping to the side walls:

The plastic brackets (I have no clue what they are normally used for) had two slot/holders, one round (perfect for the standard closet rod) and one square (not perfect for the closet rod) so he came up with utilizing a small copper pipe that fits and works perfectly… My hero!!

I decided last month that my laundry/craft room really needed to be finished once and for all. I forced myself to think about what we really needed in this space. Up until this point, stacked and clear storage containers with lids was not working for us. It created more disarray. I needed storage ideas that were small and functional but could hold a lot. So I ran to Lowe’s and stumbled across these fabulous huge plastic bins for $6.00 each!

Yep, after some deep soul searching in the storage aisle at Lowe’s, I finally admitted to myself that no matter how cute and temptingly beautiful some of those fabric storage boxes are, I’m a tosser (gasp!!). Ultimately, I need a boring huge plastic bin that I can shoot Mod Podge into from the three point line.

I also picked up two Husky fabric tool carriers at Lowe’s for $15.00 each, perfect for my thousands of paint brushes, paint and tools and other stuff. What’s great about these is when I have a project, I can just grab the whole thing and run without tearing the laundry room upside down!

After I found my new (and cheap) storage pieces and got the room organized, I wanted to add a little color and fun without spending much. I know, I know, it’s a laundry room (hubby rolls eyes), but to me it’s blah and a blank space that I can get creative. I couldn’t paint the walls because of the shelving system, so I added a touch of color in other ways.

After wanting to make some subway art over the last year but not having the right space for it, I thought I would give it a try for the laundry room. Unfortunately, it didn’t turn out as planned but this did:

For the tutorial on how I spray painted the letters on canvas, click here.

Bound and determined to make my subway art, I finally accomplished it on this interlocking floor mat:

This floor mat was so easy to make and I love what a fun pop it added to the room, not to mention that it cost me around $25.00 to make. I decided to do a separate post on the tutorial for the painted floor mat, which can be found here (Revamp-Part 2).

Lastly, I made a quick magnetic board for easy access to the things I use daily (hammer, pliers, scissors) by cutting a sheet of tin, wrapping in fabric and placing in a frame. Hubby hung it with toggle bolts so I could load it up:

I am so happy that I finally finished this room. It has been driving me crazy for years and by taking a little extra time to think through my storage needs, I created a lot of extra space. Yay, I can continue to accumulate more craft supplies (hubby rolls eyes)!

Thank you again for your sweet emails, notes and comments, I really appreciate your feedback! Bye for now.

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  2. Jennifer Wade says

    Youre cuteness factor goes up everytime I read a blog post! I love me some Cyndy!! Great job! As if there were any doubt??

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  9. Erin says

    Your laundry is far from blah! You have some great organizing ideas!! And I love that you said you recognized you are a tosser…the black bins look great. 🙂

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  11. Red Door Home says

    You did an amazing job! My laundry room is probably the only space in my house that we have done nothing too since we moved into our house 9 years ago. I love all the storage you created and the fact that this is now a duel purpose room.

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  13. Lori @ says

    LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!! Red, Black, and White are the color combos of my craft room too! You did an amazing job organizing your laundry/craft room. Thanks for linking up AND linking back to Thrilling Thursday @ Paisley Passions 🙂 Hope you stop by again soon!

    Lori @ Paisley Passions

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  18. Lori @ says

    Thanks for linking up to Thrilling Thursday @ Paisley Passions. I am going to feature this on Thrilling Thursday tomorrow. Feel free to stop by and grab an "I Thrilled" featured button off my sidebar if you would like 🙂

    ~Lori @ Paisley Passions

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  25. Leslie says

    Wow! A woman after my own heart of organization. What a transformation. I'd be doing laundry all day if I had a room like that!
    Leslie
    Your newest follower
    Tranquil Acres of Alexandria

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  33. Rebecca says

    Saw this linked on TT&J; fb page. I love how your wrapping paper coordinates with the rest of the room. 😉 Love the organization and great use of space. =] Bookmarked your sign tutorial, I like the texture.

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  35. Honey says

    Those bins…you can spray paint them…I have! Just pop back into lowes and grab the plastic spray paint for outdoor kids jungle gyms n stuff. No sanding…just spray away. They have all kinds of colors and if you put some scrapbook stickers on the front before you spray you can cut the paint by following the sticker's outline and have a nice label too. Look REALLY cute!

    Honey

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  39. SnapDragon and GingerRoots says

    I needed this thank you so much for posting such an amazing space!! I have been kicked out of my studio space for a couple of times with the birth of my children. I have now been working in the garage and I really want to come back into the house what an awesome and inspirational idea 🙂

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  42. laxsupermom says

    Wow! Love everything you did in your laundry room! Great organization ideas! I'm popping over from The Inspired Room's House Tours. Thanks for sharing.

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  44. Shan says

    Cyndy! I don't know where to start?! I'm so excited!! First of all, we used to live in Athens & Tyler, Texas. I'm wondering where about you live in East Texas? On to the post, your room IS GLAMOROUS!!! I am so impressed with how you organized this space, with the help of your genius hubby. 😉 I love the subway art, both on the wall and the floor! I'm going to have to check out both tutorials. I'm definitely following you and so glad to meet you via Roomspiration. Thank you so much for linking up your wonderful craft space! You are very creative. 😀 Shan@FamilyBringsJoy

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  46. CK says

    I just found your blog and I really like it. Thanks for your storage ideas, I love the Huskey tool bag the most. I will defintiely subscribe to your blog!
    Claire Kelly

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  47. teresa says

    Really like all hte ideas here…so usable. One question, though: how did you magnetize the tools? I think you need an entire tutorial on this part.

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