Planning A Laundry Room Makeover

One of the big projects that we are going to do this year is to makeover our laundry room. Cabinets will be removed, floor to ceiling beaded board added, open shelving and decorative/functional adornments placed on shelves. Then there is lighting and what to do with the sink. I would love to find a free standing stainless steel sink on a stand but haven’t started looking for one yet. Here are some inspiration photos, from Pinterest (of course) for the shelving and accessories.

I am not sure it I want wood brackets or metal. Decisions, decisions.

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The dark brackets look nice, but then I like the tone-on-tone of the simple white ones below. They look seamless with the beaded board background.

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And then there are the wonderful laundry room accessories to think about, like what kind of containers to use to hold laundry necessities, such as the soap, bleach, etc.

I like the frame below with fun things clothes pinned to the wire. I will be doing something like this year for Christmas, only with little stockings.

I have a vintage laundry basket already, so that is one item down.

(pinterest: missgracieshouse.blogspot.com)

The laundry room below is so spacious and I like how she has the long folding area to the right of the sink. The zinc boxes below the counter are functional and look great. My room is long and narrow, with a closet and then the cabinets. I would love to turn the closet into a sewing cubby, but we will see. Have to convince my husband about that one as he likes all of the storage the closet provides (for junk – ha).

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This free standing sink…

…and industrial barn light are options that I like. Now I just need to find places with good prices.

I am so excited about getting this going, but in time. Good things are worth the wait.

Back to sewing!

Toodles.

A Sew Sew Weekend

Yes, big plans here to dive into the stash to sew up some things for the shops. It’s a lovely weekend here and the talk of spring coming has me revving up for spring cottage touches.

Lots of flowers… …ruffles……vintage sheet fabrics… …and feminine touches to bring the outside cottage garden feeling inside. And why not add some pretty bags that have that vintage vibe to them? Looking back through my finished projects has me inspired to sew up some new things and I have a few new ideas tucked inside my noggin, too.

Sew what are you up to this fine weekend? Enjoy whatever it is that you are going to do!!

Through His Lens

My dear guys took a day trip a few weeks back to the San Francisco Bay area and Marin Headlands. I stayed home nursing a cold. They had a fabulous day together and visited some familiar family favorite stops. It is always such a treat to get to see the pictures that my hubs takes. The places are all too familiar and, in a way, I feel like I was there, too. Makes me think of The Beatles song, The Places I Remember.

Thank you, hubbers, for the awesomeness – you rock. I love you both so much and am glad you had such a terrific day. xxoo

Famous Last Words

Nearing the end of February, I am assessing my “to-do” list and taking note of progress made on some of the list, but not so much on others – like major revamping the laundry room and master bath. But that will come when that money tree blooms in the spring.

Now if you will note, the issue above is from last February – a good read about organizing your stuff. For the most part I consider myself organized – at least the outer appearance is so around the house. There are even vintage picnic hampers to store things in. Out of sight, out of mind…….

…until the cabinet doors are opened…

…to the “stash-o-fabrics” – my Fort Knox of textiles, if you will.

I’ve arranged them by color, but just not so perfectly folded and stacked like the magazine photo below. But hey, when you sew, you make messes and it takes more time to clean up those messes than the time it takes to create a project. Would you give me a head nod in agreement?

I thought you might understand.

Organizing is important, I agree, but it doesn’t have to be perfect all of the time. Makes me think of a guy I used to work with who’s hair lifted off his head in a strong gust of wind. That same gust of wind blew through my fabric stash. Nothing in life stays perfect, not even the hair.

Staying organized is a job in itself. My famous last words are "I will keep it this way..." - yea, right.