The Finished Laundry Room

The Finished Laundry Room

I finally got all of the cabinet doors and drawer fronts stained. I had enough room to stain just two of the doors at a time without working in the garage. The garage is cold.

The Laundry Room Finished
The Laundry Room Finished (nearly)

I just noticed in this photo that we forgot to put on any toe kick on the cabinets. I think we used the wood to make up the difference where the wall was just a bit wider than the cabinets, so I guess it’s back to Home Depot Curbside Pickup.

(The first time we did Curbside Pickup we called and waited and waited, called again and waited. Finally Cliff went in to find out what the delay was. The delay was we were in the Lowe’s parking lot waiting for Home Depot.)

The stain is Minwax Oil-Based Stain in Vintage Blue. It was lighter and more turquoise, less blue when I rubbed it on with a cloth. But the wood took the stain very unevenly, so I put it on with a brush.

I love the way the color turned out! And I love it with the yellow walls.

The stain was so easy to use I read the directions a couple of times to be sure I wasn’t missing something. And it is very forgiving. I haven’t stained in a long time and forgot to go with the grain at first.

Blue and White Knobs that aren't identical
Blue and White Knobs that aren’t identical

We used these blue and white ceramic knobs. I had originally bought them for the kitchen, but I found something I like better.

Some of the different knobs
Some of the different knobs

Every knob is different. These are from Amazon and they are really really inexpensive!

Cutout to put the covered up outlet into the cabinet
Cutout to put the covered up outlet into the cabinet

One of the pantry cabinets was over an outlet. So, Cliff moved the outlet to inside the cabinet.

He measured where the outlet is. The blue tape keeps the surface of the cabinet from getting messed up as he cuts. It’s also easy to mark the measurements on.

Outlet inside the cabinet
Outlet inside the cabinet

I had him run wires and put an outlet in the bathroom cabinet at the log cabin so there was somewhere to plug in the electric toothbrushes.

Outlet inside the cabinet, hole for power cords, hook and carabiner clip
Outlet inside the cabinet, hole for power cords, hook and carabiner clip

He drilled a hole in the side of the cabinet so things could be plugged in. We added a plug adapter, so I won’t have to try to remember where it is when I eventually need it.

At first I had the cords just tucked into the corner, but every time I put things into the cabinet it bumped the cord to the Roomba and it started running. So I added a cup hook and a carabiner clip so I can wind the wires up and out of the way.

Hole to plug in Roomba and Mint
Hole to plug in Roomba and Mint

The wires pass out of the cabinet to the Roomba and Mint. At least so far, the Roomba has been able to find it’s way back to the dock here.

The Laundry Room Finished
The Laundry Room Finished

I left enough space so that I can get into the washer. The shelves I had before were closer and really annoying. I was always knocking things off or bumping my shoulder.

An inexpensive screw on towel bar for hangers
An inexpensive screw on towel bar for hangers

I added this bar so I have somewhere to put hangers. These are super cheap. I use them for everything, scarves, pan lids, jewelry… Put them on the wall and use S hooks to make a potrack…

With plastic bins on top of the cabinets
With plastic bins on top of the cabinets

Here is the laundry room really finished. There is space for tubs above the cabinets. Most of them are still empty, but not for long.