This is the day we’ve all been waiting for! It’s “Reveal Day” for my first $100 room makeover blog hop. I might have cheated a little bit because my “room” is actually a closet. But that’s the room that needed work so I spent this month updating my laundry closet! Are you prepared for the mess you’re about to see? Here it is BEFORE the makeover:
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Laundry Closet Makeover on Less Than $100
Yep, my laundry closet was in desperate need of help. I was very tempted to clean it up before I took a picture to share with you. But I wanted to be honest. That’s what it’s looked like for a while now. And it was actually worse for a while during my busy fall work season.
My inspiration came from several laundry rooms with brick walls that I saw on Fixer Upper and other websites. Unfortunately, we have no exposed brick walls in our home so I came up with a way to fake it.
But first I painted the shelf, two side walls, and the back wall above the shelf. I just used paint leftover from other projects. $0 so far.
Here’s where it starts to get interesting. This is NOT regular wallpaper. It’s peel and stick wall decor! That means if I hang it up crooked, I can peel it off and fix it! It was amazingly easy to work with. I just measured, cut, started peeling off the paper at the top, stuck it on, and smoothed it down. I used that bright green plastic tool laying on the dryer.
Ta da! I now have an exposed brick wall in my laundry closet! Tip: Since no one will ever see behind my washing machine and dryer, I didn’t take the brick all the way down to the floor. The only tricky part was around the faucets.
Here’s a close up of the faucet area. I feel like I did a pretty good job. There is a tiny, tiny little crack where it didn’t meet. I pointed it out for you with the arrow.
The shelf was made with a 1″ x 6″ from our local hardware store. I stained it with stain from another project but the brackets are new.
Here’s the finished “room”. It’s VERY hard to get a good photo of my laundry area because it’s in an upstairs hall. I couldn’t stand directly in front of it and get a photo of the whole room.
Here are the other projects I shared from this makeover:
- How to Cover Storage Boxes with Drop Cloth
- Homemade Laundry Detergent
- Homemade Dryer Balls
- Homemade Dryer Sheets
- My First Experience with Appliance Paint
I already had the laundry decor pieces, too. It’s fun “shopping” your own house! This washboard is a reminder for me to be thankful for my washer and dryer!
UPDATE: I did a Facebook Live not too long after posting this… take a look:
Supplies Used in my Laundry Closet:
I’ve linked to Amazon where possible and often their price is lower than what I paid locally!
- white paint – FREE, leftover from a DIY project
- light green wall paint – FREE, leftover from painting bedroom walls
- paint roller kit – $5.00
- paint brushes – already owned
- brick peel-and-stick wall decor – $35
- smoothing tool – $5
- 1″ x 6″ board – $8
- stain – FREE, leftover
- shelf brackets – $16
- appliance spray paint – $6
- appliance touch up paint – $5
- basket – FREE, a hand-me-up from Jordann
- drop cloth to cover boxes (6 oz, lightweight) – $16
- spray adhesive – FREE, leftover
- gold spray paint – FREE, leftover
TOTAL: $96.00
I could have done it a lot cheaper if I just painted the whole room. But I LOVE the character the brick gives this little space.
Now check out my friends’ $100 room makeovers!
‘Til the next project,
Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim
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This is the cutest laundry closet with a brick wall I’ve ever seen. You did a great job Ann!
The peel ans stick wall paper-contact paper is wonderful. I wanted to change my old kids’ bath into a beach theme and knew my husband would never let me paint the lavatory cabinet. I found some blue and white contact paper that looks like old wood pieces nailed together and covered it…$30 for two rolls and put new hard ward that looks like white coral on the doors and two ship steering wheel bases and two deep diving helmets on top for drawer pulls (copper) from Hobby Lobby. Total cost was around $45 as I purchased the pulls and knobs when they were 50% off. I am almost finished. If I knew how to post the pictures, I would shoe you. Your wall is wonderful
Thanks so much! Come over to my Facebook page and post a photo. I’d love to see it: https://www.facebook.com/DuctTapeAndDenim/
Wow – very impressive – it looks similar in size to my ‘laundry nook”. I love the idea of the peel and stick brick wall and the stained shelf looks great, too. Nice job!
Oh my goodness what a difference Ann! I love that exposed brick!
Wow! What a transformation. I never would’ve been able to tell that was brick wallpaper. Great job! I’m sure you’re enjoying doing laundry so much more now 😉
Wow Ann, at first when you said brick I was like, oh don’t do it. But guess what, it looks great! Well you knew that LOL Even the close up it looks real so real. All the details like the old washboard and the shelf with the baskets, it all looks great!
Exactly what I thought, Toni. I figured if it looked bad I could just pull it off. But I LOVE it!
Wow! That brick wall is amazing, it looks so real! Great job!
This is one of my most favorite laundry room makeovers! I have never seen the peel and stick brick but it looks so real. I may have to copy your wall idea. Thanks for the inspiration.
This turned out so cute Ann!!! Way to go!!????
Very cool Ann….love that wallpaper. d
That brick wallpaper looks so real! Your laundry area looks great and I can’t even imagine doing laundry on a washboard 😉
Now that is some gorgeous wallpaper!!! I love it!
Wow, that brick paper looks so realistic! I love it, great job!
Hi, where did you find that wash board???
I’ve had it for years! I think I bought it at Room With a Past in Walnut Creek, CA — a store I used to sell in.
Love it Ann, it looks great. The brick looks so real, it’s uncanny. Going to be featuring this next Sunday at the next DI & DI Link Party. Thanks so much for sharing this with us. Have a great day!
Thanks, Christine!
That one long shelf just above the washer and dryer adds so much convenient storage space! I love the look of the “exposed brick” wall. It adds a lot of interest. The covered boxes for additional storage look neat and organized. Great makeover!
Lol! We are actually in the middle of redoing our laundry room at the moment. I just finished hanging a ‘well seasoned’ rub board. Your room is lovely!
Aren’t you glad you don’t have to use that rub board? lol…
Cute ideas! I need to spruce up my laundry closet! It is always the last thing I want to spend money on so I love that this is only $100! Thanks for sharing!
that is the realest looking faux brick! wow.
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Right? Everyone that sees it in person actually reaches out to touch it!
Great job. Wow for only $100 I can totally afford to do this! You should see my laundry room right now. It is full of dryer lint filled bags and random socks on the floor. Really in need of some organization. Thanks for the inspiration. Saving this in my home projects file to remind me what can be done with Just. $100.
So cute! I love it.
Very nice! We are in the midst of remodeling our kitchen and making a new laundry room so I like to see what others have done. Thanks for sharing at Funtastic Friday.
I love the faux brick peel and stick! Where did you find it? The makeover is amazing!
I bought mine on Amazon. Here’s my affiliate link: http://amzn.to/2suTWX4 Let me know if you try it. I’d love to see how it turns out for you, too.