Laundry Nook Facelift

The old saying that a woman's work is never done definitely applies to the area of doing laundry.

So it occurred to me as I was washing yet another mountain of clothing, that my laundry area could use a little facelift.

Here's my before picture:


Not really that terrible looking, but not what I would call cheerful either...

And here is my after:

I refer to my laundry area as a nook because it isn't in a separate room, but off in an alcove by my dining area. I chose the apple cut-outs (which I picked up for 5o cents at a garage sale) to go along with my fruit-themed dining room.

The wicker laundry basket with the cute gingham lining is from a local thrift store ($3) and the cart for my laundry supplies I picked up for $5.

This cart originally only costs around $15. (Walmart). I really like keeping my supplies here versus the top of my dryer, where I have a tendency to knock them over when I'm in a hurry...just what I need, another mess to clean up;) Plus, the Princess loves keeping her "pretend" cleaning equipment on the middle shelf.

So for under $10. I was able to add some organization and cheer to this area of my home where I spend so much time:).

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