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Beautiful Utility Laundry Mud Room Makeover

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

My New Beautiful Utility Laundry Mud Room is WOW!

Beautiful Utility Laundry Mud Room MakeoverBeautiful Utility Laundry Mud Room Makeover

Guests, family, and friends enter my home through the Laundry Mud Room. It is the first place they see and the first hint of my decor. It is anything but beautiful and sure does not show my artful and whimsical style. But that all changed this weekend. When Wayfair challenged their Homemakers to spruce up the utilitarian spaces in their homes, I was all in. It would be a chance to create a Beautiful Utility Laundry Mud Room ‘entryway’ before the holidays.

Beautiful Utility entryway

Creating a Beautiful Utility Space

For me, decorating is about finding that WOW inspiration piece. You know the one that catches your imagination and launches a creativity spurt of day dreaming and drawing layouts in your mind. I drag out the magazines, like Elle Decor–the epitome of high-end, high fashion home decor for ideas. Inspiring this makeover is the colorful Elle Decor Brush Strokes Floral Indoor/Outdoor Area Rug by Home Dynamix. Taking inspiration from the elegance and timeless beauty of Elle Decor’s Parisian style, these area rugs work well in both traditional and contemporary decor.

Beautiful Utility Elle Decor Brush Strokes area rug

Elle Decor’s versatile Brush Strokes collection of indoor/outdoor rugs by Home Dynamix are stylish and ultra-durable. They are weather, water, stain, and UV resistant making them the perfect addition to any high traffic space–kitchen, patio, or entryway. They thought of everything as the textured PVC backing helps to prevent slipping and sliding for safety.

Beautiful Utility rug tag Beautiful Utility top closeup Beautiful Utility weaving close

The rugs are not wool or fabric. They are textured mats, woven of machine made material. (see close up photos above) Mine reminds me of a yoga mat, yet more substantial. Soft to bare feet, I find it ideal for sandy shoes that often come through my back door here on the island. It is easy to wipe clean and vacuum. It can even be can be machine-washed. I am impressed by the quality and may need to order a few more for the lanai, foyer, bathrooms, and even under the breakfast table.

Beautiful Utility artist signature

The beautiful prints actually look like pieces of art on the floor. You can see the artist even signs the work! Pretty nifty bonus.

The Beautiful Utility Makeover Details

As we were beginning the makeover, HIMself kept saying, “It’s a utility room. Why does it need to be pretty?” Yes, our Laundry Mud Room serves a functional purpose. Yet I was determined to show him that the utility room can be an aesthetically pleasing part of our home while still being multi-functional.

The Before photos below show that the room had become a dumping place for misfits, jackets (how many jackets do two people need?), water jugs, and shoes.

We started by removing everything from the space except the washer and dryer. During the process, I discovered that this room tends to be a drop everything and run area for jackets, shoes, and a lot of the miscellaneous stuff that no longer serves a purpose in the other parts of our home.

Beautiful Utility HIMself cleaning

We cleaned it thoroughly and then rolled out the rug. BOOM! POPW! WOW! The Brush Strokes rug really makes a statement and almost single-handedly changes the space into a beautiful utility room, while echoing my eclectic spirit. We still had a way to go. The mish-mash of baskets and wall decor had to go. I wanted to create a peaceful Zen feel to the room turning it into a beautiful utility area that makes me smile. I brought in plants and natural accents to give the dark, windowless room some life.

Beautiful Utility plants

Next, I added white accents to the dark storage bench. I place a quilted cover to cushion the top and some metal baskets with white fabric inserts. It gave it some character while adding functionality as the baskets will store dog stuff, shoes, and hats.

Beautiful Utility bench with baskets

I then turned the top of the washer and dryer into beautiful storage with the beautiful utility bin and a small wire basket to hold stain removal potions, etc. Just a few containers can make a big difference and keep everything tidy and organized.

Beautiful Utility top of washer organization

I believe we did a good job with the Beautiful Utility Laundry Mud Room Makeover. It it now a place to pause and feel a moment of peace when entering or leaving our home. And that makes all the effort worth it. Even the pink sink looks better! WINK WINK

Beautiful Utility Laundry Mid Room Makeover

 

 

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  1. Lisa says

    July 2, 2018 at 3:41 pm

    I can’t find a date on this post. How long ago was this? Trying to find that rug and wondering if it’s from so long ago that I’ll never find it.

  2. Rebecca E. Parsons says

    July 19, 2018 at 4:41 pm

    Lisa it was earlier this Spring! They should still carry the rug.

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DIYer. Graphic Designer. Creative. Foodie. Rebecca E. Parsons is a Renaissance gal with designers eye living happily where design meets new media. Rebecca is an award-winning graphic designer, writer, storyteller, digital and Photographic Artist, Dreamer, Lifelong Communicator and Blissful Wordsmith. Unconventional and delightfully curious, she is passionate about helping others find their visual voice through great blog design. She believes that every dream is possible and possible is everywhere!

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