Laundry Rooms

I have a laundry room. Well, it is so small I am not sure it qualifies as a room. Maybe more like a walk-in closet. I refer to it as the PIT. It is deep enough to fit a washer and dryer in with about 3 ft of walking space in front of the appliances.  Now that I think of it , I think it must be almost a square.( note to self, measure laundry PIT).  One thing I do love about my laundry room is the big full wall closet.  I know it was meant to put linens in it, but I use it for all of my accessories that I change out for the seasons.  Some might call it my staging closet.  Yes, that is what I shall call it, that sounds so much more professional than the closet where I throw put all my little pretties. Back to the PIT.  It is truly just a utility room of sorts.  Hubby said that this Spring we can do something about it, Yeah!!!  I have collected pictures for inspiration over the years and some more recent finds.  Like my friend Terri's.  It is a laundry closet and it is to die for. A visit to Terri's house really made me want to get going on mine. Here are some of the rooms that are inspiring me now..............

Mine is not nearly this big but I love the cupboards and the open shelving . I like easy access to my detergent without having to open a cupboard. Check out the floor, love this idea!!

In this picture I really like the use of the baskets and the hanging rod for clothing. I think it is nice to hang blouses and shirts immediately after they come out of the dryer. (I really don't like to iron!!)

Love it all!! The back splash looks like an old diner and I like the see through cabinets.  I think Ikea carries something like this. Notice how they chose a steel blue washer and dryer to go in this room. Check out the big cannisters holding laundry detergent, pretty cool!!

A nice small area that has been made totally functional.  I like the bead board backsplash and here is another hanging area. Cute containers for the detergent.

This small area is full of ideas.  I love the hampers and this is perfect the way I do laundry.  I use baskets now to sort the clothes so this would be perfect.  I also like the pull out drying rack. This would be really suitable for my small space.

Here is Terri's laundry room.  Can you believe how much style this room has? Just like it's owner, full of style ! If you want to see more of this room go here.

I like the crisp white walls with the black and white check floors.

This is the perfect laundy room. Can you imagine having multiple appliances. Boy, would that have been handy when my children were babies. Back then I was always under a mountain of laundry. In this picture I love all the special containers for laundry essentials. The fun wire basket is a nice touch. I also like the glass cupboards with the frosted glass. I really am starting to see my room in my minds-eye.

This room has really shown a good use of space . I like the hanging bar and they used a closet organizer to put their rags and the drawers would be great for light bulbs, cords etc.. This really shows how to organize a room. The color is a bit bright for me ,but it is really cheerful.

I love the freshnes of this laundry room. I reallllllly love this rug.

Here are the glass cupboards again. OK that settles it. The glass cupboards are my design spring board. I will be designing everything around these cupboards. I also like the stainless steel counter.

I love the use of the farmhouse sink sitting on an older piece of furniture. Check out the wall mounted faucet. I also love the open shelving and the hanging rod. Another lucky home owner with multiple appliances. The floor is really nice. Hubby said he would like a tile floor so I need to keep that in mind also.

Which one of these laundry rooms was your favorite?

Mine was the large one with the picnic table for a folding table in picture #8. This is not possible in my small 6'5" by 5'10" room.( I just measured it) A girl can dream!!

" Enjoy the Process"  Of: Planning a room re-do in your home!!

Kathysue

What color of Paint????

I promised I would show you the playroom bedding on the bed so here you go.......................

 THE GIRL'S BEDDING

Remember the walls are being painted! Next is ........

THE BOY'S BEDDING!

Also keep in mind that the furniture is going to be all white.  With that being said, "What color would you paint the walls"?  I am in the process of choosing the paint color and I promise I will walk you through that process also.  I think it would be fun to hear what all my designing buddies have to say on this subject. Would you choose one of the colors in the quilt? Would you choose a color that is in one of the pillows or something totally different that is not in any of the elements in the room?  We are now opening up the dialogue of..........

WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

"Enjoy the Process" Of: Picking out paint!

Kathysue

Bottles! Bottles! Bottles!

I have an obsession with pretty bottles. Not the ones that are sold for decorative purposes, but the ones that contain certain drinks. The bottles are so pretty to me that, after I am finished with the drink, it is very hard for me to re-cycle. I recently was gifted a beautiful bottle of water by my wonderful friend Terri, that I am not sure I can ever open because of it's loveliness. I started thinking of the bottles I have loved in past years and thought,"I know this would make a great post!" I at least hope it does.

Now back to the bottles. I did a little searching on line about bottles and here is what I found.....

This is the bottle that Terri gave me. Isn't it gorgeous?! Apparently Evian has started to do a once a year desinger bottle and this one was designed by Christian Lacroix.

Amazing! Can you see why I don't think I will ever open it?

Evian teamed up with Baccarat and Gaultier

This fun and colorful bottle was designed by Paul Smith.

Evian  did this bottle in 2005. I think this would have been so cool for the Olympics, don't you?

These bottles are called Love Bottles and you can actually write on them.

This college has it's very own bottle, love it!!

Remember these cute little round fella's? Look at the embossed leaf on the top. One fresh flower in this is just darling. I remember using these for vases when we were camping on our picnic table and picking wildflowers every day on our walks. I know sounds a bit over the top, but we designer types are always decorating.

Look at the soft blue/green color of this bottle. I love these to drink and I save the bottles to use out on the patio for a little flower or two. A group lined up on a window sill also looks pretty darn cute.

Love the shape on this bottle and the bottom is embossed with texture so it is very interesting.

I will never forget the first time I spied one of these bottles at Cost Plus. I was hooked. They are the prettiest cobalt blue. This is a sparkling mineral water and it is a really good one if you like sparkling waters. I highly reccomend this one.

They also make a still water in red. You should see these on the table at Christmas time, it looks pretty special and if you like to Frigescape like I do, these look amazing in the Frige.

Dean and Daluca market. I am going to have to go to Napa and buy some bottles. These are all water, I never knew there were so many different kinds of bottled water. I realize it is just water, but I am after the bottle.

I love glass bottles in all shape and  colors. How about you? Do you have some fun bottles to share with me? I am always on the look-out for a new bottle. I even have my good friends looking out for me.

I will leave you with a few pictures of some artsy projects that you can do with your left over bottles.

These are all recyled plastic bottles, not going to waste. They are now art. I borrowed this picture from my friend Terri at La Dolfina blog. This is the Anthropologie store in Berkley, Calif on Fourth street. The same store where I just purchased my turqouise egg holder. Pretty amazing isn't it? It looks even more amazing in person. I think this would make a great art project for 5th or 6th graders.

"Enjoy the Process" Of: Looking for bottles

Kathysue