Laundry and more...

This fantastic laundry room belongs to my clients, we'll call them Awesome Couple. Awesome Couple loves their bright laundry room but needs it to act as storage, garage and cat room as well. We set to work.  Awesome Couple just painted their hallway so emptying this room was not possible (sometimes it's just not) so we played with the space and were able to divide it into four sorting zones.  First things first, everything that did not belong here was sent to it's proper home (carefully!).  AC loved the idea of keeping the laundry part of the room bright and sparse and so they kept this in mind as they sorted through holiday decorations- anything chipped or simply not adored was sent on its way. The decorations where put into boxes for a sleeker look. Tools were sorted and duplicates were sent to AC's little brother for his new apartment.  All outdoor equipment was hung behind the door on a rack.  AC's awesome cat was given her own corner and careful consideration was given in case of an earthquake...nothing was to be hung over awesome cat's new pad. Done!  AC was then able to keep an entire side of the room for their pristine laundry room- it's all white and it IS amazing!! Awesome Couple needed a temporary storage spot for a lot of paint projects in progress.  They used the floor section for that with the vision that once the painting is done- the floor would stay clear. That will make it much easier to keep that room clean.  Everything was labeled so that both members of Awesome Couple (ahem) would remember where everything belongs and where things are to be returned.  Of special note: AC was ready to spend as much money as needed to organize this room. With the exception of the tool rack, we didn't buy a thing! Instead, we used boxes and "containers" they already had. A giant basket was turned into a hamper, an old ornament box now holds their nuts and bolts, and a smaller basket was perfect for holding all those extension cords and instead of buying crates, they used boxes they already had. You don't need to spend money to get organized. Use what you have and get creative- have fun with it!

-T