I am about to show you the most loathed, neglected and hidden room in my house…..
Yep, my laundry room…. Okay, it’s not that bad but it just screams BORING… as if laundry isn’t boring enough;) It’s baseball season which means loads and loads of laundry for me. I love my family and I love taking care of them but it’s time to spice it up a bit:)
I sure would love one of those large mud room/laundry rooms but I didn’t think about that when we were house hunting so we have a small laundry room off of the garage……I am determined to make the most of every square inch I have in this little room and make it as cute as possible in the process:) Hence the Washer/Dryer Pedestal! If you missed the build process you can check it out HERE!
I chose Behr Gray Area in high gloss ~ there was no fine science to this. I didn’t get samples, I just picked a pretty gray;)
After 2 coats of Gray Area and 1 coat of Minwax Polycrylic high gloss it was ready to test out!
Ladies: If you would like to build this for your laundry room, tell your husband to leave the room for a sec;)
This sucker was the biggest pain in the touche to get in the house and under the washer and dryer! Beware:) If you have a large laundry room I would assume it is no problem…not the case for us! I will spare you the details because we got it in but picture Austin Powers in the warehouse;) It hurt, we got frustrated and water spewed EVERYWHERE the first time we turned the water back on (beach towels in the corner of pic;)
John connecting the dryer hose for the 4th time…. someone’s gotta be behind the lens;)
Okay! You can tell the hubbies to come back in:)
Okay, remember the before….
And the after!
Love the storage! I’ll share the tutorial for these baskets very soon. I will say that they were SUPER cheap:)))
What I love: The storage it offers on the bottom, it sits the washer and dryer high enough to cover up all of the hook ups on the wall and it gives my laundry room personality!
Total cost for the pedestal (paint not included) $80! The pedestals that you can purchase are about $200 and you have to buy two of them!
And because I just couldn’t resist…..
It’s built tough! In the case I get the urge to read a magazine in the laundry room;) Seriously though, I climbed up and down on these trying to touch up paint on the walls and ceiling. The pedestal didn’t budge!
I’m still adding finishing touches to the room so I’ll be back later to show you my complete laundry room make-over!
Don’t forget to link up your favorite Shanty Supper on May 19th! We are so excited:)
Thanks so much for stopping by!
~Ashley
Know this is an old post but I have a question, are you pleased with your front load washer? We’ve heard both very strong opinions. Since this project pretty much requires front end, I’d like your input…or anyone else that would like to join in. Thanks so much.
I did for a few years but purchased top load when we moved. No matter how I cleaned them the washer began to smell like mildew. Much happier with the top load!
Oh wow! Thank you so much for your quick response. Know you are very busy! So glad to have your input!!
Hi this is a fantastic write-up. I’m going to email this to my buddies. I stumbled on this while exploring on google I’ll be sure to come back. thanks for sharing.
make sense, I had not think of it before, well anyways, thanks for sharing mate! keep posted!
This is perfect! My finance is 6’7″ when slouching. Watching him load the dryer makes my back hurt in sympathy for his back. I’m also not short and this will be perfect for our new apartment.
Hi, I love what you did with the pedestal! I do have one question though… Now that it has settled a bit, is there any bowing in the middle? I don’t see any vertical supports in the middle except for the outside (4 posts), and it doesn’t seem that just having the horizontal cross supports would be enough to hold the washer/dryer…sooo, how’s it holding up?
Hi there. My husband built a pedestal for my washer & dryer also…..TWO YEARS AGO and it’s STILL in the basement!!!!! (My laundry room is on the main floor.) LOL I have to say that I don’t blame him a bit for it still being down there. For one thing, it weighs a ton!!!! (We’re going to have to hire the local football team to bring that monster up! LOL) He built drawers for ours. We’ve just been putting off bringing it up and installing it because I think he’s dreading trying to get it all set up. I know I am dreading it for him. I have a question… Once you got the W/D up on the pedestal, HOW in the WORLD did you get to the water, drains & electric behind there? For that matter, I can’t figure out how to get the second one up there once the first one is set in place. That’s kind of what we can’t figure out! BTW – my W/D is red, so we painted the pedestal the same color red. Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me. 🙂