Room of the Day: A New Laundry and Mudroom Makes Mornings Better
A function-first remodel puts an end to family gridlock in this workhorse of a room
Sometimes a lot of function in one room turns out to be not so functional. Although this laundry room in Georgia had much going for it — washer and dryer, sink, pet crate, mudroom cabinets and a water closet — it didn’t meet the needs of the family of six with four young kids who used it daily.
AFTER: Design-builder John Rogers suggested relocating the water closet to an underused closet across the hall to free up traffic flow, and create room for mudroom-style cabinets on the right and an extra washer and dryer on the left.
Rogers took the room down to the framing, updated the electrical system and put new can lights in the ceiling. He installed custom Shaker-style cabinets above the appliances, along with a hanging bar.
He then turned a closet across the hall from this room into a new bathroom.
Wall paint: Sea Salt, Benjamin Moore; floor tile: Cambridge, Tesoro via Renaissance Tile; appliances: Samsung; light fixture: Hydrox collection, ET2
Rogers took the room down to the framing, updated the electrical system and put new can lights in the ceiling. He installed custom Shaker-style cabinets above the appliances, along with a hanging bar.
He then turned a closet across the hall from this room into a new bathroom.
Wall paint: Sea Salt, Benjamin Moore; floor tile: Cambridge, Tesoro via Renaissance Tile; appliances: Samsung; light fixture: Hydrox collection, ET2
Soapstone countertops offer a durable work surface. The children’s artwork brings a bit of color and character to the white, gray and black palette.
Rogers created a corner floor space to the right of the sink where the dog crate can be stashed out of the way.
Faucet: Kohler
Pros and cons of soapstone countertops
Rogers created a corner floor space to the right of the sink where the dog crate can be stashed out of the way.
Faucet: Kohler
Pros and cons of soapstone countertops
Each family member has a cabinet for hanging coats and bags. Drawers beneath store shoes and gloves.
AFTER: The new bathroom features a large trough-style sink where multiple kids can brush their teeth during the morning rush. Above hang two pendant lights that match the one in the laundry room.
Wall paint: Steam, Benjamin Moore; white ceramic vessel sink: Scarabeo Ceramiche; single-control lavatory faucets: Scala in matte black, Fortis; tile: Cambridge, Tesoro via Renaissance Tile; mirror: Target, with custom bronze paint; light fixtures: Hydrox collection, ET2
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Wall paint: Steam, Benjamin Moore; white ceramic vessel sink: Scarabeo Ceramiche; single-control lavatory faucets: Scala in matte black, Fortis; tile: Cambridge, Tesoro via Renaissance Tile; mirror: Target, with custom bronze paint; light fixtures: Hydrox collection, ET2
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Who lives here: A family of six
Location: Marietta, Georgia
Size: 102 square feet (9 square meters)
Designer: John Rogers of John Rogers Renovations
BEFORE: The four kids often crowded on the stool at the sink in the morning or waited anxiously to use the toilet in the water closet to the left of the washer and dryer. And there wasn’t anywhere else to put the dog crate besides the middle of the floor.