lovin this laundry room

I love having a true blue laundry room.

In our other house, the laundry room was basically the breakfast area.... disguised by a settee, but still in the kitchen.

Now, having a laundry room actually lets me have a door to shut, a place for the ironing board, and more. 

Here's the before shot:

A nice navy mural with celestial stars among James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, and of course, Elvis. 

Painting was on the list of must-do's, but I was also a little saddened by the look of these laminate cabinets. While it was nice to have the storage, they really weren't very deep, and the plastic-y look wasn't totally my cup of tea. 

While touring a show house, there was open shelving everywhere - laundry room, butlers pantry...

*light bulb*

...I asked our contractor to take them down and build me some open shelving....

Here's the painting mid-primer.

They also took up the tile on the floor so that we could lay brick pavers. 

I showed our wood worker these inspiration shots...I was really drawn to the open shelving, and they look so good when styled well too.

This is a mud room, but I loved the built ins, moldings, and brick floor.

Be still my heart. A gray washer and dryer!!!! 

And now here is my AFTER:

Lots of open shelving with baskets for all of our things. I even found a little spot for the small shelf that had been in our other kitchen.

Now, I can see all of my extra entertaining pieces so that I will be able to grab them easily.

The color of the walls and shelving is Mascarpone and the door is Wrought Iron.

It's a super plus to have a sink in here, but those plastic legs weren't cutting it. Out came some extra burlap and my hot glue gun. Easy peasy.

And you can see the brick floors too - they're so pretty! 

The little valance and flower vases add a splash of fun too!

Who knew I'd be so pumped about a laundry room?