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Room Renovation: Laundry Room Week 2
It’s week 2 of our laundry room renovation & we are making progress yall! Heres week 1 in case ya missed it! We chose the laundry room as our room to renovate for our first ORC because it’s smaller & the perfect room to get our toes wet. We thought this room would be a bit easier because it’s smaller but let me just tell yall that is actually whats making this project a bit of a hassle. It’s very hard to fit two adults plus our trio of pups (because they refuse to be left out) into such a small space, but we are making it work! This week we took on ship-lapping the back wall & painting the room!
If yall have followed this little blog for any time at all you know I love doing things the lazy girl way as much as possible! So here’s how we accomplished our shiplap wall the easy & budget-savvy way!
Supplies:
- 11/32 Plywood Sheets (We used the medium grade one)
- Sander
- Paint (We went with Slate Tile by Sherwin Williams)
- Liquid Nails
- Caulk
- Wood Filler
- Nail Gun
- Miter Saw
- Stud Finder
Process:
- So we decided the best way to keep this project budget friendly was to use medium grade plywood. Our sheets were $20 a piece & we got 2 so I have some extra wood for other projects (score!) We had the awesome guys at Lowes cut our sheets into 6in wide pieces which saved us a bunch of time!
- Once we got our sheets home, Justin sanded the edges while I painted the wall our Slate Tile paint color! I recommend painting the wall first, this way you don’t have a different color sneaking through the spacing between boards.
- Next, we used the stud finder to find & mark our studs on the wall.
- Then, we added wood glue to the back of one piece & starting from the top we nailed up our first piece. Use a level to find the exact place for the board, do not trust the ceiling to be level, its a liar!
- In between each board, we placed dimes to act as spacers & just kept working our way down the wall! It was going super smooth until we reached the outlets… Then, it got a bit tricky but not too bad, we just pieced it together the best we could & didn’t panic too much because caulk always takes care of us! Plus, Justin is like expert level piecer together & always makes it look great (no wonder he is always the employee of the month!)
- Once all our pieces were up I got to filling in our nail holes & caulking the edges. Once the wood filler is dry sand it down & you are ready to paint!
- Some tutorials will say to paint the edges of each piece first but I got too excited to just start the project so I didn’t do that & it worked out fine because it was easy to get in between the boards with a brush. The shiplap got two coats of Slate Tile & I am in love with the finished product!
We went with Duck White by Sherwin Williams for the other 3 walls to keep the small room light & airy. I love the way the colors compliment each other. What do yall think of the colors we chose?
So that’s a wrap on week 2! I am thrilled with the progress although I can’t wait to get the shelves up next week because laundry stuff is taking over our kitchen table! Heres a look at what’s left on our To Do list:
Shiplap Back WallPaint Laundry Room- Add Open Shelving
- Sliding Barn Doors
- Make a Folding Table
- Create Drying Rack
- New Light Fixture
- Make Laundry Room Sign
Don’t forget to take a look at all the other amazing rooms being renovated for the Fall’s One Room Challenge.
OMG! I love it so far!!!! Can’t wait for the finished product!
Thanks Kelly!
Wish I had a real laundry room. Mine is in the hallway behind some curtains with shelving on top to hold items. Yours looks great.
Thanks Candy, this is our first real laundry room, we used to have just a laundry closet!
I LOVE the dark planked wall. I always see white, but this looks so cool! May be stealing your idea for my guest bedroom.
That’s great Kayla! Let me know how it turns out!
I’m so excited to see you guys making progress! I loved your week 1 post and am taking some major inspiration from your design ideas. And I love the color you chose to paint the shiplap!
Thanks Jill! I am so excited to finally be getting this room done!
Looking good! The laundry room is also on my to do list of renovations. I can’t wait to see the finished room!
Thanks Gina! We are super excited!
I love the painted shiplap behind the appliances. It really stands out again the white walls. I am excited to see the final reveal.
Thanks Colleen! I am really happy with the color!
Ooh! The wall turned out so cute! I can’t wait to see the shelving go in. Nice job!
Thanks Andy!
LOVE the shiplap back wall! We are about to do something similar but in white in our living room!
How fun Nicole! I love shiplap!
I absolutely love the shiplap accent wall! The color you chose is perfect too!
Thanks Devon!
i like how you did this! Saving for our next house project
Thanks Jasmine!