Today’s the big day! The reveal of our new potting area in the laundry room.
This was my first time participating in the $100 Room Challenge and it was actually a lot of fun. Its a great way to force yourself to shop your house and use what you have instead of buying more “stuff.”
All in I spent about $96. Not bad right?
As a reminder… I’m a “learn as you go” photographer. This room is long and narrow with no natural light. (Just that lovely overhead fluorescent like you see in the photo below.)
No amount of climbing around on top of the counter or the dryer helped me get better angles!
That disclaimer out of the way, this is what the room looked like when we bought the house last summer…
Come on in and see the AFTER…
No more jungle book vines! That alone makes me do a mini happy dance whenever I head through here…
Organizing and Prettying Up the Potting Room
Now all of my supplies are neatly organized in one location…
I can drop the grocery store flower bundles in water on my way in the back door, and let them soak up water while I put the groceries away.
My favorite floral design books and vases are easy to reach for a vertically-challenged gal, along with ALL those magazine clippings with floral arrangements I want to try out.
And I can stash my extra dirt for planting and re-planting my house plants right in the corner…
No fumbling around in the garage when it’s 10 degrees outside looking for potting soil.
I found the galvanized bucket at HomeGoods and used a little chalk paint to add my own “label.”
The wire rack was a late-breaking addition. I found it at Michael’s and used a coupon. Yep… only $7.50! I like it a lot better than the other one I was planning to use.
I’ll be honest about this cute new skirt for the sink…
I had planned to use iron-on tape and…yes, even staples… to make this. But my little momma saved me. #MyMomIsTheBest
It’s hanging on a little tension rod I picked up at the dollar store. (Be sure to zoom in on the pattern…it’s so darn cute!)
Isn’t amazing how much difference a coat of paint can make?
The walls, the trim on the cabinets, and the doors got a facelift.
They all look so young again don’t they? #BotoxForWalls
I found this bicycle doormat for $12 at Michael’s (regular price) and then used one of my 40%off coupons…(I’m a huge bicycle fan which is obvious if you’ve looked at any of the garden pics on my blog!)
And my antique watering can found a new home….
And that’s a wrap on my first ever $100 Room Challenge, my friends.
Here’s the final breakdown on what I spent…
- $19 – striped rug
- $16 – cabinet
- $7.50 – wire shelf
- $4 – plant food bottle and label
- $7 – laundry soap dispenser
- $2 – tension rod
- $19 – potting sink fabric (2 yards at $9.50)
- $7.50 – doormat
- $14 – Dirt bucket
Grand total: $96
Future Plans for the Potting Room
Once we have the rest of the renovations done in the house, I’ll start the hunt for flooring in here. The stuff that is in there now is cheapo linoleum (I’m guessing) that is probably original to the house.
I do have a few little things I might yet add to this room:
- Vines or twig branches of some kind (and maybe some of my unused Christmas lights?) for top of cabinets?
- Cute edging for the inside shelves of the cabinet? I helped my little momma add some lacy edging to her pantry shelves a few years ago and I think it would be fun in here.
That’s it my friends! Thanks for following me during this challenge…
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Until next time,
Shelley
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I’m so jealous of your potting room! I am hoping to create a potting area outside this summer. Such a great space!
I’m thinking of doing an outdoor version this summer too. It’s so nice to have everything organized and easy to find!
What a happy little space! I love the gardening theme.
Thank you!
I so love this room. I’m a big gardener and during the winter I’m still working on houseplants or flowers from the store. Having a space like this would make all the difference. Thank you for the inspiration. I have a laundry that is large and it right off the garage next to the kitchen. Maybe I can work something similar out.
I’m excited to have it to putter around in during the winter. I miss my garden during those cold months!
I love that this space double as a potting room. Such a cute idea! I typically kill everything I plant, but since we are moving to a 5 1/2 acre lot, I’m thinking I better figure out this gardening thing pretty quickly 🙂 I am SO happy you decided to join the challenge this month. Enjoy your new space!
Wow, Erin! That is a lot of garden space. Thanks again for including me in the challenge.
This is so beautiful and creative! I love how this room turned out! I bet you aren’t missing those jungle vines one bit!
Haha. I’m definitely not missing those vines…
This turned out so cute! You’re going to have so much fun in here now!!
Thanks Emmy!
This is so cute! I love that you were able to transform it into a space that will be so useful for you, plus is just so adorable. Great job!
Thanks! It was a lot of fun!
This room turned out so pretty! I love the little potting area, and all the fun patterns and colors. And I love the black door. What a useful and beautiful space!
Thank you! It is a fun space that I’m already using a lot!
Shelley – your potting room is so darn cute. I really need a room like this!
Thank you! And thanks for stopping by…
This space turned out so cute. And even better it’s going to work so well for you! Great work!
Thank you! Happy to have you stop by for a visit.
This turned out so good! I’m so envious of such a fun space to use for potting and I especially love that bicycle mat and old watering can! You did a great job!
Thank you! And thanks for taking time to comment.
Your laundry room looks so cute!! All of these laundry room makeovers have me wanting to tackle my own. Maybe for the next round. You have all inspired me!
I agree! There were some fun makeovers this time around…
What a fun space you created! And how clever to carve out an area in your laundry room-I would never have thought of that! It looks so cute! Hope you join in on the next challenge!
Thanks Morgan!
I was so looking forward to this reveal and you did not disappoint! I love how personalized this space is and how functional this room will now be for you. Beautiful job – I hope you enjoy it!
Thanks, Kim! I really do love it. Glad you could stop by…
The potty room has turned into a spacious room. I think outdoor potty room version could even turn bigger. Nice share!