Spanish Sanctuary Laundry Room Reveal
Revealing our butter yellow, cottage-inspired tiny laundry room transformation. Color drenched in Sherwin Williams Blonde.
We did it! In just a few weeks, we took a cramped, dark laundry room from this…
to this:
All for under our $5k budget with room to spare.
The goal for this space was to breathe new life into these walls with a warm, buttery yellow palette and charming cottage-inspired details. Inexpensive millwork was the foundation—floor to ceiling beadboard panels, 1×6″ trim, rope accent molding, and an easy DIY pegboard shelf.
Lucas built a custom enclosure for the washer and dryer, topped with pre-stained butcher block. This is truly such a unfussy and affordable way to make your appliances built-in, and hands down the best ROI upgrade. It is the first thing I would recommend to anyone looking to upgrade their laundry room.
And if you are in the market for a new washer/dryer, this set should be at the top of your list. We have had it in our Hacienda rental for 2.5 years and it has handled constant turnovers + multiple loads of bedding every week without a single issue, which our property manager says is very rare. It was an easy choice for us to buy again for this rental when it went on sale!
I genuinely wanted to incorporate a fun diamond-pattern cutout somewhere in the room, and the enclosure side panels were the best location. We were not sure if it could be done successfully without a CNC machine, but Lucas put his dremel skills to the test and it turned out as well as I could have hoped for.
To keep this project under budget, we opted for wall-mounted drying racks instead of upper cabinets. We found that the cabinets are not genuinely utilized in rentals, plus there is already a closet in the room and a large countertop surface.
To break up the color drenched yellow, I introduced a bit of color and pattern with the white sconce and blue/white wallpaper on the back of the drying racks. I also could not help myself and added a small wood dowel cap to the bottom of the sconce—It helps to keep the charm this small detail adds!
Dark wood tones, woven materials and hints of gold help create a collected, layered look and reinforce the cottage feel.
You will notice the same wood ceiling beams, stained pine doors and oak floors we have used in every room throughout the house.
I could not be happier with the paint color Sherwin Williams Blonde. It ranges from a soft buttery yellow to a darker golden shade depending on the lighting. 10/10 would recommend if you want to try yellow but do not want it to feel too saturated.
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All of the materials were purchased at Lowe's—you can find them on my storefront, or tap below to shop:
After two years of slow renovation progress on this home, it feels so nice to have a quick win with this laundry room. And perhaps most exciting, the entire second floor is officially done and we can finally focus 100% on the downstairs. Right now, it is full steam ahead on the kitchen because the cabinets have arrived!!
We have also started furnishing the backyard! I shared it over on my Instagram last week ICYMI…
Many more updates to share over the next few weeks, so make sure you are following me on Instagram for the latest,
