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Industrial Style Laundry Room Renovation [Almost] Final Reveal

Renovations· Room Reveal· The Laundry Room

6 Sep

I feel like a broken record saying this but it bears repeating; we did NOT expect the laundry room to take this long.

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When we first decided to tackle this space, we thought, “Oh, quick win. This project will be so easy and we’ll get it done by the end of June… maybe mid-July if we’re really slacking.”

We may have gotten a little too ambitious and over confident…and perhaps didn’t take into consideration Brett’s travel schedule, the garage plans and the other small thing called getting married on our to-do list.

As a quick reminder, here’s what we started with:

And here is where we stand today:

industrial style laundry room

Thanks to the garage [of course nothing to do with the wedding] this room has been neglected since July 22.

Why so specific? Because that’s the date we broke ground on the garage and also the date that will be burned into my brain forever. It’s when all hell broke loose at The Nest. We lived, ate and breathed all things garage-related until August 19 when the concrete was poured.

If it was up to me, having a finished space that makes laundry activities much more appealing is definitely more important than finishing stage one of the garage. But when Brett sought reinforcements in the form of my father all hope was lost and the laundry room was put on hold 😉

industrial style laundry room final reveal

So without further ado, here’s all the fun details for our industrial style laundry room final (ish) reveal.

In our last update, we had just finished the industrial pipe shelving in the closet.

industrial style laundry room reveal

Since then, we made a shoe stand for our boots.

industiral style laundry room reveal

Hung two galvanized bins from black hooks on leftover barn wood for hats and mittens.

industrial style laundry room renovation reveal

And added white base boards and trim around the doorway.

industrial style laundry room reveal

In the main room, we finished staining the cabinets and added iron black hardware.

industrial style laundry room reveal

Made frames for these awesome vintage laundry prints.

industrial style laundry room reveal

Added white baseboards to match the closet.

industrial style laundry room renovation reveal

Put up this giant clock from Target.

Side note: Mom, this one is for you – the only person I know who has at least two clocks in every. single. room. 

industrial style laundry room renovation reveal

And hooked up this beautiful, amazing galvanized laundry tub to the water lines. Yes, it works and yes it’s perfect.

industrial style laundry room renovation reveal

What the pictures don’t tell you…

The water hookups for that beautiful, amazing galvanized tub were too close to the washing machine so Brett had to move them over to the left about two feet. This involved cutting a hole in the sheet rock, reconnecting all the piping, seven trips to Menards in three days and having no water until 9:30 on a Saturday night.

industrial style laundry room renovation reveal

To save money on the faucet, we purchased one in a silver finish and spray painted it black. The first time we smudged and bumped it before it dried, so Brett sanded it off. I spray painted it again but we still weren’t happy with the finished product. Apparently third time really is the charm because Brett sanded the entire piece off yet again and  carefully spray painted it for the win.

I taped off the walls to stain the wood trim and upon removing the tape, up came with it all the paint. After severl curse words and an angry letter to the painter’s tape company, I taped off the trim and repainted the area around the door.

industrial style laundry room renovation reveal

The baseboards are a little too thin in some areas so there is a space between the end of the tile and the beginning of the baseboard and the subfloor can be seen. To fix this, we have to mix up some mortar and fill in the gaps. We’re adding this one to the ‘some day’ list…you know, the one you keep around for those times when motivation kicks you in the ass and you’re just itching to do something. No? Just us?

industrial style laundry room renovation reveal

One of the light switches and one plugin has too big of a hole cut in the drywall which will need to be patched up. Also getting thrown on the some day list.

industrial style laundry room renovation reveal

We didn’t use a drywall anchor when hanging the curtain rod and one screw ended up falling out of the wall about a month ago. Last week when Brett was gone for work I tried putting in the anchor myself. I had NO idea you only used the drill to start out the anchor and then are supposed to hand-screw it in the rest of the way. I ended up going right through the wall with the entire drill head. Luckily Brett came to my rescue and we ended up moving the whole curtain rod up a few inches [don’t worry, anchors were used this time].

industrial style laundry room renovation reveal

All of this to say, nothing is perfect. Yes, we stage the pictures and make it look all pretty to show you, but it doesn’t happen that way overnight and there is always more to the story than what you see in a photograph.

If you’re three nights, a few weeks or even months into a project and feel like the universe is plotting against your completion, don’t worry, you’re not alone. We’ve been there and we’ll be there when we work on the next room…and the one after that…and the one after that… 🙂

industrial style laundry room renovation reveal

Huge shoutout and thank you to Sherwin-Williams for providing us with paint [wall color: upward, baseboard color: alabaster] and Wayfair for the new light fixtures. 

All our best,


North


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  1. Sarah says

    September 6, 2017 at 7:49 am

    Oh my goodness – it looks amazing, Kelly! Way to go girl! ??

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    • North Country Nest says

      September 6, 2017 at 8:08 am

      Thank you!! It’s definitely nice to have it (almost) finished 🙂

      Reply
  2. Kristi says

    September 6, 2017 at 9:14 am

    Awwwww, Kelly! That’s a whole lotta real life right there! But oh my gosh, even with it all it looks amazing! LOOOOOOOVE that gorgeous sink and faucet! You two have totally knocked it out of the park!

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    • North Country Nest says

      September 6, 2017 at 9:40 am

      Thank you so much, Kristi!! ❤❤

      Reply
  3. Cheri says

    September 6, 2017 at 7:15 pm

    That looks really nice! Great job!!!

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    • North Country Nest says

      September 7, 2017 at 6:51 am

      Thank you, Cheri!! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Judy Z says

    September 11, 2017 at 5:59 am

    It looks wonderful and hooray to you both for sticking with it. I got lots of ideas now, as a laundry room redo is on my list too. I love love love your laundry tubs. Good job guys.

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    • North Country Nest says

      September 11, 2017 at 8:54 am

      Thanks, Aunt Judy! The laundry tubs are my favorite, too 🙂 Hope your laundry room redo goes well!

      Reply
  5. Sheena says

    September 12, 2017 at 5:05 pm

    Wow!! I love your laundry room!! I had to check it out because I am making over my laundry room this month during the $100 Room Challenge. However, I am not sure I can do everything you did for $100. But I do love how yours looks. Be sure and join us on Friday for #HomeMattersParty and share your laundry room, everyone would love it!!

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    • North Country Nest says

      September 12, 2017 at 6:22 pm

      Thank you so much, Sheena! Good luck on your challenge- I am sure it’s going to look wonderful!

      Reply
  6. Eileen says

    September 16, 2017 at 11:03 am

    Found this post through the Pin Junkie and was attracted by the galvanized tub sink. I want to make the frames.
    Loved your comment: feel like the universe is plotting against your completion, don’t worry, you’re not alone.
    Don’t know if you posted photos showing the slow progress. That would re-enforce that not all projects are quick and easy. The end product is worth it. Congrats!

    Reply
    • North Country Nest says

      September 18, 2017 at 7:33 am

      Thank you for hopping on over to our corner of the interweb, Eileen! The frames were SO easy to make – you should definitely try it out yourself 🙂 This laundry room was part of a series and if you’d like to check out the other posts, go here: https://www.northcountrynest.com/the-mudroom/

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