~ Sunny upcycle ~

The laundry room received a sunny up cycle do~over.

Our youngest son had a bunch of old galvanized roofing, left over from his garage. 

We wanted to use that galvanized tin in the laundry room. 

I had also curbside picked an old headboard a few years ago that was all solid oak.

 I just knew that I could up cycle the wood from that old headboard. 

The before: beige clay colored walls, and not a whole lot of character.

I had hung an old window on the wall, and I loved it, but I wanted the room to have more personality, and be a place that I enjoyed being in, as the laundry room is a room that we all use every day.

After determining that we wanted to add the galvanized tin for wainscot, we secured it to the wall and added a baseboard.

Then, we added the top section of the old headboard. The headboard wasn't long enough to top off the tin, so we then added a few sections of 1"X 8" pine boards to add length to the headboard section.

Then, we added 1" X 4" pine "battens" . Now the 'seams' of the tin were covered.

Then, I painted all the wood to finish it off. 

I'm still deciding if I want to give the wood a bit more distressing, and add some dark wax to it. 

I put the old window back. Added the old washboards, the Warren Kimball print, the large red metal box filled with greenery.

 The old copper mailbox is for dryer lint.
A cute "Pioneer Woman" tea towel on the dryer with a glass container for detergent.

 An old pine shelf up cycled with barn red paint, and dark wax holds a prim light, old canning jar filled with clothespins, an antique iron and a small faux geranium.

Above the window, a shelf was installed as a cornice, and a cute hand painted sign sits on top.

I sewed a simple curtain with Waverly fabric.

The sunny up cycle and re~do of the laundry room turned out exactly as I hoped it would.

Almost everything we used was up~cycled, or thrifted, with the exception of paint, and fabric and the new rag rug in colors of black and mustard. 

Nothing more satisfying than having a room turn out beautifully and all on a shoestring budget!

~Attitude of gratitude:

~Feeling thankful for cozy evenings in front of the fire. 

~Grateful for all the sweet potatoes I was able to harvest.

~Grateful for a good nights sleep.... especially considering how rare that is for me.

~Feeling thankful for a clean house, and decorated for Fall/Halloween. It feels cheery and festive.. ready for the holidays.