New This Week: 3 Laundry Rooms With Joyful Style
Graphic patterns and soothing paint colors bring happiness to washday
Laundry is a fact of life. There’s no getting around it. And while there’s some joy to be found in washing, drying and folding the precious garments of our loved ones, whenever there’s opportunity to increase that joy, we should seize upon it. One way to do that is by creating a space with style that brings about happiness. These three laundry rooms can give you an inspirational jumping-off point.
2. Brick and Blue
Designer: Kate Regan of The Sitting Room
Location: Excelsior, Minnesota
Homeowners’ request: A visually interesting and functional laundry space with a coat closet and extra storage in a newly built home.
Special features: Brick floors. Feather-pattern wallpaper. Navy blue cabinets.
Why the design works: “The majority of the walls in this home are white wainscoting or shiplap, and the windows are black,” says designer Kate Regan. “There is a great sense of high contrast. We carried this theme into the laundry room by selecting a wallcovering with a white background and painting the cabinetry a deep navy. The feathers provide some great accent colors that were also used throughout the furnishings in the home.”
Designer secret: “Definitely the wallpaper,” Regan says. “Small, functional rooms should not be overlooked. They provide a great opportunity to add some unexpected detail and charm to the home.”
Also on the team: Lecy Brothers Homes (builder); Troy Thies (photography)
Light fixture: Hudson Valley Lighting; paint on cabinets: Hale Navy, Benjamin Moore; countertops: white quartz; wallpaper: Limosa, Harlequin
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Designer: Kate Regan of The Sitting Room
Location: Excelsior, Minnesota
Homeowners’ request: A visually interesting and functional laundry space with a coat closet and extra storage in a newly built home.
Special features: Brick floors. Feather-pattern wallpaper. Navy blue cabinets.
Why the design works: “The majority of the walls in this home are white wainscoting or shiplap, and the windows are black,” says designer Kate Regan. “There is a great sense of high contrast. We carried this theme into the laundry room by selecting a wallcovering with a white background and painting the cabinetry a deep navy. The feathers provide some great accent colors that were also used throughout the furnishings in the home.”
Designer secret: “Definitely the wallpaper,” Regan says. “Small, functional rooms should not be overlooked. They provide a great opportunity to add some unexpected detail and charm to the home.”
Also on the team: Lecy Brothers Homes (builder); Troy Thies (photography)
Light fixture: Hudson Valley Lighting; paint on cabinets: Hale Navy, Benjamin Moore; countertops: white quartz; wallpaper: Limosa, Harlequin
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3. Bright and Spacious
Designer: Jill Tran and Carmen Thomas of Tran + Thomas
Location: Mission Hills, Kansas
Size: 180 square feet (about 17 square meters); 12 by 15 feet (3.7 by 4.6 meters)
Homeowners’ request: Replace dark built-in cabinets and an inefficient layout with bright white cabinetry and a more functional setup. “It needed to be cute, bright and happy,” says designer Jill Tran. “It is the first place the family comes in and the last they see going out.”
Special features: Mudroom storage with a drawer for each family member. Hooks set at multiple heights for kids and adults. Wainscoting. Custom Roman shade. Charging station.
Also on the team: Jay Childs of Built To Fit (cabinetmaker and general contractor); Chad Jackson (photographer)
Window covering, ottoman and rug: via Tran + Thomas
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Designer: Jill Tran and Carmen Thomas of Tran + Thomas
Location: Mission Hills, Kansas
Size: 180 square feet (about 17 square meters); 12 by 15 feet (3.7 by 4.6 meters)
Homeowners’ request: Replace dark built-in cabinets and an inefficient layout with bright white cabinetry and a more functional setup. “It needed to be cute, bright and happy,” says designer Jill Tran. “It is the first place the family comes in and the last they see going out.”
Special features: Mudroom storage with a drawer for each family member. Hooks set at multiple heights for kids and adults. Wainscoting. Custom Roman shade. Charging station.
Also on the team: Jay Childs of Built To Fit (cabinetmaker and general contractor); Chad Jackson (photographer)
Window covering, ottoman and rug: via Tran + Thomas
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Related Guides
Homeowner’s Workbook: How to Remodel the Laundry Room
Where to Put the Laundry Room
More Resources on Houzz
Browse the latest laundry photos
Shop laundry room products
Designer: Ronda Brandvold of w.b. builders
Location: Minneapolis
Size: 9 by 13 feet (2.7 by 4 meters)
Homeowners’ request: A room that contains bright, cheery and economical materials, a deep sink, front-loading machines, a rod for hanging clothes, lots of storage, and a large working area.
Special features: Black-and-white patterned porcelain floor tiles. Pale pink walls. “Keeping some of the selections — cabinetry, countertops, paint — to a softer palette aids in keeping the room bright,” says designer Ronda Brandvold.
Why the design works: “The cabinetry allows this client to hide any mess by keeping things like linens, detergent, etc., behind closed doors,” Brandvold says. “Open shelving for laundry baskets provided easy access to sorting and containing dirty clothes. A large, deep sink provides room for mopping buckets and rinsing out stains. Ample counter space for folding and a large open room for circulation created a space that is not only lovely but highly functional.”
Designer secret: “The inexpensive porcelain tile provided an economical way to give this room the punch it needed to create a space where the client would want to go,” Brandvold says.
“Uh-oh” moment: This was part of a whole-house remodel, and this room didn’t end up having a significant budget once everything else was accounted for. The designer and homeowners got smart, choosing materials like melamine, Formica and porcelain tile to keep the budget in check while adding style.
Paint on walls: Foggy Morning, Benjamin Moore; countertops: White Ash in Woodbrush finish, Formica; cabinets: white melamine; floor tile: Cementine 4, Black and White collection, Arizona Tile; windows: 450 series, Pella; light fixture: Access, Vega; laundry baskets and towels: Target; washer and dryer: Electrolux; sink: 10 Utility Sink, Mustee
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