My laundry needs something! I love the size and space I have in there, but I think it needs a big shelf. When I built the house I had intended to put overhead cupboards in, but I ditched it last minute (money!). Since then I’ve happy been without anything overhead and I have decided I don’t need the additional cupboards. It would be too overwhelming and cumbersome (well maybe they would be ok, but $1,800-$2,000 for cupboards I won’t use is a little out of my range). There is enough storage in there already (I have a walk-in storage room off to the left). BUT, the wall above the bench is large and very boring. So I was thinking of putting up a simple white shelf. I could display a pretty print, a couple of jars and some towels. It’s long though – over 3m in bench.
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Here is what it looks like now. So off to the left of the external door I have that walk-in storage room. The solid door in the front on the right goes to the garage. Where I am standing is in to the kitchen area and on the right is a chalkboard wall. This room gets a lot of traffic through it! I am not in to hanging stuff, so bags/hats etc all get stored in the storage room. I like to keep my laundry free of clutter (except for the usual pile of folded washing I have on this bench!).
Here are some photos I found via Pinterest to inspire me…
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Then I thought maybe a lovely shelf with leather straps could work? This way, if I do decide the shelf isn’t working (and want overheard cupboards down the track), I can easily remove it.
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Then I need to decide would I put the shelf all the way to the ends – or just float it in the middle? Or even have 2 shelves? We could re-tile that area too if needed. Decisions!
Anyway, food for thought! Which option do you think I should go with? ♥ KC.
