Black Laundry Room/ Pantry Reveal

Do you ever have a space that you can't find exactly what to do with it?  This was that space.  It's just the laundry room/pantry, but I see it all day sometimes.  You can see it as soon as you walk in the house and the pantry doors are always open, unless we are entertaining and they start out closed and end up open for the trash and recycle bins.  It needed to be a calm lovely space.

I looked at a billion pictures, I swear.  I pinned and searched and couldn't decide what to do.  Two and a half years later...still nasty.  Until, I came across this post by Dana at House Tweaking. She painted her laundry room/ dining area Besalt by Ace Hardware.  It is stunning....seriously if you haven't clicked that link, go now.  I'll wait................................ fan-freaking-tastic, right?!?!?  Her whole house is stunning and we have very similar taste.  Like I might want to attempt to copy her house, er I mean draw inspiration from her!

Okay, I'll get to the pictures now.

real life people....maybe I should have picked up a little, but whatevs.

Last before pic I swear...I'm getting to the goods.
Gaggy vinyl floor and old yellowed paint.

New floor is the same flooring that is in the newly redone entryway...which has been changed since I blogged it last week.  The kids kept smashing their fingers in the cedar chest to get out their shoes.  Later on that.

The white washer and dryer don't even bother me anymore.  I do want new one's but these do the job and when presented with the opportunity to buy new one's I would rather use the money for other projects!

I painted over the electrical box because it was a giant eye sore and you hardly notice it now!!:)

what's that above the red frame...why it's a gold fish! :)

irony the opposite of wrinkly...haha laundry humor

Color: Besalt by Ace Hardware

Trim: Glidden Marshmallow White

White lidded containers are from Wal-Mart
Red Dust Pan is from Crate and Barrel's new clean slate line.

xoxo

SUNDAY: The DIY Showoff 

 MONDAY: Thrifty Decor Chick, Dittle Dattle,Between Naps On the Porch, Homemaker on a Dime
TUESDAY: Tip Junkie, Today's Creative Blog, Strictly Homemade
WEDNESDAY: Not Just A Housewife Sugar and Dots The Mommy Club  
THURSDAY:My Repurposed Life. House of Hepworths, Beyond The Picket Fence, The Shabby Chic Cottage, Somewhat Simple 
FRIDAY: Fingerprints on the Fridge, Miss Mustard Seed, Remodelaholic, Chic on a Shoestring,  Shabby Nest
SATURDAY: Funky Junk Interiors, Tatertots and Jello 

DIY: Pendleton Shower Curtain

I've actually been rocking some kick ass projects out....just need to show them to you!

Sorry if these pics suck, my editing stuff has decided to stop working. Boo.


I have finally discovered my style!!  While I love many styles, the one that catches my eye most are industrial and glamping-type decor (glamourous camping).  I combine the 2 and have deemed  it "INDUSTRIAL GLAMPING"  :)

I used a tan flat sheet from Wal-Mart $5, some spray paint and frog tape :)

please note I bought a fitted sheet, had to go back and get the flat one....

This bathroom is hard to photograph, but here are some more pics:

rug from UO found here

diy seahorse found here

I also painted this little wooden box that I picked up for like $2.50ish I think-it was on sale at the Hobster Lobster (hobby lobby)  It stores all the bandaids and first aid stuff-neosporin, gauze, thermometer, some colored pencils.  The colored pencils are Audrey's, just in case of an emergency!!

Remember when I redid the bathroom almost 2 years ago (here), then I decided that since it's the kids bathroom it needed a little color-red. (here)

Well, I chose the vanity quickly one day while it was on sale.  It sat in our garage for about 3 months until we got to the redo....it was a super shitty cheap crap vanity and I didn't realize it until it was too late.  I loved the sink, but the base is pressed wood junk.  It almost immediately began to scuff/chip off.  Leaving it looking like this.

Which super pisses me off...the first few scuffs/chips I just took a brown sharpie to them.  It worked for like a week and then there were more.  Suckola!  Mr. TSL is going to build us one from real wood eventually, but until then I'm not staring at this crap!  So, the beginning of next week it's getting sanded and painted!  Temporary fix, but I'm super sick of looking at it!!

It's come a long way from this:

xoxo

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