Having a functional laundry room is key on any home. The original laundry space was small, dingy, and had a layout that just didn't work (I wish I had a better photo of it.) I budgeted ZERO dollars to reconfigure the space, mostly because I didn't plan on gutting it when we first bought the house. (Click "Read More" to Continue...)
However, since we had to move the dryer vent and decided to move the garage door out of the "den" and into the laundry room, a lot of the drywall was being removed anyway. It seemed only fitting to upgrade the laundry area to fit the rest of the house. It's one of the projects that snowballed from "a bit of paint" to so much more. I think you'll agree that the end result was worth all the effort that went into it!
Initial scope of work:
-Paint
Updated Scope of Work:
-Enlarge laundry room by "borrowing" a couple of feet from the garage.
-Widen and replace existing door leading from living room.
-Reposition garage access from den into laundry room. Replace door.
-Move dryer vent so it vents to the exterior, instead of the enclosed porch.
-Add plumbing to accommodate a mudroom sink.
-Add a mudroom sink.
-All new drywall, molding, and paint.
-Replace water heater [it failed the first week after we closed but was luckily (mostly) covered by the home warranty.]
-Replace laminate flooring with porcelain tile.
-Add ceiling vent fan.
-Replace lighting.
-Add custom 15" cabinets above washer and dryer.
-Add clothing bar and matching shelf unit (not visible but located just to the right as you walk in. It conveniently fit a wine fridge or mini freezer.)
Things I would've added had we lived there longer:
We only lived in this house for three years, during which we also had our first child. Had we lived here longer, I would've loved to have done a wall of tile behind the washer and dryer, added a screen to hide the water heater, and commissioned floor-to-ceiling built ins where the clothes bar and stainless steel table are. But such is life, and you have to find a stopping point at some time. Moving just happened to make our stopping point pretty final. Such is the life of a military spouse!
Initial scope of work:
-Paint
Updated Scope of Work:
-Enlarge laundry room by "borrowing" a couple of feet from the garage.
-Widen and replace existing door leading from living room.
-Reposition garage access from den into laundry room. Replace door.
-Move dryer vent so it vents to the exterior, instead of the enclosed porch.
-Add plumbing to accommodate a mudroom sink.
-Add a mudroom sink.
-All new drywall, molding, and paint.
-Replace water heater [it failed the first week after we closed but was luckily (mostly) covered by the home warranty.]
-Replace laminate flooring with porcelain tile.
-Add ceiling vent fan.
-Replace lighting.
-Add custom 15" cabinets above washer and dryer.
-Add clothing bar and matching shelf unit (not visible but located just to the right as you walk in. It conveniently fit a wine fridge or mini freezer.)
Things I would've added had we lived there longer:
We only lived in this house for three years, during which we also had our first child. Had we lived here longer, I would've loved to have done a wall of tile behind the washer and dryer, added a screen to hide the water heater, and commissioned floor-to-ceiling built ins where the clothes bar and stainless steel table are. But such is life, and you have to find a stopping point at some time. Moving just happened to make our stopping point pretty final. Such is the life of a military spouse!
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