Monday, August 16, 2010 Mudroom Makeover!
Finally! The day has come where we can say "Hey! We finished a room!". It's the smallest room in our house, besides one of the guest bathrooms, but we are proud none-the-less. Here is a breakdown of what we did, how we did it, and what it cost.
We feel like weekend warriors!
The floors were this red-brick style tile. We, no likey. Being we can't go modern with our home, we felt this would be the only place we could use the super-high-gloss white floors, and get away with it. The room is an obvious addition to the house. We suspect in the 70's, it was added on. After the floors I had an idea about custom curtain rods, and Joey totally nailed it. We did a 360 degree custom piece using plumbing pipes and hooks found in the garden section. This gave us a seamless look, which is what we were going for. A little spray paint and measuring did the trick! After that we went shopping for furniture, and found some chairs at Ikea we loved and paired them with a table we got as a hand-me-down from Joey's Aunt. We added some plants and an Ikea piece Joey refinished.
Products and Costs:
Floors: IKEA $30 a box ($120 total)
Chairs and cushions: IKEA $99 each ($198 total)
Lanterns: Home Goods $15 each ($45 total)
Small Table: IKEA $60
Curtains: Target $8 each ($64 total)
Small black ottoman: Home Goods $18
"Curtain Rods": Home Depot $63
Plant and Planters: Home Depot and hand-me-downs from Joey's Aunt
Big Table: Hand-me-down from Joey's Aunt
Total: $568
Future edits:
Replace sliding door with white French doors
Moose Head from Z Galleries
New handles for current French doors
Repaint red door white
Repaint heater covers glossy white
So now our mudroom is a mudroom/breakfast nook! We are so pleased with the results! What will become of the existing breakfast nook? You'll just have to wait and see!
Reader Comments (7)
Congrats on finishing your first room! Thrifty = Classy. You two are clever! :) Love the furniture you chose too. I'm left inspired!
The room looks excellent! i love the furniture as well ! Congrats on finishing your first room & all in one weekend! Impressive! Cant wait to see more updates!
Beautiful job! Love the accents and fresh vibe! We made a curtain rod from pipe for our outdoor barn patio too but it's much more raw than yours. Love it!
You guys are awesome. You have such energy and enthusiasm in making your house a home. The mud room looks fabulous. A white floor in a mud room is an interesting choice, I have 3 boys so that white floor wouldn't be white for long :) but for the 2 of you it is perfect!
@elaina thanks so much for the sweet comment! the "mudroom" is more of a breakfast nook for us and we have a "non-pups-allowed" policy" to keep those floors white! we got them at ikea and they are super sturdy and easy to clean. a friend of ours used them for her sons playroom and loves it too!
Love those "curtain rods" that you came up with- so smart! Thanks for sharing the link!
xo,
s (& j)
@Sherry thanks for poppin' by! glad you loved the rods, we are thinking of doing it again in the garden room - it worked out perfectly!