Laundry room makeover

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Laundry room update is the perfect opportunity to add a pop of colour and create more strategic storage.

By Lisa Canning

A design dilemma if ever there was one: How to create a customized space for a room that had to serve many different purposes. Without a basement, garage or garden shed, the space had to be able to store off-season clothing, sports equipment, paint cans, as well as random odds and ends. Plus, it had to function as a laundry room.

If you’re looking to give your laundry room a refresh soon, here are a few ways you can add some custom elements to your space.

Start With Colour
I think the laundry room is the perfect spot to inject a bold hit of colour — you can be more adventurous than you might typically be in a bedroom or living room. With all the natural light in this space, I knew we could go dark and bold, so I used Benjamin Moore’s Bermuda Blue on the custom cabinets and picked up the colour in a beautiful patterned rug from HomeSense and striped towels by Pamuk and Co. Bright, bold colour in any application (but especially in painted millwork) can really make a space look and feel more custom and original.

Add Architectural Details
Another way to instantly make a space look custom is to add architectural details. We changed the swing on the original door to open against the staircase to maximize the space in the laundry room and replaced the interior door with a beautiful Metrie Pretty Simple door with Millennium patterned glass. In addition, we wrapped the entire room in Metrie’s MDF tongue and groove to create a shiplap look. I like shiplap (and all mouldings, really) as it provides a subtle texture to a room.

Customize Your Storage


Lastly, we created custom floating shelves out of the same Belanger laminate counter we used to provide the room for additional storage and decorative display.

Add Some Bling
I love me some handcrafted cabinet hardware, and these pieces by Shayne Fox Hardware are my current obsession. These bright bronze pulls and knobs are made out of cast bronze and are finished in what is called a living finish — they are going to oxidize and patina over time.

And we continued my obsession with all things bronze with the Cassidy faucet by Delta in Champagne Bronze. A small hit of a warm metal is a really on trend way to provide a custom element in your laundry room.

Customize Your Cleaning
And finally, don’t forget you can customize the most important aspect of your laundry room, your washer and dryer. We selected a stackable pair by Whirlpool to maximize all available space. The front load machines offer a multitude of settings that allow the family to wash and dry everything from well-worn sports gear, to delicate dance costumes. Available in three finishes, we went white as a bold contrast against the blue cabinetry.

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