A REALISTIC Laundry Room

I've spent countless hours searching through images of homes online. Pinterest, the gram, google image... you name it! I've read hundreds of home decor blogs and have virtually visited domestic and international homes. My point... I've done a lot of research. And still, I seldom find the realistic laundry room. Sure, bloggers always do a massive clean up before they photograph their home. Who wouldn't?!? If something isn't aesthetically pleasing to the eye, you best believe I take whatever it is and legit throw it into another room before taking a picture. (And my photography skills are subpar, at best.) 

But what about reality? For example, my laundry "room" is more of a closet that lives right off the kitchen. Homegirl gets the job done, lemme tell you. But I look for laundry room inspo online and they are all giant spaces with windows, french doors, mud rooms, floor to ceiling shelving units, marble counter tops, and I've even seem farmhouse sinks in place of a good ole fashion slop sink. Dude. I know. One episode of Fixer Upper had a dog shower that was the exact same tile and design as mine and Brian's master shower. It's fine... go back and reread that because you aren't delusional. A dog shower that looked extremely similar to my MASTER SHOWER! Wait... here it is!

Now, that's dreamy. Really. I drool. But even if I wanted to invest $$$ like that in my laundry room, it would be physically impossible because it's just too small. (And Griffin is already treated like a Arabian Prince so he's good.) 

So, here we are. I am giving you a very realistic tour of my laundry "room". 

Open the door and here is whatcha get... Bri installed those shelves like 5 days after we moved in. We went the "cost effective" route because looking at your bank account after buying a home is the saddest thing ever. Now that I'm really thinking about it, I may request a shelf upgrade... some floating shelves made from reclaimed wood or something... hmmmmmm. ;) 

So, a closer look. Found these prints online... for free! Find them here. They come in different colors too but I loved the chalkboard look. I had them printed on card stock at Staples (0.22 cents a sheet) and then clipped them onto clipboards and used  Command Velcro Strips to hang them up. It was less than $10. Win! 

I filled some mason jars with clothespins (both from the Dollar Tree) and Oxi Clean. (That stuff is magic!) I love Oxi Clean but that tub it comes in is SO obnoxious so I hide the tub and then transfer the Oxi Clean into a mason jar. The gray fabric bins are always floating around HomeGoods. I use them to store cleaning products and such. Great way to hide all of those colorful product labels. 

We have a front loading washer and dryer so I get to keep things on top for storage. I don't like to because the laundry room gets SO dusty but it's reality. I need to utilize the space. I keep rags, cleaning products and Griffin's food in plastic bins on top of the dryer. 

On top of the washer, I keep detergent, my iron and whatever laundry is on deck... in that really cute, bright green,  $3 plastic laundry basket... See, told ya this was reality!

That hanger is a "sock jail". I keep socks that are missing a mate there until they are recovered. Hung that sucker with a clear, thumb tack. CLEAR thumb tacks are my secret weapon! 

Well, thanks for checking out my laundry "room". Hope this inspires someone!

xo

Cyndi