The Laundress

{a combination laundry room/garden room from Elle Decor via Heidi Claire}

There is one certainty ~ the laundry room is one of the hardest working spaces in our home and often, the last space that gets our design attention.

The laundry room represents a great opportunity to use your creativity. Usually a small space, it is an easy one weekend project that shouldn't break your budget and since it is a private space lends itself to experimental DIY projects or bright, fun wallpaper.

I am impressed with the affordability and variety of products available to help organize the laundry room and inspired by the many design ideas circulating around the blog world. I hope this post helps motivate you {and me} to make some positive changes in the laundry room.

{via Haven & Home}

{Country Living}

One of the things I noticed with the pictures I selected is that a lot of the spaces feature curtains to cover the washer and dryer or to skirt under the sink. The first time I remember seeing this is in that dynamite laundry room from Haskell Harris in her home in Cottage Living. Just that little touch of fabric or one wall with a bright wallpaper or a bright striped cotton runner for the floor makes all the difference in the world. It adds softness to a room that is otherwise cold and industrial.

{Canadian Home}

{Designer's Attic}

{via Houzz}

{Brabourne Farm}

This is my favorite laundry room of my selections. I love the color of the cabinets and the softness the linen curtain brings to the room. I think this space represents the best of function and beauty.

{wall sticker from Ballard Designs}

{The Washington Post}

I think this pendant light from Ballard Designs would bring great style to any laundry room. Don't you?

{frames wallpaper by Graham & Brown}

Graham & Brown's "frames" wallpaper would look so cute in a laundry room and provide a cheerful spot to display kids artwork or recent family photos. I think it would look great just on one focal wall or for the laundry room in the dreaded basement ~ a wallpapered screen.

I adore this wallpaper for a laundry room! I think a laundry room should be a bright and cheerful room that brings a smile to your face every time you open the door.

Looking for some fresh new ways to tackle the laundry?

{Lavender clean day detergent and dryer sheets from Mrs. Meyers; oval linen lined baskets from Wisteria; dried organic lavender bundles from Dreamy Whites; Farmhouse laundry sachets from Sweetgrass Farm; A guide to Green Housekeeping from Brook Farm General Store; Sea Salt Neroli fabric softener from Caldrea; Dryer sheets in lavender pine from Caldrea; hand woven towels from Brook Farm General Store; Caldrea Sweet Pea Linen Spray; Caldrea folding board; Eau de Linge from Durance en Provence linen water; bleached wooden hangers}

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