Making the Best Laundry Room

Have you ever thought about counting just how manyshelves with weathered baskets and greenery. Try to
weeks you are stuck in that boring laundry room ofget a coordinating throw rug that matches the paint on
yours with the never ending piles of clothes that needyour walls or that blends in with your "artifacts" that
to be washed and dried? If you are like most of us,you have scattered around the room. If there is a
never a day goes by without having to do at least onewindow in your laundry room, make sure it is emitting
load of clothes. Since this is the case, have you everjust enough light for you.
thought about giving your laundry room a makeover soIf you would rather not go with a decorating theme for
that it is pleasing to your eye and your taste? At leastthe room, then you can easily spice it up by choosing
if you're in a room that you like to be in, it will put thecolorful paint on the walls, either paint or update your
joy back into the chore of washing clothes.cabinets, use artwork and flowers around the room
Just close your eyes and think of happy thoughts andand upgrade the flooring. Make sure that it will not
what pleases your eyes the most. Do you love thematter if anything is spilled on the floor. Laminate and
roaring of the sea and the beautiful beach scenes orvinyl flooring and ceramic tile are good choices for the
do you have a thing for antique cars? Remember, youfloor.
don't have to decorate this room like the rest of yourIf you want to get creative and paint it then you may
house. Pick a theme for your it and then carry ittry painting just one wall and leaving the other walls a
throughout the entire room, no matter if it is a tropicalneutral color. If you paint your laundry room in deeply
theme or a vintage theme. How about a certain color -hued pain colors, they will reflect on the clothing and
is it red or a pastel yellow? Do whatever pleases you.make it difficult to see spots. You don't want your
If you want to pick a vintage theme for your clothesfamily walking around like spotted leopards now, do
washing place think of what kinds of things they usedyou?
way back when they washed clothes. You could startOne of the very best ways to get along this room is
by perhaps going to flea markets and seeing if youto keep it well organized so that you know where
can pick up some old antique washboards andeverything is - laundry detergents, water softeners and
detergent boxes. You could also get a few vintagestain removers.
irons to throw into the mix. You may want to add anRemember, this room is what YOU make it. Let your
antique painting or two depending upon the size of thecreative ingenuity flow so that you will have the most
room. What types of things can you do to give theunique laundry room on your block!
room a cheery appearance? Decorate some of your