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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Loads of Fun-ctional!

We have been finalizing the cabinetry plans for the house this past week. I became fixated on the laundry room. I felt like this room needed to be FUN-ctional! All my fellow mommies out their know how important it is to be functional. The nice thing about the laundry room is that I feel like you really don't have to put a lot of money into it to make it look nice and work great. In fact, I deleted several of the cabinets that the cabinet guy had originally designed. Less cabinets = less money! Here are some ideas I have found that I want to incorporate into the laundry room.

Traditional Laundry Room by Woodbridge Architects & Designers Huestis Tucker Architects, LLC

I LOVE the farm/front apron sink look in the laundry. But farm sinks can run you around $600 at the lower end. Well, you can get the same look at Ikea for $179! The sink isn't as deep and inserts on top of the countertop instead of being under mounted. But it is the laundry room for Pete's Sake! You still get the white front apron/single bowl/ deep sink look at a fraction of the price.

 
Bathroom Vanities And Sink Consoles by Other Metro Furniture and Accessories IKEA

Next, I had seen this idea all over Pinterest. Making cubbies in the laundry room for laundry baskets. I HAD to have this! It makes so much sense to me. So, I deleted the original lower cabinet in the plan and drew in a box cubby system, if you will, for four laundry baskets. Here is a laundry room with that same idea.
 
Laundry Room

Our laundry room isn't as wide so we will only have four cubbies instead of six. But our room will have a similar set up as to this one. A sink next to the washer and dryer and cubbies under the window. I want to hug whoever came up with this idea originally.

Above the washer and dryer I would like open shelving. I don't know about you, but I have to buy the Costco size laundry soap and it never fits into the cabinet. Cabinet deleted.
 
Traditional Porch by Toronto General Contractors HARDROCK CONSTRUCTION

Lastly, I have to admit, I do not invest a lot in my clothing. Most my wardrobe is from TJMax or Target. Therefore, the quality probably isn't the most durable, so I hang dry a lot of my clothes to get the longest life out of that $19 cotton dress I love so much! I saw this simple idea and added it to the plan. Have a rod put at the bottom of the upper cabinet above the sink. That way you can hang the clothes and they can drip dry right into the sink. Simple and smart.

 
Traditional Laundry Room by Forked River Closet & Home Storage Designers All About Closets

A couple of added little jewels for this room is a very inexpensive faucet from Ikea and the sconce lights I found months ago at the local Habitat for Humanity Store.



I am so excited to see all these ideas put together and use my FUN-ctional laundry room.
 

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