laundry room makeover
Text Jo Alcorn I Photography Jason Hartog
storage
Who doesn’t need more
storage? I added tall pantry
storage to one side of the
room which enabled me to
store laundry baskets, kids’
boots and bins for mittens,
hats and scarves, keeping
everything organized and easy
to find. Upper cabinets are
used to store and hide away
detergents, extra towels and
cleaning supplies, keeping
everything organized.
Paint, CIL, www.cil.ca; Cabinets,
Cutler Modern Living, www.
cutlermodernliving.com; Accessories
and Storage Baskets, Bouclair Home,
www.bouclair.com; Counter Top,
Belanger Laminates, www.belangerlaminates.com; Washer/Dryer,
Whirlpool, www.whirlpool.ca; Faucet,
Delta, www.deltafaucet.ca
counter top
Don’t overlook counter space!
Make sure you have enough
room to deposit dirty clothes,
apply stain treatments and
fold clothes. Choose a counter
top that will hide dust and dirt.
Multiple flecks of colour help hide
messes and add an industrial
element to the room. Laminate
has come a long way in recent
years; it’s amazing how you can
get it to look like stone, but at a
fraction of the cost.
Before
sink and faucet
Laundry sinks can be stylish!
If y our space doubles as a
mudroom, a sleek faucet is not
only visually appealing, it is also
a great solution to easily clean up
muddy hands after gardening or
washing up when arriving home
from school, work, sports or after
taking the dog out for a walk.
JO ALCORN’S
Wexford Fog
30GY-40/029, CIL,
www.cil.ca
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Clean, simple colours! I chose washable gloss
white cabinets and applied a coat of CIL Wexford
Fog on the walls. The simple colour palette
created a calming effect in a usually chaotic room.
I added in greys and stainless steel touches
throughout the room for a more unisex look.
accessories
You shouldn’t dread spending
time in your laundry room! I
added a great piece of art, a bowl
for keys, and a multitude of great
baskets to keep the room stylish
yet functional. Everything is out
of sight and organized but easy
to access.