Cottage style laundry room refresh inspiration!

Hello there!

Sometimes I find myself sharing something that was more spur of the moment, as I don’t usually plan my posts out super far in advance. Other times, such as this, I have been thrifting, searching online and am just about to start a larger project like our laundry room.

It is more of a laundry hallway, or laundry breezeway however as it is a small space between our main hallway and the interior access to our garage.

Which means it gets a ton of traffic, it’s become a dump zone for stuff, and it’s become a less than inspiring place to be. Ok, laundry is not incredibly inspiring as it is, but you know what I am talking about right? If you are folding a stack of something clean for the 17th time that week it may as well be in a space that makes you smile 🙂

It has had two makeovers since we bought our home 6 years ago. It started as a gloomy room with dark cabinets and nowhere to hang laundry.

We took down the cabinets, painted and built a wood countertop to fold laundry on. It was such a huge improvement!

Over time, I painted the walls Magnolia Green and added some wallpaper accents but I never really loved it. I have since returned to my more neutral tastes for our home opting for a soft, warm cottage vibe with lighter colors and lots of texture. I am so excited to create a clean yet warm space that also functions well as a laundry “room.”

The rod to hang laundry and counter to fold laundry are as functional as ever. But I let a few areas in our garage go in late winter being busy on a couple client remodel’s and found the counter full and the space packed with stuff that needs to be stored elsewhere.

I am still looking for a few pieces for this space, but I am getting closer as I have decided upon the accents on the wall, vibe for accessories, and how to cover the washer and dryer so they look pretty.

I am leaning towards an off white or tan linen for the curtain that will run in front of the washer and dryer. Here is a patterned curtain that would also look so pretty.

I think this is such a great idea when you have laundry in a common area or hallway!

I found these light sconces that I love, while I am still looking to thrift them and add puck lights as to not wire them in, I may order these from Walmart.

I love the idea of bringing in more texture, some of these brick wall tiles can get a bit spendy, but I found this wallpaper that is so pretty! I also have a brick stencil that I have not used as well, that may be an option as well. I just need to experiment a bit!

The accents and smaller items will be glass containers for detergent etc…, hooks for hanging things up, and of course some lovely amber bottles for stain remover and anything liquid. Some small terra cotta pots or pottery always adds charm and warmth tucked here and there.

And plants of course, that will most likely need to be faux since this room/hallway tends to get a bit dark having no natural light in it. I am excited to see what warm white puck lights in the sconces will do to warm up this space too.

I have a bit more clearing of beds to do in the garden, compost to add to amend the soil, but I see we have some rain coming in.

That sounds like perfect weather for indoor painting and sewing don’t you think? I agree 🙂

Thank you as always for reading and following along friend, I appreciate your sweet comments and feedback so very much! Until next time-

xx, Tanya

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Welcome to twelveOeight! I’m Tanya and I am so glad you are here. If you are ready to start loving the home you have now, then join me on my mission. One thrifty project at a time we can make our today homes our dream homes.

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