Laundry Re-Vamp

Hey Everyone!

If you haven't noticed already I added a new page to the blog up at the top "Home Tour".

While it is currently under construction, I will be posting pictures && adding links up to my posts about our DIY Renovations// Rooms to that area!

For one of the first posts I thought I would link up our Laundry Room//Closet that I recently fixed up.

It cost me seriously nothing. Less than $80.

Ever since I got a Pinterest last year, {seriously addicting! add me here if you aren't already following me!}

I've been dreaming of redoing this little closet.

It sits right off of the kitchen & is in the hall way by our bathroom downstairs.

It was such an eye sore if the doors were open & I just hated looking at it so I felt it was time to make it less hideous & more functional and pretty.

Before:

It was just boring, an eye sore, & that wire shelf was slowly coming out of the wall.

I would just shut the door & forget about it.

After:

In my opinion, I think its 120% better.

It just looks so crisp & clean to me.

Perfect for a little laundry closet.

Instead of trying to fix that wire shelf I just took it out & replaced it with a piece of pine wood that I stained & sealed. I screwed some brackets to it that I bought & spray painted in Oil Rubbed Bronze by Rustoleum.

Which all together cost me about $20, most expensive part were the brackets, I already had the stain & sealer on hand.

When using the shelf I wanted to put a few things that were functional but also decorative since this part is visible throughout the whole downstairs I didn't want it to be such an eye sore when the doors were open.

Up on the top shelves I bought these two wire bins from Marshalls to store Laundry Goodies.

Extra dryer sheets, spot cleaner, woolite, ect.

Along with that we store our extra toilet paper & bleach up there as well.

I added a trash can so that I could throw the lint from the dryer away right there,

along with the trash can I bought a dish to put all the change & things that I find in our pockets as I do laundry.

Remember the D.I.Y. Laundry Soap Recipe I shared awhile back?

Ever since I made it I have never gone back to store bought, I LOVE it!

If you haven't already check it out here & try it!

and of course the cutest tea light holder ever! I love burning a small "fresh linen" tea light in there, it makes it smell so good :)

& this little beauty I just had to put somewhere,

I had a big space left on the shelf so I thought this would be perfect for here.

My husband actually painted this for me, I had a picture of something similar to this as my background and we had a spare piece of canvas that he decided to surprise me with.

this is the view of the space from our dining room, this little part is right off of the kitchen and dining room and is right next to the guest bathroom.

Best part about it? I can just close it up once I'm all done using it if I don't feel like keeping it visible throughout the whole downstairs!

Not too shabby for a closet laundry room eh?

Sources:

Rug - Marshalls {bought this forever ago but they always get these kind of rugs}

Wire baskets - Marshalls $12.99 each

Wall color - White Dove by Valspar in Satin

Shelf; Wood, Brackets, Oil Rubbed Bronze Spray Paint, Dark Walnut Stain & Polycrilic Clear Coat - Lowes {I had everything on hand except the wood & brackets which were about 25ish dollars.}

Tea Light Holder - Micheal's Craft Store $3.99

White box for dryer lints - Marshalls {it is actually the package a candle came in haha!}

Antique Dish - Marhsalls $9.99

Trash Can - Ross $6.99

xoxo

Jordyn Luise

D.I.Y. Laundry Soap

As requested via Facebook!
I first found this lovely recipe over at LizMarieBlog,
And have since wanted to try it!

Last Wednesday I went by my local Wal-Mart to pick up stuff to make my own Laundry Detergent.

All the ingredients shown you can purchase for under 15 dollars!
Which doesn't sound like much of a deal now but it makes 2 gallons worth of soap,

the best part? You only need 2 table spoons.

This stuff is going to be a major money savor!

I don't know about you all but we go through A LOT of Laundry Soap in this household.

In large parts due to my husbands job,

I am not a fan of the smell of Jet Fuel haha!

This is what you will need:

All of these products can be found at Walmart.

Even that realllllllllly cute container ;)

Ingredients:

1. Oxi Clean {One large container, One small}
2. Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda
3. Borax
4. Three Fels-Naptha Laundry Soap Bars (You can use any kind of soap you want here}
5.  & Pure Baking Soda
6. This part is optional but if you would like a certain scent you can add fabric softener to get any desired smell :)

What you will need:

1. A cheese grader
2. A large bucket
3. A large bowl

This was actually really easy to make.

The hardest part was grading the bars of soap with a cheese grader.

That is when your handy dandy husband/significant other comes into play!

As you can see above, you just grate the soap like you would cheese and if it weren't for the smell of laundry you would actually think it is cheese haha!

Then grab your big bucket;

Take all the products I showed you above & dump them into the bucket.

Including your freshly graded laundry soap.

& then mix it all up!

YUP!

That is it!

I found this cute little container in the kitchen gadgets isle/canning isle at my Walmart.

& that little blue scooper is actually an Oxi Clean one which comes with the big container of the Oxi  Clean listed above.

I have used this for a few loads and it works just like any other laundry soap! Except you use way less.

Only 2 tablespoons! {or to the second line of the scooper}

I also wanted to let you guys know that this is perfect if you have sensitive skin, I do and it hasn't bothered me at all! I bought the Oxi Clean for sensitive skin {the green lid}

& this also works for HE washers.

I love how cute it looks though!

HA! I just called Laundry cute.

Here is a close up on what the mixture looks like.

If you have any questions feel free to comment or email me.

JordynPruitt@gmail.com

Try this and let me know what you think!! 

I am so excited I finally did it!

People have said before that this has lasted them up to a year!

Now you want to try it huh ;)

And Happy Fathers day! 

I hope you all have amazing plans with your dad.

I wish I was home to spend it with mine,

but that's military life for ya.

Have a great day and go do something fun!

xoxo

Jordynluise