A $375 Redo Turned an "Inefficient" Laundry Room Into an Organized Dream

"There are lots of efficient ways to organize a laundry room: bins, boxes, hooks, shelves, and cubbies all work for various home setups. But one way that's not efficient for most people? Storing the necessities on the floor. Unfortunately, that's the laundry room organization system Tracy Bennett was working with when she moved into her house in 2019."

""I was ecstatic to have a laundry room," she says. "However, it was very inefficient and had zero storage." The only storage, in fact, was two small shelves that weren't properly anchored, so they couldn't hold anything heavy - like, say, laundry detergent. "All our detergent was either stored on the floor in the corner or on the floor in between the washer/dryer," Tracy says."

"Tracy started with the wall behind the washer and dryer, ordering peel-and-stick wallpaper from Hygge & West with a sweet birds-among-the-clouds pattern. Prepping the walls first - by painting the rest of the room white, and using joint compound to smooth out the accent wall before the paper went up - helped give it an extra smooth finish. Wallpapering was a first for Tracy, who says she had to work up the courage to jump in once her wallpaper finally arrived."

"Once the paper was up, Tracy hung her floating shelves, made from pine boards she stained herself, and gold shelf brackets. Another tiered shelf on the floo"

A laundry room lacked storage, leaving detergent stored on the floor near the washer and dryer. Floating shelves were installed on the wall behind the machines to keep necessities off the ground. An accent wall was covered with peel-and-stick birds-among-the-clouds wallpaper from Hygge & West after the rest of the room was painted white. Joint compound was used to smooth the accent wall before applying the wallpaper for a cleaner finish. Wallpapering was completed with help, taking only a couple of hours. Pine boards were stained by hand and paired with gold shelf brackets, creating a more organized and visually appealing space.

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