We're redoing our laundry room, here's the before and after as of now. The picture on the left was taken in February and is representative of how this space has looked since we built the house, almost twenty one years ago. Mr. Goodneedle had always wanted to build the cabinets for the house. All that time ago we were eager to get it done move in and, after designing and building most of our home ourselves (sub-contracting some jobs like shingling and brick work) we contracted to have the cabinets made and installed. And so, here we are today, that burning desire of my husband's to build cabinets has not waned. Last year he said he'd like to re-do the kitchen. He proposed building the cabinets in a lighter wood, we agreed that maple might be a nice change, lighter and brighter (our kitchen cabinets are currently dark cherry). Somehow, the more we talked about it, we decided that a good place to start might be the laundry room, an area to sort of "audition" what we had in mind. I'm well pleased with the appearance (and tickled to pieces to have upper cabinets in there now!), isn't it pretty? Not only did he make the cabinets but added crown moulding at the ceiling and replaced the old fluorescent overhead light fixture too! It's becoming a dream space, I simply can't wait to have this room completed! Mr. G has most of the lower cabinets ready for finishing. The existing oak lower cabinets will be removed and the counter top will be replaced with a lighter colored surface as well. 
The new uppers now hold laundry supplies, good usable rags, lightbulbs, baskets, planters and vases; all those things that I had shoved behind doors and on shelves where they didn't belong. Having this much organized and arranged has brightened my entire outlook on doing laundry, it doesn't get better than that!
You can see from my vantage point here in the kitchen,
looking back toward the laundry room, what big, big changes are afoot!
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Stay tuned, it's all good.
Life is Good!
7 comments:
Wonderful to have such a talented husband. And unlike the children of the shoemaker that go barefooted, you are blessed to benefit from that talent. I understand going lighter, but love that beautiful cherry kitchen!
Dotti inCT🍓
Wow! Isn't it great to have a husband that likes woodworking! Mine is currently making MORE Adirondack chairs. Your new space is terrific.
Just beautiful 😍
It looks so light and beautiful .I am sure having the space to put things away is great. Can't wait to see the kitchen when he does that! HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY, mARIE
The cabinets are gorgeous! Well done Mr. Goodneedle.
Simply gorgeous.... Oh I do love handy men...lol!
That laundry room is going to be a showplace when it is finished. And more storage is ALWAYS a good thing.
Your cherry kitchen cabinets are beautiful, but when that space is lightened up with that pretty maple, it will seem like a new house! Your husband's woodworking skills have always impressed me.
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