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Welcome back to the fifth week of the One Room Challenge! I’m still not even sure how it’s possible that there is only one week left. It’s going to be a busy weekend for me!
If you didn’t catch last week’s post, be sure to start there to get all the details on our laundry room makeover plans, as well as to get caught up on where we are to date! You can also check out all the posts below:
Week 1 | Week 2Â | Week 3Â | Week 4
You may recall we started our journey with these two images. Our laundry room when we moved in three and a half years ago and then how the space looked right before I started this makeover. You can see a lot of progress was made, but the original laundry room makeover no longer felt like my style and it was time for some simple changes.
And following is the design plans for the space (the Week 3 post has all the sources for the items shown below).
This past week, I was able to mostly finish painting the laundry room cabinets a really pretty gray color. I’m not going to show you how they look yet, but will give you a sneak peak of the ‘in progress’ shot. You’ll have to wait for the final reveal next week to see the end result! But I’m very happy with the color (Country Chic Paint in Pebble Beach which I had on hand from another project). PS – could the faucet in our laundry room be any littler?!?
In the Week 2 update, I showed you the progress once I peeled off all the stars. But I didn’t go into much detail. Surprisingly, the vinyl peeled off easily and came down pretty quickly!
But, I could still slightly see the star shapes in some areas. Not sure if there was residue left or if it was more that the stars protected the wall for the last few years from dirt and grime. So, once they were all down, I quickly used a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and wiped everything down. Is there really anything these things don’t work on?! True story: Louis Vuitton even recommended them to me to clean the dirty handles on my bags. For reals!
On the walls, I simply used a damp Bounty paper towel to wipe everything all off after lighting scrubbing with the Magic Eraser. The walls were good as new!
Easy peasy. Now they are ready for some fresh artwork! I actually wiped down all the baseboards in a similar fashion. It’s amazing how much lint and grime can accumulate on laundry room baseboards, even when you think the room looks clean!
Next up, I knew we needed to create a solution in our laundry room for our ironing board and iron. At the start of the One Room Challenge, I mentioned this was one of our top tasks we needed to achieve over the six week window. The ironing board and iron were living in a random guest bedroom closet and were definitely not easy to access. I had seen pre-made iron/ironing board shelf sets online, but most were made of coated wire and I wanted something a bit more pretty and substantial. So, we decided to make our own.
We headed to The Home Depot for supplies. We weren’t really sure what we were looking for so we spent some time wandering the aisles to see what we could concoct on our own, really with no set plan in mind. Only the end game.
We headed to the primed MDF board section because I wanted a base to hold the hooks and baskets I was planning to add. We love these boards and have used them in all of our board and batten projects as well as updating our mudroom storage wall. Â At just over $10 for the entire 8′ board, it was the perfect start to our ironing station.
We also purchased two hooks (the exact model we used is shown below) to hold the ironing board. The profile on this particular knob was perfect to tuck away behind our laundry room door.
Tip: If you’re looking for hooks, be sure to not only check the hardware section (where you would find cabinet pulls, knobs, etc.) but also check the bathroom section for “robe hooks” (near the towel rack bars, toilet paper holders, etc.). You typically can double your options to pick from when you check both places!
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We also found a basket we could use to hold the iron (we found it at Target in the laundry and shelving area). This one appealed to us because it had a bracket system we could take apart and easily modify to screw into our board. However, this wouldn’t have been completely necessary (you could really use a regular basket) and then use an assortment of hardware to attach it to the board.
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We simply attached the MDF board to the wall at the height we wanted it (using the length of a hanging ironing board as our guide). We found the studs to make sure the board was secure to hold the weight of the ironing board and iron. Â We then pre-drilled holes to affix the basket as well as the hooks, but didn’t mount them until after the next few steps.
I opted to then fill holes, caulk and paint before we attached the hooks and basket. The spackling shown below is always my go-to. I love that it goes on pink and then turns white once it’s dry. I like to move quickly at this stage, so the sooner I can paint the better!
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Next up was caulking all the seams. Caulk is actually one of my favorite things ever. Crooked saws/boards and walls that aren’t totally straight can be disguised in a matter of minutes 🙂 Once you paint over it, everything looks perfect!
I then painted the board with the same paint we used on the walls – Behr Swiss Coffee in an eggshell finish. Oh, and we had to touch-up where Kurtis hammered the wall….oops.
Once the paint was fully dried, we attached the the basket and hooks with screws, drilled right into the pre-drilled holes we had previously made. Then we were finished!
The hardest part of this entire project? Photographing it 😉 Our laundry room is fairly narrow and this area sits opposite the washing machine and cabinets. Photographing it is not an easy task, but hopefully you can see the end result and how it’s all laid out. Let me know if you have questions about positioning or anything. Our ironing board has clearly seen better days but my husband refuses to part with it because its so sturdy (even with taped legs and rust). So, I found a new cover for it at Marshall’s to at least make it presentable for photos.
Whew! There you have it. An easy project to add storage and functionality to your space. If you needed extra storage, it would be easy to add additional baskets or modify this approach slightly to fit your needs. It is such a relief for us to have a legit place to store our iron and ironing board now! I can’t believe the final reveal of the laundry room is already next week! Eeek! I still have a lot to do, but we’re so excited about the progress so far.
Now for the giveaway! The Home Depot will be offering one lucky reader the following gift pack so you can do your own spring cleaning and create a spring project of your own!
- $75 The Home Depot gift card
- Bounty Paper Towels
- Dawn
- Tide Pods
- Mr. Clean Magic Erasers
**To enter the contest, simply take this fun quiz and then share your results in the comments on this post! That’s it! Giveaway is open to all residents of the US age 18+ and will be open until 11:59 PM Central on 5/12/16. So, which Spring DIY Project Are You Destined To Do?
You can also get $5 off your next in-store purchase of $50 or more here.
***THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED – WINNER IS SHOWN BELOW***
Thanks for stopping by week 5Â of my One Room Challenge project. And thank you again to The Home Depot and Proctor & Gamble for sponsoring today’s post and the giveaway for you! I’m really excited to share the final reveal with you next week!
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I think a magic eraser is too small for my spring clean8ng…need me a shop vac Pronto! !!
I got Laundry Room makeover for my result! I’ve been wanting to do that anyways!!
My quiz results were: Q. Which Spring DIY Project Are You Destined To Do? A. Painted Mason Jar Vases. I like it 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win 🙂
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It seems the diy project I’m destined to do is my laundry room makeover…who knew. I have a few projects in flight, perhaps that should be next ???? Yours is coming along great…as usual
I got the Laundry Room Redo! Perhaps that’s a sign of what I should do for my next project?
I love the ironing board and iron holder! It looks great. I need to update my laundry room. I took the quiz and got painted mason jar vases! Something I’ve been wanting to try!
I had the same Painted Mason Jar vases Q that was really cool project to do!
My results were – One-Of-A-Kind Accent Wall. Hm, they may overestimate me! 🙂
I got that too Sharon and feel the same way!
I got PAINTED MASON JAR VASES… thanks for the chance to win!!
Can’t wait to see your laundry room reveal!!
I got the painted Mason Jar Vase Project. Really cute! 🙂
PAINTED MASON JAR VASES!
I got the painted Mason Jar Vase Project! Thank you for such a wonderful and fun giveaway opportunity!!
I am destined to make painted mason jar vases.
Me too. It was sort of on my to-do list tho, to use for a Welcome sign.
I got “Shabby Chic Kitchen Cabinet”! Thanks!
the mason jars for me too!!
Painted Mason Jars ….nice.
I’m supposed to paint a mason jar too. Cute quiz!
I have been looking for a solution for storing my ironing board and iron. I had a wall hanging unit for years, but my new iron doesn’t fit. Pinning this for later!
I got “Shabby Chic Kitchen Cabinet”–looks perfect!
XO, Jaclyn
Which spring sit project are you destined to do
I got the Laundry room redo!! I have already started on a few projects in there. Like you my ironing board had seen better days. So I took the cover off and hosed it down, spray painted it and purchased a cover and rubber covers for the feet. Looks brand new!! 🙂
I got the Shabby Chic Kitchen Cabinet! I love your blog!
My project result was a One-Of-A-Kind Accent Wall. Not sure I agree with that one!
I got Painted Mason Jar Craft, which was actually already on my list!! How funny! Btw, your laundry room looks great so far! Can’t wait to see the reveal!!
I got one of a kind accent wall. Thanks!
Colleen Simmons
I received the Painted Mason Jars project. Love it!!
I might have squealed with joy seeing this update. I’m excited to see the finished product – even without the plank wall and tiled floors! Those tiles are soooooo dreamy!
One of a kind accent wall was also my project result. I’ve never been brave enough to try something beyond a different paint color….although I think the decals would be fun in my daughter’s room!
Now I want a choco taco. Happy Cinqo de Mayo! 😉
For me it was the Shabby Chic Kitchen Cabinet. Great idea.
Loving this project. I got the Painted Mason Jar Vases. The will be on my to do list.
I got Laundry Room Makeover
Shabby chic kitchen cabinets! I have wanted to tackle my 90s oak kitchen for a few years now. Way to go Home Depot for knowing just what I should tackle, even though I was sure my laundry room was next on my list! Look out 90s oak cabinets!
Great post! Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately I didn’t get the laundry room redo I hoped for. I got “shabby chic cabinet”. Not a bad project, but a little small for me 🙂
I got the Shabby Chic Kitchen Cabinet… Home Depot must know what an organization nut I am! Now if only I could teach my husband my ways…. 🙂
I got accent wall! Which I should totally do in our new office space! 🙂 would love this Home Depot gift card!
Sarah this is truly fantastic storage! I love the direction the room is going in. As a fellow ORC participant it’s been wonderful to gather some fantastic inspiration. I’d love for you to share your progress at Thoughts of Home on Thursday. Our readers would love to see it. The gathering is at http://www.decortoadore.net
Hummm I got laundry room makeover, but I really want to do a sunporch makeover!!
Painted mason jars – not sure I’m going for that particular design option, however, I am looking forward to trying the Magic Eraser on a chalkboard that I can’t get the chalk pen ink to come off of. Happy Spring! ????
Love your simple Ironing board solution! We’re almost there, CHEERS!
One of a Kind Accent Wall
my results were Shabby Chic Kitchen Cabinet. doesn’t sound too much like me, but i love home depot either way!
Apparently I’ll be painting some mason jar vases – I’ve never done that before!
I got the painted mason jar project. I may have to try it!
Shabby chic cabinet update! I can never have too many baskets or bins!
I got Laundry Room Makeover, so it looks like I’m coming over to help you! 😉 Thanks so much for the giveaway, can’t wait to see the reveal next week!!
Haha! I would totally take any help you could give me 😉
Ha! The laundry room makeover seems to be popular! Ours is good enough for now, but there is always a space that needs some love. Can’t wait to see everything come together next week.
Too funny! I got Laundry Room Redo which has been on my list for a long time!
That was a fun quiz! I got painted mason jars as my results as well! I think that would be a fun project, as well as easy and one that I could complete in one sitting before getting distracted! ha ha!
I got the painted mason jars. I think I just need the paint.
I got painted mason jars!!! Maybe I can use some of my leftover pain from my bathroom mini makeover!
I got the Shabby Chic Kitchen Cabinets…but I will trade it for organizing my garage!
Love the laundry room!
My result was Painted Mason Jars!
Apparently I need a laundry room redo!! Coincidentally, I have been working on recently 🙂
I got Shabby Kitchen Cabinet makeover.
Amy
Shabby Chic Kitchen Cabinet
Laundry Room Redo!!! I need to tackle this one!
I got clean out and organize a cabinet. This has been on my list forever. I have a tuperware cupboard that could really use a makeover. 🙂
I got painting mason jars – that’s great, as I have more mason jars than I know what to do with!
I got an accent wall.
Got ONE-OF-A-KIND ACCENT WALL. Not sure I could pull it off but it would be nice in this rental house!
I got Laundry Room Redo! My laundry room is a closet in my apartment so it may be a little harder. 🙂
Shabby chic kitchen cabinet.
Mason jars for me!
I also got Laundry Room Redo! Sounds good to me.
PAINTED MASON JAR VASES was the verdict!! 🙂
Oh I took the quiz and got SHABBY CHIC KITCHEN CABINET!! I really love how it was so organized! I really do need to do this! I really love how you hung your ironing board!
My results from the quiz is the shabby chic kitchen cabinet – not really my thing!
HD is happy to help me redecorate the guest room. Please pick me!!
I came up with a laundry room redo which is perfect bc after reading this post I know this is exactly the project I need to do in my laundry room! Thanks for the giveaway!
I got Shabby Chic Cabinet Makeover!
I like your laundry room plans. I like the tips from the Home Depot site. I will have to try the magic erasers
Painted Mason Jar Vases. Awesome–I’m in for that project! 🙂
My quiz said painted mason jar vases! Super cute and easy to do!
Laundry room makeover!
Ha! Turns out my spring project is painted mason jar vases…which I actually DID the other day! That ironing board storage is so clever. And I wish we had a sturdy ironing board. Ours was cheap and leans the wrong way so I have to stoop down whenever I actually pull it out to use it.
My results are shabby chic kitchen cabinet makeover.
Got the painted mason jars,! …I want to redo my laundry room. Love yours!
I love the iron and ironing board solution. I may need to use that idea for my own laundry room! Looks great!
My quiz results were: Painted Mason Jar Vases. cool!
I got one of a kind accent wall! which is funny because this has been on my brain for sometime now.
My results were the diy Mason jars! Loved the questions made me think about how much more spring projects I want to do! Thanks for inspiring us! Live your ideas!!
I got Shabby Chic Kitchen Cabinet! And I can’t live without Magic Erasers :0
I got Painted Mason Jar Vases 🙂
The quiz results say that I am to create a shabby chic kitchen cabinet.
I got “laundry room makeover.” Ya, it needs it 🙂
I got “shabby chic kitchen cabinet” 🙂 Which I love!!
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I got SHABBY CHIC KITCHEN CABINET and it is a cute project – I wonder what some of these others look like, too.
Painted Mason jars – which oddly enough, I have on my to do list!
I got painted mason jar vases. Not my cup of tea but that’s okay. Can’t wait to see your laundry room all finished. It’s going to be gorgeous.
I got Painted Mason Jar Vases. So cute~
SHABBY CHIC KITCHEN CABINET _ looks like I’m due for a project. Yay!
I got shabby chic kitchen cabinet. But I’m working on my laundry room now and it is taking forever! I should have made myself do a 6 week challenge.
My result was Shabby Chic Kitchen Cabinet.
I got painted mason jars! My email is traciemichelle0515@gmail.com
I got SHABBY CHIC KITCHEN CABINET 🙂
According to the quiz, I’m destined to paint mason jars! lol
I gt painted mason jar vases!
I got the “laundry room redo, which is accurate because we are going to redo our laundry room this summer. Ours is in our basement, so it won’t look as clean as yours, but it will be an improvement.
I got the shabby chic kitchen cabinet. I am so EXCITED that I found your blog again! It’s been awhile and I’m glad I saw your Board & Batten Tutorial on Pinterest so that I could keep up with your blog again. 🙂
Laundry room redo, funny I’ve been thinking about redoing it for a while! I better start working on that.
I got PAINTED MASON JAR VASES
I’m destined to do a shabby chic kitchen cabinet makeover.
I got shabby chic kitchen cabinet.
I got Laundry Room Redo! I’ve already been in that mindset too because it’s long and narrow. I’d love to add a small mudroom area behind the door, stack my front-loader machines & add some cabinets/baskets. Fingers crossed I can get it done this spring. Gotta talk the hubs into it ????
One of a kind accent wall! I have actually been wanting to do this. Maybe this summer will be the time that I do!
They said I need to do a laundry room makeover! Kind of ironic since we are in the process of building our house and we are about to do the laundry room!???? Thanks for a chance to win!
I got laundry room makeover, which absolutely needs done!
I got one if a kind accent wall add my result