Please help me decorate my laundry room
Hi! I am at the front end of a laundry room refresh- repainting, installing bead board, etc.
I'm still finalizing paint colors but have started installing 6 foot tall bead board along the walls (ceilings are 9 ft). I'm planning to paint the bead board something along the lines of chelsea gray (maybe lighter) to coordinate with the revere pewter in the connecting hallway, and planning to paint the top portion of the wall white dove. There is a window on the right side of the room not visible in the photo which will probably get a white cafe curtain. We had to replace the washer/dryer a couple of years ago, new set is gray, not white. I'd love to find a runner for the room as well but clueless on that currently- I get so overwhelmed with rug selection.
When we built our house 8 years ago our builder put 2 of the long fluorescent light fixtures in the laundry. They are functional but visually awful. I'm thinking I should replace them with flush (or semi flush) mount fixtures but was wondering what light fixtures you might have in your laundry/utility that you love or what you would recommend?
Any rug suggestions or other design thoughts are also very appreciated! Thanks guys!
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last yearAre you thinking of painting the beadboard Chelea gray to match the washer and dryer? Gray dosen’t seem to suit the warm finishes on the floor and countertop. I love the idea of the painted beadboard, though. Can you post a photo of the new washer and dyer? Perhaps there’s a better color than Chelsea Gray to integrate them to the room. If Chelsea Gray is a good match, then a rug with both gray and the warmer tones in the room will make it all come together nicely.
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last yearHere are several ideas for light fixtures. You might start here to figure out what style appeals to you.
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last year@ffpalms thanks for your reply! I'm not particulary tied to any color tbh. The hallway that is outside the laundry room and the common areas (kitchen/LR) in our house are painted Revere Pewter so just want to try to compliment those with the bead board color- totally open to other suggestions! Here is a photo of the laundry room taken tonight (pardon the tools and Kevin the cat lol). This was taken tonight with just the flourescent lights, so not the best photo.
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last yearI would start by browsing for a rug that pulls in some of your known colors, such as the countertop, washer and dryer, wood tone, and hall paint. Once you find a rug you love, you can pull in a color from it for your beadboard and walls. Here’s a rough example.
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last yearHere is one more photo, showing the window and the one (lol) piece of beadboard I have installed so far.
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