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A Happy Green Laundry Room

July 21, 2008 By Rhoda 130 Comments

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One of my favorite spaces in the house is my laundryroom just because it’s so darn cute and happy, so I thought y’all might enjoy seeing it all again. I posted it last year when I did the black and white peel and stick tile project here, but didn’t post all that many pics and I have so many new readers now that I doubt you’ve all seen it and I doubt you’ve all read my 145 posts from 2007. This time I went all around the room, so you can see the whole thing. I love this little space and doing laundry isn’t nearly so hard to do now.
Most of this came from my old sunroom and screened porch, so it was easy to come up with gardeny things for this room. And gardens make me happy, so it was a perfect match. You may recognize the bunny weathervane from Target that SO many of us picked up 2 years ago. I had my eye on him for months and finally scored it for about 75% off. That white hanging cabinet was an old pine castoff from my parents that I took and painted, adding the molding to it to dress it up a bit. Wall color is Behr Grasscloth (at Home Depot).
I knew I needed something in here to hang clothes on, so I bought a closet rod from Lowes and painted it black. Added the wooden brackets to the wall and side of the cabinet and figured out the height I would need for it. Works great for hanging up damp clothes.
Those 2 garden prints were a gift from one of my Birmingham friends.
Found the laundry sign at TJ Maxx. Powder laundry detergent is stored in the harlequin box and dryer sheets in the red basket. I put this shelf here to disguise the washer hoses right below. You hardly notice it now.
More garden things on this Homegoods shelf….and bunnies…did I mention bunnies?!
A yardsale frame got a new print to go with the laundryroom.
All of this is from my old porch and sunroom. That’s a decoupaged old window with dried flowers which I found at a yardsale.
Cute birdhouses and topiaries.

Bunnies and plants
This was my old island in my Georgia kitchen and was made from scratch with granite tiles. Note the bunny pulls.
Added this molding to the front of the cabinet to jazz it up a little, as well as crown molding. You would never know this was an old utility room castoff now.
Valance that my mom made for my old screened porch. I used left over fringe from my kitchen window treatment.
A garden rug was a big inspiration for this little room and goes perfectly with the new peel and stick tiles.
One of my blog readers sent me an email recently to let me know that she had used my laundryroom as an inspiration for her redo and used the same colors and similar accessories in there. It turned out SO cute, so go and have a look at Tam’s laundryroom. Hers is in the basement of her home and I think she has done a fantastic job with it all. I love the fabric she chose too, as well as all the little details that pull it all together. Great job, Tam!
Hope you enjoyed the tour and maybe you’ll get some inspiration of your own for a pretty and fun laundryroom. If yours is not big or pretty, look around and see what you can do to improve it. I know there’s something you can do to make this chore easier to do! My old house just had bifold doors for the laundryroom, so this one is huge to me.

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  1. Tausha says

    July 21, 2008 at 7:11 pm

    ok-you are one amazing lady! I am pretty sure that your talent can be seen for miles around. Does everyone talk about you and whisper and point when you walk by? Saying-yep that’s her. The one with the freakin cutest laundry room in the world. She is the woman who inspired us all to make our laundry space a little better!!
    Can’t wait to see what else is on your blog. Please stop by and say hello! I love to make friends with so much talent, that way I can steel their ideas and pass them off as my own! j/k 🙂

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  2. Michele says

    July 21, 2008 at 7:13 pm

    Rhoda – your laundry room is PERFECT! What a happy place. I have so many projects on my plate right now but have just added another thanks to this post. I absolutely HAVE to do something fun with my laundry room now.

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  3. Karen says

    July 21, 2008 at 7:15 pm

    I love it! You inspire me. I have a shelf on my wall with my pewter and a few vintagey things on it. Seems I have more little shoes in my laundry room though:)

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  4. Eva says

    July 21, 2008 at 7:46 pm

    Hi Rhoda! I hope this finds you well. I would like you to visit my blog when you can,as I have something for you there.
    Take care,
    Eva

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  5. Darla @ UltraBeautyBoutique says

    July 21, 2008 at 8:33 pm

    I love this. You have such classy ideas.

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  6. Becky says

    July 21, 2008 at 8:47 pm

    WOW! This is the happiest laundry room I have ever seen!! Thanks for sharing.

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  7. JeanMac says

    July 21, 2008 at 8:57 pm

    I love your Target bunny, the wall color (nice of you to post the paint), the laundry sign and the high black shelf – I think I like it all:)

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  8. Robyn says

    July 22, 2008 at 12:11 am

    WOW! Love the green how clever is that! Thanks for the idea! Love it!
    Hugs,
    Robyn

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  9. Annie says

    July 22, 2008 at 12:42 am

    Rhoda-
    I still love to look at your laundry room. Eventhough I have been reading your blog since before the last laundry room post.

    I think it’s wonderful to have such a cheerful environment in a room that is dreaded by probably every woman(and some men)in America.

    I would love to have a laundry room like this! I’ve been thinking about doing the black and white tile. I may have to add a laundry room re-do to my list!

    Thanks for sharing!

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  10. mrsjones6 says

    July 22, 2008 at 5:53 am

    WOW Rhoda! I don’t think I would ever fall behind on laundry with a room that wonderful. You have created a fabulous space as always Rhonda.

    I do want to ask if you have any suggestions on creating a laundry room that is child (preteen) friendly. I have my girls help with laundry often, so I would want a room that is comfortable for them to work in.

    Have a great week!
    Jen

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  11. sheila says

    July 22, 2008 at 8:05 am

    I do think you have the nicest & prettiest laundry room I've ever had the pleasure to "tour" 🙂

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  12. Gypsy aka Tam says

    July 22, 2008 at 8:25 am

    Rhoda,
    I continue to love your laundry room. It’s such a bright and cheerful space. I just love all of your decorations…:)
    Thank you for linking to my laundry room makeoever that you inspired.
    Have a wonderful day,
    Tam

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  13. Amy says

    July 22, 2008 at 10:08 am

    That is probably, no, it is the most beautiful laundry room I have ever seen! The black and white tiles really make everything pop. You have an amazing talent for decorating. Love your blog. I have bookmarked you for future visits. 🙂 Amy

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  14. Barbara Jacksier says

    July 22, 2008 at 10:34 am

    Now you’ve upped the ante of my expectations for my laundry room makeover. I’ve got to rethink what I’ve planned. Thanks.

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  15. Leanne Helums says

    July 22, 2008 at 10:53 am

    It is so pretty. I just love checking out what beautiful idea you come up with everyday.

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  16. montacoo says

    July 22, 2008 at 12:05 pm

    All I can says is W.O.W.!!!!My laundry room has never looked like this…LOL…This is awesome….Something that I will keep in mind when I build my next house…LOL…I love it!!!! Hope you are having a blessed day… Monta :))

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  17. Liz says

    July 22, 2008 at 1:00 pm

    My kingdom for a laundry room like that! It’s beautiful, and I adore those peel and stick tiles, they’re perfect.

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  18. Debi says

    July 22, 2008 at 1:29 pm

    Rhoda,

    I love your blog!!!!!!! So much so I gave it an award… Check my blog to find out! Will back often to visit!! 😀

    http://whatscookninjunk.blogspot.com/

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  19. Deb says

    July 22, 2008 at 3:41 pm

    I love your laundry room! The colour and accessories and that gorgeous black & white tiled floor…beautiful!

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  20. Nicole says

    July 22, 2008 at 4:27 pm

    That is the cutest happy green laundry room, I’d almost be excited to do laundry if I had a cute room like that.

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