Laundry room

This laundry room was my original kitchen.

While large for a laundry, it was tight 

as a kitchen with 3 kids.

The door leading in from the kitchen 

is door from a chicken coop.

It has a screen inset.

  I added a panel of bark cloth

to block the view and diffuse sound.

It was a window.

We didn't change it's size, so it is small.

The cabinets were here.

They were wooden, 

 I painted them a dark sage,

later taupe, and then

  my favorite color, pink 

when it became the laundry room.

I removed part of the doors 

when it was still kitchen.

I keep craft supplies on this side. 

The curtained area was a dishwasher.

It died and I don't have one anymore.

I am not a fan of them.

Call me crazy but

I would rather wash,

dry, and put dishes away

than have to face 

a full load to unpack

first thing in the morning.

I like the ritual of hot suds 

and flour sack dishtowels

that my momma embroiders.

I collect the red/green baskets.

I was a Longaberger consultant

and all those baskets are

either on loan to friends/family

or in the top of the shed.

I prefer old.

I also like the pink lights. 

It is like my own little honky tonk.

It is pretty at night

and it makes me smile.

We added the old doors to the cabinets 

 on the left of the sink.

The base cabinet was a weird, angled,

wonky thing that we removed.

I had a perfect sized one in 

my shop that "married up" great.

It  houses all my tools,

extension cords. 

It keeps me from needing a junk drawer.

On the right is a small freezer. 

I curtained the top cabinet

to be cohesive with 

the other curtained cabinet.

We keep our medicines,

sunscreen, etc in here.

I added reproduction decals to the doors.

I heart old decals, but while new

these make me happy. 

I distressed the whole thing

and mucked them up.

The cupboards house

my grandma's china and bulky items,

like crock pots and the popcorn popper.

We used to have the stove 

where the small freezer sits.

I had a table in the middle 

and a fat chair under the window.

Sometimes I miss the cozy

but, not when all my kids come home.

It helps to have the extra fridge

and freezer in this room.

The refrigerator in my kitchen

is all refrigerator, and no freezer.

I love it ... so much room.

My washer and dryer used to be

on an enclosed back porch 

where the new kitchen sits.

It froze on really cold days.

I don't miss that.

The wall cabinet I got at a local craft store.

CHEAP!

It's shelf is enamel. So cool.

The door on this side

leads to my long front room.

I would have liked to remove

this opening, but it is the only

way to move appliances in and out.

That is the mistake we made

while doing the design and 

construction of the addition ourselves.

To remedy that I added a prettier door.

It is a happy accident.

The light shining through is lovely.

If I had my "druthers" 

I would remove all these cabinets

and use antique cupboards.

Maybe one day. 

I have pieces in the shed

that would work.... 

but  it is not a priority.

For now it works.

There are only the two of us.

We don't have much laundry anymore.

And this pink makes my heart sing!!