Laundry is SO Over-Rated

Hmmmmm, whatever could THIS be from?

Not to mention THIS???

Seriously?

Yep, this would be the laundry room.  Let's face it, I am not a fan of laundry.  My idea of ironing is turning on the dryer to the steam mode.  And hey, why even bother taking them out at all, when you can just tumble, right?  But THIS takes that hatred to a whole new level!

According to town lore, the lovely residents would leave the back door open so the dogs could come in and out at will.  Nice, huh?  If you honestly think that is nice, I am disowning you, just so ya know!

The walls are COVERED in dirt and scum.  I am not sure how most of the holes got in the wall, but I am assuming that some of them needed a midnight snack and thought some dry wall and paint would make a great combo meal!

However, all hope is NOT lost.  I have a kick ass father in law who is amazing with wood and he is putting up some pretty wainscoting to cover up the horror that is my laundry room.

After the initial nightmares stopped, I found the light at the end of the tunnel on Pinterest and I found an inspiration picture of a killer laundry room MINUS dirt, dust, holes and dog stink.

Inspiration Room

Isn't that GORGEOUS!?!  After looking at the "before" pictures, Gollum's cave looks inviting!  I would even take the raspy whispers of, "My precious" if meant no more doggy nastiness.

I love the split rail with the dark grey, but we are doing the bottom half in the wainscoting and the upper half will have the dark grey paint.  I love the hook idea for the kid's coats, backpacks, etc. and since they will be coming in through the back door, I figure this is the perfect staging spot for their stuff.

I can't wait to start on the laundry room!