B&A: From Garage Storage to Gorgeous Laundry Room
BEFORE & AFTER
Carmona of Home Made By Carmona created this gorgeous (and functional!) laundry room during the fall ‘18 One Room Challenge®.
Originally, the bright yellow space in the before photos wasn’t actually connected to the inside of the house. Rather, it was a storage area at the back of her garage— a less than ideal space for laundry.
Luckily, the wall behind the washer and dryer in the before photos happened to also be a wall in the dining room. One hole in the wall later, the storage room was accessible from the inside of the house.
She had a contractor build up the floor to be level with the house, and add a doorway through to the dining room. She also had a divider wall added about two-thirds of the way in to keep some of the garage storage space.
But Carmona didn’t stop at being a floorplan mastermind— she also decorated her new indoor laundry room beautifully. It flows perfectly with the rest of her house while still feeling special and full of flair.
The finished product is a stunning indoor laundry room that’s temperature controlled, stays clean, and doesn’t require a trek through the garage!
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