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A $500 Laundry Room Mood Board

January 28, 2015

First, thank you for all the well-wishes on Chris's behalf. His back surgery went perfectly, and while he has a pretty strict recovery regimen for the next 12 weeks, he already feels worlds better. We're so happy and feel the love you've been sending our way. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Today I wanted to share the mood board I created along with our friends, the Pugmires, for their laundry space. You can check out Monday's post here if you missed the scoop on this project. Ace Hardware threw in $250 that till go toward drywall, tape, mud, texture, paint, and shelving (like you see in #5 below) and we were given $500 to spend at Wayfair so that naturally became the budget for decorating the blank space (baby). It was a blast working with them to find pieces that reflect their style--which is pretty in line with my style--and things that they were just so excited to have that I wouldn't have ever thought of. To my pleasant surprise, we stttreeettttched that $500 into a pretty legit budget-friendly laundry room. Here's how it looks in mood board form:
Budget-Laundry-Room-Mood-Board

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The biggest thing I learned when putting this mood board together on a budget was know when to splurge and save--and be willing to do both! The woven shelf basket was as much money as the pretty red stool, but will add an undeniable richness to the setting. Natural fiber rugs, like this 6' round jute one, are a great way to save (it's $119 I think) while layering in lots of texture. The sheepskin might not be necessary, so it is a bit of a splurge, but Corine absolutely lit up when we came across it--totally worth squeezing it into the budget!

Things have already started rolling in from Wayfair, the Pugmires purchased some beautiful laminate flooring and walls are up and ready for paint--so I definitely owe you an on-site update.

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  1. I'm so looking forward to seeing how this comes together :) I'm so stuck on our laundry room mini revamp (it's ultimately being moved to a different location, but in the meantime, I need to deal with the heinous nature of it hehe), and look forward to gleaming some ideas from you!

  2. Really like all of the choices and can't wait to see the on site update. I have to chime in that I am interested in seeing how the sheepskin fits into a laundry room as well - and how it holds up over time! Are they washable? (I don't have any experience with them.)

  3. Hooray for the surgery going well! Hope he feels better very soon. Love the laundry room stuff. Curious to see the sheepskin in the space, but the more I think about it, the more I'd absolutely put one in front of the washer- barefoot washing would be so cozy! :)

  4. Glad to hear Chris is already feeling better! I love all the items in the mood board and can't wait to see the space in a future post. Also, I think it's pretty awesome that you are doing this for someone else since you guys can't work on your on laundry room yet! :)

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