Room of the Day: Farmhouse Charm in a Michigan Laundry Room
Calm gray-greens and cool accents make washing and drying a delightful task in this lakeside home
Tall cabinetry houses vacuums and floor mops, while the upper cabinets hold detergent and sprays.
Luckily this space doesn’t have to do double duty as an office, since one of the homeowners has a mom office — or “moffice,” as the designer calls it — elsewhere in the house, so rolling hampers get stored under the low counter out of the way. A black-and-brass pendant provides stylish task lighting for folding and sorting clothes.
Hampers: Ellie rolling, Cost Plus World Market; pendant: Cadence collection, Feiss
Luckily this space doesn’t have to do double duty as an office, since one of the homeowners has a mom office — or “moffice,” as the designer calls it — elsewhere in the house, so rolling hampers get stored under the low counter out of the way. A black-and-brass pendant provides stylish task lighting for folding and sorting clothes.
Hampers: Ellie rolling, Cost Plus World Market; pendant: Cadence collection, Feiss
Visser created custom drying racks specifically for baby clothes and small items, which can be laid across the bars to air-dry. If anything has to be hand-washed, the farmhouse sink next to the washer and dryer can be used.
Drying racks: CVI Design; sink and faucet: DXV
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Laundry Room at a Glance
Who lives here: A couple with two young boys
Location: Holland, Michigan
Size: 70 square feet (6.5 square meters)
Designer: Carly Visser of CVI Design
For a new lakeside home, designer Carly Visser made sure every room fit a cohesive style — even the laundry room. Pale gray-green walls and soothing gray cabinets set the scene with a watery vibe.
Custom floating shelves display decor items, while the wall and floor tile repeat in the adjacent kitchen and mudroom for a cohesive look.
Paint by Sherwin-Williams: Gray Matters (cabinets) and Sea Salt (walls); tile: Rittenhouse, Daltile; countertops: Boardwalk Oak laminate, Wilsonart