When Sam and I were searching for a house there were a few things we knew we wanted: a split floor plan, 3 bedrooms/2 baths, large backyard and a laundry room. As we saw house after house we quickly learned that a laundry room wasn't commonly found in houses that were the age we could afford (built around 1990s). The washer/dryer could be found in the garage or the kitchen. We'd given up hope until...
We found the perfect house! Everything on our wish list and things we didn't even know we wanted (like a wonderful air conditioned shed in the back yard that is perfect for an at home gym/Sam's brewing house!) And the best part was the laundry room. Right off the garage across from the spare bedrooms was a room that housed the water heater and washer/dryer. We decided to give the room a little visual interest by painting large horizontal stripes on the walls which took some time but was a lot of fun!
We knew we'd need to have the pipes re-done throughout the house so that was first. And it was a surprisingly quick process. The plumbers came and finished within three days and we were impressed by how well the holes were covered. (Now that we've painted I couldn't tell you where they had to replace the wall!) But we did need to prime. The 'new' spots would absorb paint differently than the pre-existing walls. After we primed we painted the entire wall a very light, almost white, color. And then the taping began.
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We decided not to paint stripes behind the water heater.... that would have been a pain in the butt! Taping the walls was a long process. First we drew the lines with a pencil because we wanted to be sure we liked the size of the stripes (and tape isn't cheap!) With this job, our level was our best friend! Then we started placing the tape and pressed it on real hard. It's a good idea to smooth over the edges right before you run paint on it.
And here's the result:
We found the perfect house! Everything on our wish list and things we didn't even know we wanted (like a wonderful air conditioned shed in the back yard that is perfect for an at home gym/Sam's brewing house!) And the best part was the laundry room. Right off the garage across from the spare bedrooms was a room that housed the water heater and washer/dryer. We decided to give the room a little visual interest by painting large horizontal stripes on the walls which took some time but was a lot of fun!
We knew we'd need to have the pipes re-done throughout the house so that was first. And it was a surprisingly quick process. The plumbers came and finished within three days and we were impressed by how well the holes were covered. (Now that we've painted I couldn't tell you where they had to replace the wall!) But we did need to prime. The 'new' spots would absorb paint differently than the pre-existing walls. After we primed we painted the entire wall a very light, almost white, color. And then the taping began.
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We decided not to paint stripes behind the water heater.... that would have been a pain in the butt! Taping the walls was a long process. First we drew the lines with a pencil because we wanted to be sure we liked the size of the stripes (and tape isn't cheap!) With this job, our level was our best friend! Then we started placing the tape and pressed it on real hard. It's a good idea to smooth over the edges right before you run paint on it.
And here's the result:
We knew for a while that we wanted to go with a bright red washer and dryer. We love the color pop. Over time we're going to add a dark wood shelf above them, with easy access to the water supply. We also decided to take the door off. Originally there was a door that would have ended up continually hitting the washer and dryer. We weren't about to let that happen to these brand new babies. And we like what we did with the space so we don't mind having our laundry room open to the world (maybe it will keep us from letting messy clothes pile up!)
I'm definitely happy with the way it turned out!
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