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The winners are: #64-Renee; #93-Maryellen; #224-Staci Congrats, ladies, you’ve been emailed!
When I last shared my laundry room with you, I had just added a Lutron Occupancy Sensor switch which I totally love, by the way! Now, when I open the door and walk in that room, the lights automatically turn on and when I walk out, they automatically go out 1 minute later.
So, after getting the backyard all cleaned up with the Bagster, it’s time to move on to the next little project on the list: adding a new wall in the laundry room. This long bowling ally laundry room of mine has lots of space and I’m so happy to have it, but to really utilize it well, I needed to add a wall for storage, since most things in storage are not meant to be seen all the time. That’s where we want to hide things, right? Plus, the toilet that I added in that space sits in the corner, so it only seemed right to add a door and a wall to that end of the room. That way all those things that I don’t want to look at all the time will be hidden from sight. Perfect solution, that wall!
First things first, we got 2 by 4’s to start adding wood to the floor, walls and ceilings for nailing up studs which are needed for framing up a wall. Dad used special screws in the concrete to get them set in place. He’s so good at knowing how to do this stuff.
All the 2 x 4’s are in place and ready to go. We decided to bring the wall out 1 foot from the right wall and frame the door there. The door will open into the storage closet right in front of the toilet and I’ll be painting this interior door the same green as the door that’s already in here.
Framing up the ceiling for studs.
Adding the 2 x 4 studs in place so we can then start the drywall process.
Studs are all in place and ready for drywall now. I did have my electrician come in and add a light switch and separate overhead light in this room, so that I would get plenty of light in there. I just did a bare bulb light socket overhead since this room is just storage. Nothin’ fancy! A new wall outlet was added too, since you can’t have too many of those.
There’s the bare bulb overhead light. Since the ceiling in here isn’t finished and I painted it black, I didn’t worry about doing anything fancy, just functional.
Now, we’re ready to start adding drywall, so piece by piece my dad measured and cut, adding it inside and then outside the studs.
He used a utility knife to cut out some notches and for the wall outlets.
We had several cutouts to make around the pipes and all.
And you can see the first piece nailed in place and ready for the next piece.
We got busy cutting, fitting and nailing each piece into place, one by one. I was helping with the nailing too and didn’t get a lot of in progress pics, but it went pretty fast and about 2 hours later, we were finished with putting it up.
And now it looks like this! It’s fun to see a wall go up, ready for taping, mudding and sanding next. Then the door frame and door will slide into place and we’ll finish off this wall with baseboard trim and lots of paint, like the rest of the room. It’s going to be so great to have this storage area away from the main room with all that stuff hidden away. It will end up being a 5×9’ space and I’ll have room to add some utility shelves for all my Christmas stuff. Nice!
That’s the latest update on the laundry room space. I can hardly believe how far this room has come since we started renovating this house last year. When I look back at the before pics, it blows my mind! It’s gone from SUPER UGLY to really functional and half-way pretty now. Getting this room completely organized and cleaned up is going to thrill me and it’s getting there now. Organizing and cleaning up this room and my garage is on my short-list of projects to do soon. I want this laundry room to be very functional, but also very pretty too. Even though it’s sort of industrial looking, there’s no reason why it can’t be pretty too and one end is already there. The other side of the room will soon be catching up, can’t wait!
Part of my update was adding the Lutron Occupancy Sensor in here and it’s been a great addition. I love walking in and having the lights FLIP on just like that. CLICK! ON! With movement in the room, they stay on as long as you’re in there working, then when I leave, they click off again in one minute. I’d highly recommend these sensors and can think of a few more spaces to put them. Got kids? Get yourself one of these. Here’s a chart showing how much energy they save and I can imagine they would if you have kids around leaving those lights on all the time.
I’ve got THREE more Lutron Occupancy Sensors to give away, so if you’d like to win one of these for yourself, please leave me a comment saying which room you’d put this in. I think you’ll enjoy it too!
If you don’t win and would like to purchase, here’s a coupon code for you!
25% off Maestro occupancy/vacancy sensor dimmers and switches on LutronStore.com PLUS one free Claro single-gang wallplate ($4.90 suggested list price) with each qualifying item.
Promo Code
wholeftthelightson
Code expiration date
Sunday, Oct. 31, 2013
Note: This is a sponsored post by Lutron. I was compensated to try this product out and share it with all of you, my readers. All opinions and how it was installed are all my own words. I happen to think this is a really cool product!
Sallie Baker says
Definitely my laundry room. What a great idea!
Cumby Hammock-Cobb says
I would love it in our Master Closet and my son’s walk in closet even more. Ours would be for convenience, his sensor would be more for efficiency. He leaves on lights a lot! Your daddy working brings back precious memories of my daddy and projects. LOVE seeing your helper in the pictures! And enjoy these special times together…..
Gilda says
I live in an 1855 house with scant electrical amenities, like light switches. It is hazardous to enter a dark room to search for a lamp to switch on. A product like this would be a great help and I am glad to learn about it in your blog. Bloggers might not realize that their tips and recommendations could impact the lives of so many people in so may circumstances, like the handicapped and elderly.
Lauren Ashley Lewis says
I think I would love to put a Lutron in our Laundry Room as well because it’s really an all purpose laundry/storage/mud room and leads out to the backyard where we let the dog out and the kiddos play. It would be so nice to be able, when your arms are full, to just walk in and have the lights come on! Thanks, Rhoda!
Francis C. Moore says
I would put it in the garage.
Phyllis says
Wow, Laundry room, Garage, and Front porch, I would love to win one of these lights.
maureen says
I would use this in my laundry room also. However I could also see its use on my kitchen. A great giveaway.
Monica says
My newly retired husband leaves lights on everywhere! I would start in the kitchen!
Iris says
Hi, Rhoda, The laundry room for sure. I leave it with a basket full of clothes , juggle to hit the switch with my elbow before I head up 2 flights of stairs. You can guess who’s always leaving the lights on.
Mary says
I would put the sensor in my mud room. Your laundry/storage room looks great! Thanks for the give-away offer.
Andrea Harless says
Definitely in our utility/storage closet! Thanks so much for sharing.
Mary Ann says
I would love to put one in my walk-in pantry!
Linda says
I would like one in the garage. Someone leaves it on. Maybe it is one of the grandchildren? Thanks for this opportunity. You are the best!
Linda
Jill Prince says
I would use one in the garage. We are in and out a lot and it is a light that gets left on way too often.
Carrie says
I’d love to have one for our kids bathroom! I am always having to go in there to turn the light off or constantly reminding them to do it!
Lisa says
I think I would use mine in the laundry room also. That way, when my hands are full of laundry, I don’t have to worry about finding the switch.
~ Lisa ~
Nancy says
I would definitely use it in my upstairs hallway…I can’t tell you how many times I’m leaving my driveway when I look at my upstairs windows and see that I left my hallway lights on! I hate to say I’ve actually left them on all day because I was running late and didn’t have time to run back into the house to turn them off…this would be a great solution for sure!
Deidre says
I have one on my pantry and LOVE it! I’d definitely add another in my laundry room.
Glenda A says
I would put it in the pantry. I am always saying I would like a “refrigerator light” in there.
Patti says
I would put this in my laundry room. My arms are always full coming in and going out. It souls be so helpful.