And after the latest walk-through this past weekend, I was reminded again of what an honor it has been to be apart of this journey.
This is how things were looking the last time I showed it to you:
Here is how it is looking now. Isn’t the stone work beautiful?
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There was going to be a desk area but it would be tiny.
Teeny tiny to be exact.
And that would be the only designated office space in the entire house. That wasn’t gonna cut it!
I explained to them how I had been seeing a lot of people carving out office space in their laundry or mud rooms. And I grabbed my iphone and pulled up some pictures to prove it to them!
Like this one: I love how the desk is set back into a little nook.
Maybe it would help you to not notice the laundry piled up on the floor!
This next photo shows that the design doesn’t have to be elaborate. Simply by leaving an open space underneath the counter top, room was made for a functional desk area.
I love the little cubbies above the desk in this next photo and utilizing the corner helped maximize the space!
Add in a fridge and you wouldn’t ever have to leave this next space.
Well, that is until your family realized that they were out of socks and underwear and came looking for you!
I love that the washer and dryer in this next room are hidden behind the curtains.
And using a free-standing desk shows that you don’t have to do custom built-ins to make your office/laundry room functional and pretty!
Our friend Kristin from My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia carved out this wonderful desk space for her boys in their mudroom. You truly should go over and see the rest of this awesome makeover!
I love absolutely everything about this next one! Maybe it’s because the color of the cabinets remind me of my own laundry room cabinets. Or maybe it’s the floor? Or that open shelving? Or that it’s HUGE?
This space, created by Jolie of the lovely blog Shopping Candy, does triple duty as it serves as a laundry room, office and a craft room!
Well, there you have it!
10 different ways to incorporate an Office Space into your Laundry Room or Mud Room.
Would you ever consider doing this?
I can’t wait to show you how the Laundry Room Office turns out in my Picket Fence Project House along with the rest of the incredible transformation!
We also want to take a quick moment to announce the “second” winner of the Southern Blogger’s Conference Pass! Our first winner wasn’t able to attend so….CONGRATULATIONS to
REBECCA of YOU ARE TALKING TOO MUCH!!
We will be in touch to get you your pass…and there’s still time for YOU to get YOUR ticket! Click the link below for more information…hope to see you there!
Southern Bloggers Conference
Thanks so much for joining me today at the Fence,
I had no idea how cool it could be to turn your laundry room into a multipurpose room! All of these rooms are so beautiful that I would have trouble choosing just one. Congrats to Rebecca on winning the ticket!
Wow, I know what I want in my next house!!
I love this idea. I would totally do this if my laundry room was large enough – mine is so small!
This is amazing, no one ever thinks to put the office and the laundry room together!
newest follower of your blog, i love it!
Jan
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I love this idea, Vanessa! I wish I had room in my laundry/garage entry area for something like this. Some of the laundry rooms you’ve shown are so big it would be a shame not to utilize them for something else ~ along with laundry!
I DID do this — and I’d do it again if given the chance! When we incorporated the laundry area in our 1907 house into an enlarged master bath, we moved the laundry upstairs to a huge extra bedroom. On one end of the room, we stacked the washer/dryer and added an L-shaped counter with a large soaking sink for cleaning my vintage linens. The rest of the room has space for a computer armoire, Etsy shop shipping supplies, craft storage, sewing desk AND a small settee. It’s a tight fit, but I spend a lot of time in this space! If I ever started from scratch, I’d design a smaller room that had counters around every wall with shelves and cubbies above. It would be a multi-multi-function room in a very efficiently-designed space. …Perhaps something like you’re working on for your friends! Can’t wait to see what you do.
Oh my word, I love that first one best,but then they are all fabulous. I would take any one of them in a heartbeat. Stunning examples. Hugs, Marty
Unfortunately, my laundry is sent to our basement, very few laundry rooms seen in new houses circa 1979. But we do have four bedrooms and the posted room with the fabulous vertical bulletin board would be my ideal office to copy for one of my unused rooms.
we might end up in the future with an office/laundry room combo (and drum room too). Our washer/dryer is in the garage, and we are kicking around the idea of converting the garage into a livable space…down the road. A lot of people in Italy have their washer in the kitchen or main bathroom! (no dryer)
I loved the brick floors in that all in one number 😉 It’s almost all I could look at!
I you will work some magic on your project!!
Congrats to REBECCA!!! Could not happen to a sweeter girl 🙂
I love this idea Vanessa and love all that beautiful inspiration!!
I SERIOUSLY could use a HUGE laundry room. I always marvel at how small they come.. It is a space that is just about as important as the kitchen.. 🙂
Blessings
Angelina
I just love all the laundry/work rooms…my next house…will have one less bedroom and one HUGE laundry/craft/workroom…my dream…thanks for all the inspiration of those unbelievable rooms!!!
They are all beautiful rooms! I wish I have more space in my laundry room so I could incorporate an office!
What a great idea! You know I love making offices in small spaces or other rooms. Can’t wait to see the house, the sneak peek of the stone fireplace is amazing!
Genious idea, Vanessa … they are going to be thanking you left and right when it comes to fruition! I have a tiny “command central” in our mudroom … not a desk, but, at least it is a counter where I place our calendar … school items that needs to be addressed, etc. I look forward to seeing the house reveal … they’re luck to have your help!
Proof positive that any space can be made twice as beautiful and twice as functional as we think it can. So inspiring! Our laundry is rather small, but I still try to multi purpose it.
Thanks for the feature ladies!! I’m loving all this eye candy!!! Enjoy the day!
XO
Kristin
It would be great to have a laundry room big enough to also use it as an office. Our laundry room is only 7 ft by 7 ft with an angle cut out of it. It’s so small I don’t even fold clothes in it and have to bring the clean laundry into another room. Thanks for the eye candy; I would love to have any one of those!
What an honor, Vanessa, to have friends choose you to help them rebuild! I love the idea of using extra space in the laundry room for office work. Your source photos are gorgeous! And I love love love the stonework on the fireplace!
LOL I love this but my laundry is done in the basement.
However one can DREAM and that’s what this stuff is about …Just extraordinary..love it 🙂
These are really some cute ideas for carving out office space in an area you might not think to put it. Right now I’d just be happy with getting my laundry room organized!
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I like this idea!
Daisy~