Our last house had the washer/dryer combo in the basement - since it was a split level house, it was only like 6 stairs to get into the basement.
We had purchased a brand new LG washer and dryer set, only to move to a house that had a really, really old set.
Like, REALLY old.
I was always hopeful that I'd have a legit, separate laundry room (you know, the ones you see on Pinterest all the time?), but that didn't happen.
I do like that the laundry room in our current house is on the main level. I never understood why most homes have them in the basement. Hauling clothes, bed sheets, blankets, etc. down two flights of stairs? There must be a better way.
Our current house has a bonus - washer and dryer hookup in the upstairs main bathroom (!!!) which is huge. There are two closets, one huge one for typical stuff (linens, blankets, storage, whatever) and the other closet has water hookups! The previous owner did not use them and neither are we. We would if we had extra money for an extra washer and dryer! Maybe one day.
Our half bathroom that is on the main level had closet doors that hid our washer and dryer. It was Ok. I liked that we could essentially hide the W/D behind the doors, but it still felt little...dingy? Is that the right word?
Whatever it needed, I knew I wanted something different.
Again, however, I really wanted to keep the budget reasonable. I did NOT want to spend more than $500 on this bathroom remodel.
I wish I had "before" pics! This was one of the first rooms we completed, so it was well before I had the blog.
Old cabinet/sink combo, think 1990's (the theme of this house).
Old faucet.
Old (tan? yellowish?) toilet. Gross.
Old closet doors that looked beat up.
I told Steve it'd be nice to have a table or counter to work on.
I wanted to have cabinets where I could store stuff and keep it out of the way.
Definitely needed a new sink and cabinet - this was the most expensive thing we got. And, when it got delivered, the marble sink top broke in several places. The movers were SO awesome about it, took pictures and called on our behalf and said it was broken when delivered. So the company we bought it from (WAYFAIR) really hooked us up! They were sending an entire new sink/cabinet and they told us we could keep the old, broken one.
Now, why would we want to keep an old, broken one?
Well, we have plumbing hookups in our basement. We're hoping to finish it one day.
We could use the cabinet for that potential future bathroom.
But, ta da! Here is the updated half bath/laundry room.
Steve used poured concrete as the counter top; cabinets were purchased from Lowe's. I just love a new coat of paint on the walls and trim - it makes such a difference!
Steve made that wood shelf, using some really old reclaimed wood. We painted the walls a nice, light, minty green. I reused the white oval mirror and we purchased a new light fixture from Wayfair.
I would say all in all we spent probably around $1,200. That's including the sink/cabinet (which was the most expensive piece), toilet (we got it on sale!), paint, concrete, the light fixture, etc...so more than my budget, ok more than double my budget, but for Steve Ruple, that's not too bad! ;)
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