Y’all, yesterday felt like Christmas Day to me! I used to be severely as anxious and excited as a child ready to unwrap items on Christmas morning. It was an extended day, however on the finish of the day, the washer and dryer have been in place, connected, and I had these puppies operating continuous till I went to mattress. 😀
My buddies have been schedule to come back over between 5:00 and 5:30pm, so within the meantime, my mother and I needed to get a bunch of stuff moved out of the best way to make a transparent path between the sunroom and the closet in order that the washer and dryer could possibly be simply moved by means of with out all the obstacles that had been piled up over these final couple of months from all of my initiatives on this closet. I additionally needed to end trimming out and portray the within of the washer and dryer cupboards.
I had already painted them, for probably the most half, however I nonetheless wished to put in baseboards. I do know they received’t present in any respect, however for my very own peace of thoughts, I wanted baseboards in place. So I bought these put in after which painted them the identical darkish blue as the within of the cupboard.
I didn’t even assume to get an image of them as soon as they have been all painted. I used to be too centered on ensuring every part was prepared earlier than they bought right here as a result of I didn’t need them to have to attend round for me whereas I rushed round ending stuff and shifting stuff. However I additionally needed to get the outlet covers, the quilt for the dryer vent, and the covers for the hookup areas again on. After which we needed to clear up a number of the stuff within the closet, sweep and vacuum the flooring, and get the island moved over to the facet to clear the trail.
I do know a number of of you have got been involved about there not being sufficient room for the washer and dryer to get by means of, however there was loads of room. With the island moved over, there’s about six toes of house there.
I put my store vac there and had Cooper lie down so y’all may get an concept of the house. Cooper is a fairly large canine. He weighs about 100 kilos. So you may see that there’s loads of room there if I ever have to get the washer and dryer out or have them labored on.
And regardless that I had checked the scale of the washer and dryer a couple of hundred occasions on the web site, measured the scale myself on my precise washer and dryer, and checked the scale of the cupboards I constructed, I’ve to confess that I used to be sweating bullets once they have been bringing these home equipment in. The nearer they wheeled the washer and dryer to the cupboards, the much less confidence I had that I had gotten the measurements proper. 😀
However they match completely! There’s about an inch of house to spare, which is what I had deliberate. These home equipment require zero clearances on the edges and prime, which is one other factor I checked a couple of hundred occasions simply to verify. And I had left the highest trim off of the cupboards till after they have been put in simply to verify they’d match.
I don’t assume I’ve ever been so excited a couple of plan coming collectively in my life. 😀 Simply an FYI, that gentle space on the washer is simply sticky stuff from a label that was there. I have to get some Goo Gone or one thing like that to get that residue off of there.
So right here’s a take a look at the ultimate configuration with the washer and dryer in place.
And I used to be additionally anxious to see if my measurements with the doorways had come out proper. I wished them to open all the best way with only a tiny little bit of house to spare between them and the window sill, and regardless that I had measured that additionally a couple of hundred occasions, I used to be so relieved to see that it labored out simply as I had deliberate.
I did set up the highest trim virtually instantly after my buddies left, and I had hoped to get the counter tops in place as effectively, however I used to be a bit sidetracked with…effectively…laundry. 😀
I will probably be doing laundry all weekend to get caught up. I haven’t had a working dryer because the center of December, in order you may think about, I’ve piles of not solely garments, however sheets, blankets, towels, and different issues which might be type of tough to search out house to air dry while you don’t have an out of doors clothesline.
However oh my gosh, I used to be so excited that I walked into the closet about fifty occasions all through the night simply to take a look at the washer and dryer, lastly of their correct place. And simply look how nice the blue seems to be with the wallpaper! That is precisely why I selected this particular wallpaper. I wished the blue washer and dryer to type of mix into the darkish blue background of the wallpaper.
I additionally bought the island moved again into place as a result of I wished to see how the ultimate association regarded from the doorway of the closet.
They actually do type of mix in with the wallpaper, which is precisely what I had hoped. I didn’t need the washer and dryer being the issues within the room that demanded consideration.
And I used to be additionally very happy with the quantity of room there’s on this laundry space. I feel pictures make it look smaller than it truly is. Once you’re within the room, there’s a number of house again right here! And it’s going to be so handy to have that huge island proper there so I can take laundry out of the dryer and put it immediately onto the island to fold and put away.
I used to be telling my mother that some individuals had commented that it is perhaps inconvenient having the washer and dryer on this configuration quite than side-by-side due to the gap between them. She stated, “Oh, no! This will probably be nice!” After which she proceeded to display how I can get some lunge workout routines in whereas taking laundry out of the washer and placing it into the dryer. 😀 I ought to have videoed that. Y’all would have gotten a kick out of it. However they’re actually not far aside in any respect. In truth, I don’t should take any extra steps between them on this configuration than I did once they have been side-by-side. So it’s really a really handy association.
And right here’s a reminder what my outdated “laundry room” regarded like. It was a nook of the “sunroom” — the room that I hope to tear down within the very close to future…
So this really feel like an enormous improve. I’ve been ready so lengthy for this!!!
Anyway, that is the place I’ll be spending my weekend! I’ll be engaged on the island and washer/dryer counter tops, and getting caught up on laundry. I don’t assume I’ve ever been so enthusiastic about doing laundry in my whole life. 😀 And an enormous shoutout to my buddies and their two teenage boys for doing this for me! I’m so blessed past measure to have buddies who’re all the time prepared to assist once I want it.
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Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
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