Now I may actually go in here

I DO NOT like laundry. Period.

With a family of 8, I could probably do laundry all day long if I wanted to stay caught up.

I want to stay caught up, but I DO NOT want to do laundry all day long.

But I'm sure that part of my problem is that my laundry room has looked like this:

And this:


And this: Notice the blah color on the walls, the rickety ironing board, the unorganized and limited shelving.

So I decided it was time for a change.

A change that might perhaps inspire me to actually go in this room.

And I think I may have achieved that.

Voila!!!

How much did this cost me, you ask? Must have been a ton, right? Nope. It cost me exactly 30 dollars.

Let me explain, please.

The paint was half a gallon left over from Maile's daughter Megan's room.

I added the leftover lemony yellow I had already and the two made the wall color.

The new ironing board was purchased at my next door neighbors Kim's yard sale for $5. It used to belong to her mother. Thank you Terry!

I made a new cover for it out of fabric I already had.


The picture of the little children is to remind me why I am in here. Why I spend so much of my time here. Why I dream about laundry. :)

I then spray painted some old frames I owned with spray paint I already had and then put some of the same fabric I used on the ironing board in them to hang above the shelf.


I already owned the picture of the little laundry girl.
The Laundry sign was on clearance at Fred Meyer. As was the white tin that I now keep my detergent in.

The new "shelf" is my old ironing board. My Jeffy took the legs off, attached hinges, and then place brackets underneath for support.

I then gave it a skim coat of red paint, (which I had already) to give it a worn, distressed look.

So breakdown in cost: Paint-free
"New shelf"-free
Detergent tin and Laundry sign-$16
Ironing board-$5
Red tupperware bins-$8 at Walmart
Ironing board cover and
frames with sillouhette
fabric-FREE


My time of course, was donated, to myself. It took about 4 hours.

It is not perfect. But I love it, and I actually like walking into the laundry now.

I just believe strongly that you can change your surroundings to something you love with very little money, and some creativity.

Now I'm off.

To do laundry, of course.

Have a happy day!