Moviehole-katietreasures: Laundry Room Clean Up

It's been a while since I have spent any time spiffing up the laundry room.
I am thrilled to be off every Monday and every other Wednesday.
I told you about my brush with retirement in this post.
Thankfully something didn't feel right about it.
Teaching part time is the best of both worlds.
Having a day or two to create and maintain our home is such a gift!

Monday will be our new laundry day.

When both of us were working full time we were in a rush to get it all done and put away in case anyone else stopped by to borrow the washer. It has been a juggling act and invariably I wasn't able to keep it tidy.
I brightened up the edge of the shelves with some left over paint.
They were really worn looking after 20 years.

I still love the Hobby Lobby shelf brackets I installed last summer.
They add a lot of cute for only $32.00.
That original post gets Google hits on a regular basis.

We still hope to get cabinets but at this point there doesn't seem to be a need now that we are almost empty nesters.
It's not like I have to have a sorting system or anything at this point.

I updated the window treatment last fall.
This little window has been easy to do over the years.
I just re-use the wooden board that has been here since we moved in.

I have stapled any number of pieces of fabric to this board to create different looks.

I sewed some left over jute webbing to a 4 x 5 foot drop cloth. I folded it in half and pressed it. That way the valance is self lined to make sure it isn't too sheer.

I didn't even have to staple this one to the board. It is just draped across and tucked in between the board and the wall. I did use a thumb tack or two to create the folds on the side.

I got my shutters at a garage sale. I originally needed them to cover up our foggy double paned windows. We've since gotten that fixed but I still love their chipped charm.

The laundry has to look good because it is right off of the kitchen.

I've used this antique iron as a door stop for years.

It came from my grandparent's house. I'm not sure why they kept it except that they never threw much away. :)

Bill has put a board behind the dryer to keep it out far enough so that the dryer hose doesn't get kinked. I have a tendency to push the dryer back too far.

I can't pull the washer out any further because of the window sill. The unevenness drives me nuts but I would rather have that than a fire from dryer lint not being able to get out of the hose.