Mud/Laundry Room Inspirational Pictures

November 11, 2010 AT 6:00 am 22 Comments

I’ve been surfing around the internet to find some pictures to inspire me as we  work on creating a mud/laundry room in our garage.

One of my favorite places to find great pictures is Houzz.com.

Here are some pictures I found there…

I love the lanterns and light fixture in this one.  I am hoping to get a lantern-style light fixture to hang in our laundry room.  I also like the brown baskets in this picture…

The next picture reminds me that I want to try and add a chalkboard somewhere in the mud/laundry room.  It will be a great way to leave messages for each other on busy days…

(ckinteriors)

The picture below is gorgeous.  I love the green color of the cabinets.  I wish I knew how to do this type of paint treatment, but I am sure my cabinets would look like Kermit the Frog threw up on them!

I am going to stick with my “go to” colors…khaki, black, and white.  :)

I am planning on adding corbels under the shelving where the boys will hang their coats.  It will coordinate with the corbels I have in my kitchen shelving.

I like all the storage baskets in the next picture.  Plus the extra space for hats, balls, and gloves.  We have a LOT of sports equipment in our house to say the least!  :)

The following picture is my all time favorite.  I am using it for most of my inspiration.  We are planning on building a bench seat that will lift up for the boys to store their shoes in.  I am wanting to stain the bench a dark walnut color.  We will also be doing a board and batten treatment in the laundry room.  I have been wanting to do this somewhere in my house for a long time.  I know I will love it.  My hubby is also going to build shelving above the coat hooks to put baskets for gloves, hats, scarves, and such.

We have added beadboard to the ceiling in our mudroom, and we are going to stain it a dark walnut similar to the picture below…
BY HARDROCK CONSTRUCTION traditional laundry room
This picture shows how simple shelving can be clean and crisp by adding matching baskets and white pitchers.  I also like the wood ceiling in this picture too.  The touch of blue they added with the mason jars is just perfect.  I might get some for my laundry room too.  :)
Laundry room with a view traditional laundry room
Okay, now this picture just makes me drool.  This is a laundry room you would find in “dreamland”, and we don’t live there.  :)
Seriously?
Do people really have laundry rooms like this?
Seriously?
Could I really have three machines, and keep my detergent in an apothecary jar?
Then maybe I could sip tea as I sat on my cute, white metal stool and folded clothes by my real topiary tree on my gorgeous, clean table.
No wait…I wouldn’t be doing the laundry…my maid would!  :)
Oh to dream…
Laundry Room traditional laundry room
And since we are already there, I thought I would show you another laundry room in Dreamland, USA…
Laundry room traditional laundry room
Two washers…two dryers….farm sink…sconces…artwork…live flowers…bay window…beautiful!
Okay, let’s snap out of it.
Time to head on back to Realitytown, USA.
My mud/laundry room may not be “dreamy”, but it will close enough to perfect to me.
It will be built by two strong hands that I happen to love and adore!
How could I ever ask for more?

Have a blessed day, friends!





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