Well, now you have to post a picture, because we all want to see the hideous carpet! Lol.

We need some pictures, but I would remove the carpet before doing anything else. A laundry room with two exterior doors is the last place carpet should be.

And unfortunately as you can see the carpet extends into kitchen.

I totally agree about the carpet! But it’s not in the budget right now.

Thank you so much for your ideas! The things in the room were here before I moved in. New curtains are in the budget. The only wall space (above the sink) will have a mirror on it and I can paint the frame of it.

I am worried about painting ALL the trim, then I will have to paint the doors won’t I?

Yes, you will have to repaint the doors to match the trim. But you CAN paint the walls first, see how it looks, and then do the trim/doors separately, afterward.

I have painted every single thing inside my house twice, in 12 years. It's not hard, just a little tedious. If you have not painted before, I highly suggest you read some diy decor blogs. (Just use search terms: diy decor blog painting interiors, or words like that). I have a busy household with kids/dogs/busy life, and when I paint a room, I do one wall at a time, because I simply do not have an uninterrupted weekend, but most people wouldn't do it like I do. I'm just saying, it's not that hard to paint, if you read up, and have proper supplies.

Georgette, is that the house your husband grew up in? I live in an old farm house that my husband grew up in and it has been fun making changes. That door of yours is great and would look really good repainted. I hear that people have painted their formica counter tops, you could try that with your sink and backsplash area. Can you re-plumb and re-wire into that closet area and use it as a laundry alcove? Removing the sliding doors for good. I think it would look nicer than having the set in front of the windows. Is that closet at a load bearing wall. Because laundry sets should be set up against a load bearing wall, unless they are sitting on concrete. Thats because the sit where the floor is strongest and most resistant to vibration. So, the closet might not work in your case, unless it is a load bearing wall too. Though it kind of looks like a plan stud wall. The wall your set is at now is load bearing because it is an exterior wall and they have to be load bearing.

The closet doesn't appear to be wide enough for the W & D. I'm guessing that the opening is probably 48" wide. Judging from the size of the open swinging door...and it looks like the sliding doors are made of plywood...plywood most commonly comes in 4 x 8 sheets so best use of material would have been to saw the plywood in half lengthwise.

The closet also looks like it could be the the other side of a wall that is in the basement stairwell, and not very deep or with availability to borrow from another room. There looks like there is a basement landing through that door next to the closet, then it probably does a turn to continue down to the basement.

The closet is actually quite deep but used for coats, overalls & much needed storage. The wall behind it is a bedroom. There really isn’t any wriggle room to expand. This is an old farm house, everything is 50’s scale. So small rooms, lots of walls. And that one door does drop down to outside door on landing then staircase behind. I wish I had the ability to take down some walls but I would lose rather than gain.

The closet doors are solid wood from the 50’s. I really don’t want to redo all the plumbing & electrical to lose the much needed & used closet. This closet is also my kitchen storage since there is no pantry. I can’t give up this closet.

Thanks for all this input! I do appreciate it. Sorry I’m answering the comments out of order. Yes my hunny grew up in this house! They’ve made very few changes to it. If I could gut the house I’d have all sorts of fun! But until I win the lottery.... hahaha

i was just wanting so color suggestions for the little bit of wall space. And I realize most of the painting would be doors & trim!

Georgette, what part of the country are you living in? I'm in Iowa on a corn and soybean farm with cattle. I like the paint examples posted above by Mrs. S.

I know what you mean about small rooms and lots of walls. Thats my house. As you consider things for the house, don't give up. Someday you might get to take down a wall and reconfigure the kitchen, bath or living room. You just never know. I live in the house my husband grew up in. I've done a lot of stuff over the last 6 years, when grain prices were high. I'm on a strict budget now, lol. Grain prices are tough.

I’m in the Pacific North West, Idaho. Sugar beets, onions, alfalfa, taters of course! It’s funny to think how we did things with one bath, 3-5 kids, no dishwasher, eat in kitchen! Now we want high ceilings, huge kitchens & baths. The original master bedroom is so small we moved into the basement and turned the old coal furnace room into the closet, 15’ x 18’! Saved some money and we made a trip to IKEA!

I’d love to take down the wall between kitchen & living room. Especially since I host all the big family dinners & need wheelchair access.

I grew up in a 100 y/o farmhouse. My mama made lots of changes that took over 20 yrs! I just have to be patient.