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Quick Resource for Easing the Painting Process

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There’s progress in the laundry room! The walls have been painted!

It’s always helpful to take a little refresher course before starting a project and of course our DIY blog friend, Lindsay from Makely Home, does a great job with the Glidden “Show Me How” videos (she’s such a natural). 

Since I do a lot of painting, I always have paint supplies on hand but when I ventured down to the basement this time, I noticed that my angled brush had seen better days. And I have to tell you, when I’m ready to paint…I want to do it right then. No shower, no make up and no desire to run to the store. So these tips for cutting in and getting clean lines were super helpful! 

Then I followed up by rolling the “w”…

It doesn’t matter that I’ve painted dozens of rooms. Taking 1 minute to review those two videos ensured my DIY process went off without a hitch. See all of the Glidden Show Me How videos here. 

Embarrassing half of the laundry room before…I couldn’t take that chaotic mess or naked flooring any more!laundry room before

In progress (patched walls)…laundry room progress

Now…I chose a white base since this room is in the middle of the house with no window and no natural light. laundry room walls

Nothing too exciting to show but it sure feels exciting! My walls look beautiful. So fresh and clean and one step closer to being done. And yes…there’s a fun bold painted wall design coming up then onto the baseboards. I’ll share the floor this week too. Stay tuned!

Because there’s so much “life” going on outside of DIY Show Off, the laundry room progress has been slow but hoping to get things going a little faster to get ‘er done! 

This post is sponsored by Glidden. As always, thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

Samsung Best Dressed Laundry Room

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As I mentioned last week, I have the pleasure to participate as a guest judge in the Samsung Best Dressed Laundry Room Contest on the Samsung Home Pinterest board. The contest is now closed. 

As you know, we’re working on a laundry room makeover here at the DIY Show Off home. In fact, as I type this, my husband is screwing down the hardi-backer for tiling the floor! Progress! Judging the entries provided a lot of inspiration!

I judged each entry based on the following criteria:

  • Overall aesthetic of the pinned images
  • Creativity/originality of the pinned images
  • Representation of the home and contest theme (including décor, laundry room organization, etc.)

After tallying the scores of each entry, I decided this submission best represents the #SamsungSpinCycle design aesthetic: Ashley’s pinned laundry room from Domestic Imperfection had the highest points in all three categories. 

laundry room at Domestic Imperfection

(See more at Domestic Imperfection)

From the minute I saw her laundry room, I was drawn to the beautiful DIY, creativity and organization.

  • I love that her awesome folding station is made from leftover flooring.
  • I like that the pretty fabric curtain hides her appliances.  
  • By raising the cabinets and adding a wall shelf, she increased storage in this small space. 
  • The chicken wire on the cabinetry doors shows all of her easy to find organized supplies. 

So what does that mean for Ashley? My decision makes her a finalist in the Samsung Best Dressed Laundry Room Contest. The grand prize winner will ultimately be chosen by Samsung based on the guest judge’s decisions so I’m keeping my fingers crossed for Ashley!

Best Dressed Laundry Room Contest by Samsung

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Best Dressed Laundry Room Contest by Samsung:

Samsung Best Dressed Laundry Room

When we first moved into our home, we relocated the laundry room from the scary old basement to a walk in closet on the first floor. Unfortunately, that’s as far as we got. There’s  only a plywood subfloor, old mismatched appliances and in fact, the closet is open and walks through from the guest bedroom to the family room and there are no doors! I promise I have the worst dressed laundry room but that’s about to change. 

This is where I’ve been doing laundry the past few weeks…

laundromat

I’ve been looking at and drooling over Laundry Rooms. The recent death of our 18-year-old dryer has inspired a laundry room makeover here at DIY Show Off. Here are some favorites that I’ve featured in the past to jumpstart some inspiration: 

Hydrangea Home

laundry room at Hydrangea Home

First Home…Love Life

laundry room at First Home…Love Life

Take Heart

laundry room at Take Heart

So pretty! Well, when I was asked to participate as Samsung media partner and judge in the Samsung Best Dressed Laundry Room Contest, the timing was perfect! Even more inspiration! I need to see more – let’s see YOUR laundry room!

How to Enter:

Samsung Best Dressed Laundry Room

1. Follow Samsung Home on Pinterest.

2. Pin YOUR laundry room using the hashtag # SamsungSpinCycle

Samsung Best Dressed Laundry Room Pinterest board

GOOD LUCK!

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 years and older. Begins: 12:00 p.m. ET on 7/24/13. Ends: 11:59 p.m. ET on 8/25/13. (Hurry! Only a few days left to enter!) Void where prohibited. Sponsor: Samsung Electronics America. Administrator: Meredith Xcelerated Marketing, a division of Meredith Corporation.

More information and official rules. 

Judging Criteria: On or about August 28, 2013, a panel of qualified judges (ME included! Yay!) will judge all eligible Entries received based on the following criteria:  Overall aesthetic of the pinned images (33%), Creativity/originality of the pinned images (33%) and Representation of the home and contest theme (including décor, laundry room organization, etc.) (34%). The one (1) Entry with the highest total score will be deemed the potential Grand Prize winner. In the event of a tie, the Entry among the tied Entries having the highest score in the criterion of Representation of the home will be deemed the potential Grand Prize winner. Decisions of judges are final and binding in all respects.