A couple of weeks ago on Instagram Live, I shared a little behind the scenes on our weekend farmhouse laundry room makeover. It was a super quick & cheap overhaul – but boy, oh boy! What an impact! I knew that I needed a little project to scratch my “gotta remodel something” itch – and while we’re a bit away from the kitchen job (that’s gonna be a humdinger of a project!), I figured a quick little revamp would do the trick.
So let’s check out the before. Actually, this is the before, before. This is where our laundry room started six years ago. We gave it a fast makeover then, but I’ve felt like it was too dark & the cabinets were too heavy. However we had a LOT of projects on our list, so a super fast job to get it in order held up a long time.
In our last laundry room makeover, the door got fresh paint, the floors were refinished & the cabinets got new doors. Not too shabby – but it was still felt pretty boxed in. Which is exactly why we did this…
The biggest thing we did was rip out the cabinets & metal wall (it sucked up ALL the light) and replaced it with our beloved plybead, just like in all the other rooms of our house.
Then we took simple brackets and made a single, long open shelf. I was worried we would have issues with the open shelving – then I realized that most of what was hidden behind all those doors was useless crap that I needed to kick to the curb anyway.
Simple baskets hold our every day laundry necessities, bits & bobbles.
It’s not a drastic change that cost a fortune, but it seriously made a massive difference in the sense of size you get when standing in there. It’s brighter, lighter & definitely more like a farmhouse laundry room 🙂
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Pam Jackson says
March 22, 2018 at 8:32 amI would not mind doing laundry in that laundry room. I have a laundry closet……yuck.
Gina Luker says
March 22, 2018 at 4:09 pmThanks so much Pam 🙂
Claudia Pancake says
March 26, 2018 at 11:37 amI absolutely love everything you put on here. My taste exactly!!!!!
Gina Luker says
March 27, 2018 at 8:57 amThanks so much Claudia!!
Jann Newton says
March 22, 2018 at 10:50 amGina, I love how you quickly updated your laundry room! The open shelves were a great idea. They really make the room look bigger. Great job!
Gina Luker says
March 22, 2018 at 4:08 pmThanks so much Jann, we are very happy with it 🙂
kay fredricks says
March 26, 2018 at 11:09 amI’m curious to know if the little cabinet with the louvered door is a broom closet or if you hid the water heater behind it?
I love how the new laundry room turned out and as always I love love love your wooden floors with the “nail holes” showing. It is my all time favorite wood flooring idea.
Gina Luker says
March 27, 2018 at 9:27 amThanks so much Kay! The cabinet is my broom closet 🙂
Lee Ann says
April 8, 2018 at 8:30 pmHow do you reach your laundry soap? Do you have to climb the step stool every time? (I don’t do ladders anymore. Not with these knees!)
Gina Luker says
April 9, 2018 at 2:56 pmI actually do have a small step stool Lee Ann 🙂
Beth says
January 5, 2020 at 2:32 pmLove the aqua step stool. Source? Ty
Gina Luker says
January 7, 2020 at 3:24 pmThanks, I’ve had it forever and repainted it a few times, sorry but I have no idea when and where it came from 🙂
Becky H. says
April 8, 2018 at 9:00 pmGina – love it! I too live in a double-wide mobile home. Everyone tells me I can’t change out the back door because it is not a standard size. Your door is lovely. Did you have it customized for the opening?
Danielle says
April 9, 2018 at 10:29 pmLove it!
Gina Luker says
April 10, 2018 at 9:20 amThanks Danielle!
KARLA STAMPS says
September 12, 2018 at 9:11 amLooks great the only other change I would make is to add a decorative track light…..they can be positioned to shine in any direction you like…. https://www.lampsplus.com/products/pro-track-bendlin-industrial-4-light-bronze-track-fixture__8g640.html (No, I am not affiliated with them
Gina Luker says
September 12, 2018 at 2:55 pmThanks Karla, great suggestion 🙂
Rita says
December 28, 2018 at 6:25 pmWhere did you purchase that great table with large hamper baskets? I love it
Gina Luker says
January 3, 2019 at 11:40 amThanks Rita, I purchased the hamper at an awesome vintage shop near Memphis and the table we built ourselves! You can too, here is a link to the post with a full tutorial on how to do it 🙂 https://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/how-to-build-a-kitchen-island.html?fbclid=IwAR2fDXpbKm2vk9EGHpCxVo2sh1iCYsud8wyBZ_Niy4HPPFzAGa0QW6qbl-U
Janice says
January 5, 2020 at 3:03 pmIt looks beautiful, but I wouldn’t want to climb up to that shelf every time I needed something off of it.
Gina Luker says
January 6, 2020 at 6:07 amThanks but I don’t mind 🙂