Laundry Room Makeover Tips for Your Seattle Home
With the winter weather keeping everybody indoors, cabin fever is rampant among us! This is the time you start to notice all the little things about your house that make you a little crazy. You begin to get a little stir crazy and want to change things up. The one room in the house that is most often ignored is the laundry room. It tends to be a place where lonely single socks go to die, and clothes that are too small, damaged or just unwanted tend to gather. Other things get stashed in the laundry room as well. Out of sight, out of mind, until you are looking at it every day. Our team at Greenwood Hardware has tips to help you give your laundry room an inexpensive makeover.
Paint
Boring white walls may seem functional, but they don’t add anything to the room. Picking a light shade of yellow, green or blue is a great way to make the room look bigger and feel fresher. Pastels are perfect for opening up a space, especially if there is no natural light. Go with bold contrast colors on the trim to really make it pop.
Organize
An organized laundry room is always going to be a welcome sight. Consider adding shelving. Open-faced shelving tends to make the room look a little brighter and bigger, but you must keep it organized! Hanging small baskets over the washer or dryer to stash cleaning supplies is another easy way to tidy things up. Get rid of the clutter. Those single socks need to find another use or be tossed.
Brighten
A laundry can be very dingy if you don’t have any natural light. Considering replacing your old fixture with a nice LED track lighting system. These are so much more energy efficient and brighter. The LEDs tend to give a white light versus that yellow glow that can make a room look dark. If you do have a window, clean it. This one little task can make a huge difference. If you don’t need window coverings, remove them. This will make the room appear larger as well as make it brighter by not muting or filtering the light.
Make your laundry room a priority! Head to Greenwood Hardware and pick up what you need to make your laundry room a fun place to be. Home improvement projects are a great way to stay busy and spend time with family. Come on in, or contact us today.