Wallpaper!!!

Brunschwig & Fils Ironing Bored

So, my wallpaper hanger was scheduled September 1st and broke his leg. There are literally no experienced wallpaper hangers in this area. I called a couple of others countless times and they won't even return phone calls. My guy is finally rescheduled for today, but I am keeping my fingers crossed. This is literally my last project here and the house is DONE. I will keep you posted. The wallpaper above is for the laundry room and the one below for the powder room. 

AND....he just canceled. You can't make this stuff up - 10 minutes before he was supposed to be here.

Clarence House Chinoiserie Baroque

 

Laundry Rooms Past and Present

I have had several requests for photos of my old laundry room that I did for the One Room Challenge. I do miss this room. It was huge as you can see, and a pleasure to do laundry, ironing, crafts, and flower arranging. The wonderful wallpaper is the discontinued Brunschwig & Fils "Ironing Bored."

Although my new laundry room will be much smaller (this one was 250 square feet), it will be darling.

I have the wallpaper to use.

I got this beachy rattan pendant at Lowe's.

I am looking today for a new laundry sink in stainless steel - the current one is plastic. The laundry room has built in white cabinets, but the knobs are sad and I need some really fun ones - so I just ordered these on Etsy.

Hope you enjoyed this post. The house is really coming together beautifully. The painters should be out tomorrow.

Progress Report

Draza Stamenich - DC Design House 2009

Yesterday could not have gone better.

1. The plumber arrived right on time and installed the new hot water heater in the garage. He commented that it is the nicest garage he has ever seen. I will have to post pictures but it is really nice. It was just painted by the seller in crisp white with a gray floor, built in white cabinets, and white plantation shutters on the window. It is absolutely pristine. My car will be very happy in there.

2. My painters arrived and we had a great time playing with the Samplize paint color samples. They were unaware of Samplize and very impressed. I will take photos today and reveal the winners.

3. Two trips with the car loaded with breakables. My garage looks like a blue and white Chinese porcelain store. Or the home of a ginger jar hoarder.

4. I realized today I need a lighting fixture for the laundry room. As you might recall, I have enough of the Brunschwig& Fils "Ironing Bored" left over from my previous laundry room to have it wallpapered. Yeah!!!!!!

Above is the inspiration board for my Alexandria, Virginia laundry room which was massive. It was about 225 square feet. Mine here is small, but I will make it really pretty.

Brunschwig & Fils Ironing Bored wallpaper

The photo up top is from the DC Design House back in 2009. Excuse the grainy photo. It was the smallest room in the house and my favorite. I had never before seen a laundry room with such attention to detail - Gracie wallpaper, a Neirmann Weeks chandelier, garden antiques, aviary wire on the cabinets, a travertine counter. This will serve as inspiration for my laundry room.

I especially like the lantern lighting fixture. I'm thinking this would be nice. Navy and pewter. An open cage design.

Leighton Cage Pendant

Well, I am off for the first run of breakables over to the house and to see what the painters are up to. Have a great day everyone. I will post tomorrow on the Dyson vacuum and the lobster rope door mat. And I need some sleep. All this adrenaline has me going 24/7.

News to Share

Venice, Florida

Big news. I am house hunting. Again. I have decided on Venice, Florida, about 30 minutes south. Although I love the house here, a great house is not enough. A house in not a home. I will leave it at that. The good news is that I will have a new house and will share the house hunting, renovating, decorating, and all of it here. I am really looking forward to this next chapter. If any of you know Venice and have ideas for me, let me know, please. Trying to narrow down neighborhoods. This weekend the puppies and I will take a long drive and explore more by car - so far I have just been looking online. I have a wonderful agent down here who I worked with on this house, so that's good.

Venice is chic, low key, historic, great restaurants and beaches, really nice vibe. I'm very excited to go "full on" Palm Beach/Chinoiserie/Florida/Tropical in my new house. My daughter wants a Tiki Bar in the lanai. I have extra rolls of wallpaper from my laundry room and dining room in Virginia that I hope to use, especially the Brunschwig & Fils laundry room paper "Ironing Bored" that was a Palm Beach favorite before it was discontinued.

Venice Fishing Pier

Downtown Venice

Grand Palm - one community I am considering

The Blue and White Laundry Room

Dina Bandman - San Francisco Decorator Showcase

Such a wonderful room - this laundry room has de Gournay wallpaper (in a decorator show house where it is being donated). Love the dog wash station. My two puppies are so tiny that it is more convenient for me to use the laundry sink. BTW, there is nothing keeping me more grounded right now that my two puppy angels Harper and Margot. They are so happy, hanging out with me 24/7 and just enjoying life.

You might have seen this shot above before, but here are more photos to really see all the detailing in this fabulous room with custom cabinetry, navy subway tiles, and so much more.

I think this has motivated me to do some more styling in my own laundry room today.

My pups practicing social distancing.

The Blue and White Laundry Room

Jonathan Rachman

A lovely blue and white Chinoiserie laundry room by Jonathan Rachman. The tiles are amazing as well as wonderful Chinoiserie wallpaper and styling. I miss my old laundry room, but I still have lots of the Brunschwig & Fils "Ironing Bored" wallpaper left and may wallpaper my current laundry room.

Brunschwig & Fils "Ironing Bored"

The Blue and White Chinoiserie Laundry Room

Dina Bandman

A beautiful blue and white Chinoiserie laundry room - I could use this dog bath for my three pups.

Chinoiserie Trends 2017 - The Laundry Room

Kevin Walsh

The laundry room will continue to be a hot trend in 2017, with more and more homebuyers putting a great laundry room on their must have list. Laundry rooms, far from being purely utilitarian, are getting more and more decorated, with beautiful wallpaper, lighting, and furnishings.

Chinoiserie, especially blue and white, is a perfect choice, giving a laundry room a fresh and clean vibe. Blue and white wallpaper is a natural choice, as are blue and white accessories.

Kevin Walsh

My Laundry Room Inspiration Board

My Laundry Room