Before and After- Laundry Room & Office

It was time. Things were a little out of hand and my laundry room/office had become my dumping ground. It's taken several weeks of cleaning out but I've made progress!

 Before 
Looking into the laundry room 
This was post Christmas-time. Trying to put away my decorations and shopping after holiday sales. You can see I hang dry my clothes on a rod above the washer.  This has kept our clothes nice for a long time.
 

After 

Looking into the laundry room 

 Finally got rid of that horrifying navy blue blind that made everything so dark!  Put up photos of my children on the top shelf.  I bought the iron work wall decor piece at Ross for $16 and my hubby spray painted it teal.  Found the Levolor rattan blinds at Ross for $12!!  Curtains from Target Xhilaration line - they were too long so I cut them off after the third tier- these totally remind me of the Anthro ones! Got rid of one of the clothes sorters to make more room.  Rug and pillow from Target.

 

  
Before 
Looking at the closet, powder room area

 I was able to fit all of my jewelry, makeup, hair stuff (dryer, curling iron) into new bins in the closet, thus getting rid of the rolling sterilite drawer thingy. 

    After
Looking at the closet, powder room area

 Bought the peg hangers at Home Depot to hang my statement necklaces.  My BFF got me that print years ago. I finally framed it - the border on the mat is little red mushrooms!

  

Ironing board that folds down. I also bought a new Conair steamer at Ross for $17 that works awesome. I've always wanted one!


Before 
Desk and workspace
Check out that bowl of M and M's!  And all that laundry in the sorted baskets!
 
 After 
 Desk and work area
I removed the dehydrator and now store it in the closet until I need it.  Made more room for my Desk Apprentice to work better.  My laundry is caught up today! 
 

Shabby Chic curtain hangs in the doorway. I removed the door to make more room. I got that cross stich at a garage sale for $.50!  And same above mentioned BFF gave me the framed Mary Engelbreit print!  I hang my workout jackets, yoga mat and aprons here.

 The details!  Rug and pillow from Target. Tractor desk chair from Target.
 

Apparently, I like animals everywhere, not just on my clothing!
Anthro wrist pad, Target dollar spot mouse pad.

I feel great making this much progress! I still have to go through all of the overhead cabinets and declutter and organize.  Thanks to my friend Dianalin for the inspiration!

Home- A room for a sweet little seamstress!

Another room complete at our home! This room has had quite a history! It started out housing all 3 of my little kids, then it became a room for grandmother during her rehab from the stroke, then it became a guest room, then it became Maggie's room, then it became the schoolroom and now.......back to my little girl's room.

My daughter loves neatness and order. She loves things to be clean and neat. She loves crafting and crocheting and now is teaching herself how to sew using her Grandmother's machine (her Grandmother was a Singer sewing machine teacher and a seamstress extraordinaire!) It must be in the genes, as Maggie has been working away on designing and sewing clothing for her American Girl dolls!

Her daddy painted it a color of her choosing and she picked out her covers, rug, lamp, mirror, etc. The only thing we lack is some cool curtains, waiting until we spy some we love.

"The Workshop" - school desk and sewing machine!

Kickback and relax! Rug, cubicles, lamp from Target. Pillows, bedding, chair from Ross.

Cute little owls on the lamp!

The master at work.

Her first completed project- a Pea Coat! It even has contrasting lining!

Hooray for another finished project!

Drumroll please...........here it is - bathroom #2 is done! I am soooo excited - I love it! Thank you husband! You are a genius!

BEFORE

AFTER

This is my "shabby chic" cottage bathroom complete! I love the smaller vanity we were able to find- it still gives me the bottom cabinet to hide things, but small enough to not take up tons of room in a small space. I also love the shape of the basin. My "shabby chic" shower curtain is hung with vintage looking glass knobs on a chrome rod. The floor is the same waterproof bamboo we used in the back bathroom. Can you see the cool Simple Human step-lid chrome garbage can? Now I don't even have to look at trash! LOL!! I am totally clutter free in this room baby!
Check out all my storage space above the potty now! Whooo-hooo! I have NEVER had anywhere to put my towels, makeup, beauty products or unmentionables - now they are all tucked away, neatly organized behind closed doors - LOVE IT!

NEXT PROJECT: My laundry room/office!!!

Time for Bathroom #2!!!

No sooner has he finished the first bathroom and he is on to demo of #2!! As you can see this one isn't as extensive - the shower has already been tiled a few years back and is in good shape- so new sheetrock, new sink, new toilet, new trim and new floor - go DH!!

Bathroom before and afters!!

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AFTER!!!!

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Next project complete (well almost sans exhaust fan, another coat of paint, casing's and door)! I'm saying millions of thank yous to my DH for the wonderful job he has done on our back bathroom! We have never been able to use this bathroom until now! He had to do so much hard work repairing wood rot that it took a long time. It is now usable and no longer smells like rotted wood! Now when I scrub it, it smells all fresh and clean! Yippee!! Me heart my new bathroom - me heart the husband that worked so hard to make it so. Check out the groovy bamboo floor! It's this new neat vinyl flooring that is waterproof, yet it looks like wood!

New Beachy Bedroom!

BEFORE

Nice sleeping bag - it was like camping out every day!

AFTER

Much more serene! I still have to add pictures to the walls and my hurricane candle lamps for ambiance. We will also be replacing that standing lamp with 2 small reading lamps clamped to the headboard for night reading.

New Workout Room - Before and After!

Well, it's almost done - just some trim to paint left - so I am posting my before and afters on our new workout room! I am thrilled with it! It's so convenient to wake up and walk right to my own gym to keep in shape. Today I did my Total Gym workout followed by an Itrain Itread workout on the treadmill - good stuff! Drumroll please.................

BEFORE

AFTER

To remodel the room we had to tear down one wall, put up another, lay down the hardwood floor, paint, change light fixtures, get window coverings and build the bookshelves. I'll post our new bedroom soon too! I finally found the comforter I was looking for to fit my "cottage" theme!