Hello Clean My Space Nation, and welcome to my new and improved laundry room. This
week, I am going to give you guys a tour of this new space because many of you have
been asking for me to walk you through and show you what we've done. The cool part
about Chad and I filming these videos in our house is that every now and then we do
get to upgrade these spaces, not only to film in but also to use for our own
selfish little purposes. So this week, we are going to check out our laundry room.
Let's go. Just a quick reminder before we get started on the tour, if you haven't
done so already, subscribe to Clean My Space, button's right down there, and we
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information. All right, on with the tour. This is a stain chart and it was Chad's
idea, and I gotta give the guy credit, he designed it himself. The reason we decided
to put this here was because, I mean, there's a lot of symbols and sometimes you
don't always remember exactly what each one means so it's great to have a handy
reference chart and then that way, any time I have a piece of clothing and I have
to treat it a certain way, I can quickly reference this, it happens to be located
right beside the iron, which is often where I need this. Now I can probably
twist Chad's arm enough to get him to post this on cleanmyspace.com if you guys are
interested in downloading your own printable version. So please, if you are
interested, let me know in the comments down below and I will have a little talk,
a little husband and wife talk, with my husband about getting this up for you guys
online. I don't always iron, but when I do, I come to my ironing station. And the
reason we've set it up this way is because it helps keep all of the ironing gear out
of the way since it's infrequently used, but then when we need it, we can easily
take the board down, take out the iron, and boom, it's right there. Just to show
you what I have, I have a really good quality iron, which is an excellent
investment, honestly makes the job a lot easier, as well as a good ironing board,
this one doesn't scream when you open it.
I also have some spray starch. Recently I shared a really good recipe for that and
we can link that video for you down below. And before I move on, I did want to talk
about the wall color because I know you guys are going to ask in comments so I
figured I would just tell you. It is Behr Ultra and the color is Explorer Blue. And
we chose something that was really bright and super colorful because you gotta feel
good when you're doing laundry, I mean you need something to make you feel excited. I
would love to open up these doors and show you guys like a beautifully organized
something-or-other back here but truthfully, these are just concealment
cupboards. They cover up our ugly fuse panel or electronic business that nobody
wants to see. It's simple wood painted white with handles that match the other
cabinetry in our laundry room. It's really classy, nice way to cover up all the
business, and the credit for this idea goes to Kevin, who is a guy that built the
laundry room. Hanging out in your laundry room is not something you want to do but
it's definitely something you want your clothes to do, and that's why we left so
much space available for just that.
Not only do we have one of these wire dryers, which is some of you guys call
them, or air dry racks, which is, by the way, foldable, and we can store that away
when we're not using it, but we've also built in this cabinet here and this is
something we picked up from IKEA. It's got a couple of shelves on the top but the
important part is this hanging space here because that way, after we've ironed or
steamed something, or even if we pull something out of the washing machine and
want it to air dry, we can utilize this space for that purpose. And then down
below we also have some storage shelves, which is where we keep our off-season
shoes. We've really thought out the flow of this laundry room space and one of the
things that I'm super proud of is the fact that we decided to put our steamer right
here, which is right next to our clothing hanging rack so that way we can easily
steam something. We also keep the distilled water, which is what you're
supposed to use in a steamer, as well as a little pouring container, and all of the
attachments right over here. So, like, talk about convenience. We got it now. The
other thing that we have is a kettle. This is my old kettle from upstairs, I've since
upgraded, but we like having it down here not only because we use it for shoots, but
also because every now and then you need super boiling hot water to deal with a
stain. This is quite a step up for the Maker-Reynolds household. We've come a
long way since our plastic, rinky-dink sink that we used to have. So I want to
walk you through some of the stuff that we have over here and why we chose it.
First off, we have this really heavy-duty industrial faucet. It's got this nice
spray hose, which is great for water fights but also any other cleaning tasks
or laundry tasks that you have to do, and then it's got the regular faucet as well.
We've opted for a cast iron sink, partially 'cause it was on sale and it was
really pretty, but also 'cause it's huge, it's got two basins, and it's really good
for cleaning and laundry. I love how it also has this built-in soap pump, super
important in my world. And for our counter space, we opted for a thick piece of
bamboo that's varnished so it's quite durable and it's also stain-resistant. And
if you look, we have just enough space for a laundry basket over here and we've got
room for some folding action over here. Underneath, we have our cabinetry which we
use for a multitude of smart laundry storage from vinegar to a bucket where we
keep our dirty cloths. Make sure they're dry if you're going to store them. Then we
also have a plunger and a garbage can down here. And then in here is where we keep
all of our extra laundry detergent. So as you can see, this counter space area has
been effectively laid out so we have the most important stuff exactly where we need
it. Since your laundry room is definitely one of those spaces where you need a
little bit of artistic inspiration, we had kept our eyes open for some cute pieces of
art that would really make this space feel a little bit more interesting to be in. So
we have a couple of cute pictures, one says "Wash away your worries" and it has a
little soap bar, this one says "At the cleaners it's loads of fun, " that's
arguable, but either way it's a cute piece of art. And then over here, the whole
reason why we do laundry, "Laundry today or naked tomorrow." If you don't like
these things, you can always put up pictures of your family, kids' art, cute
animals, as long as you have something down here that puts a smile on your face,
that's what matters. This, obviously, is where our washing machine and dryer live,
and we decided to design the space in such a way where we got a lot of surface space
on the top so this special little nook was built for the machines specifically. Now,
up top is where I keep all the cleaning goodies. I have two baskets here with all
of the stain removal solutions you would ever need in a laundry room, everything
from hydrogen peroxide, to dish soap, to chalk cleaning toothbrushes, lavender oil,
which you guys know I use in my detergent to help deter any of that mold or mildew.
I've got some Oxi, some baking soda, some stain remover, then I've got my detergent
in my vinegar, you know I use this for my fabric softener. And then here we have one
of these little carts where you can separate things out. We've got some
cloths, some fresh tablets to keep the washing machine clean. We've got a
multitude of dryer balls, 'cause I love those, everything from wool to plastic to
tinfoil. And then this is where I keep my delicates bags. And of course, the main
attraction, the co-stars of the laundry room show, is our laundry pair. And we
opted for LG machines. We did a lot of research online and we felt that this was
the best for us in terms of size and functionality, and we've been really happy
with them. The thing I want to point out to you is that Kevin built us these custom
risers and we decided to do that instead of paying for the full-blown ones with the
drawers, you know, we built another storage. It's really quite a delight if
you're talking about laundry, to able to stand, at least at my height, I'm about
five foot five, and I can easily open this, do my laundry, put it in here, and I
don't have to crouch down, stand up, break my back, you know how it is. And one of
the most aesthetically necessary things in this laundry room was this folding door to
conceal the furnace room 'cause, you know, it's cold, dark, and creepy in there.
We finished the space off by painting the ceiling a nice bright white, installing
six LED pot lights for really, really good lighting in the laundry room, which is
super important, and then we installed some of these beautiful, matte-white
porcelain tiles. All in all, the space came together perfectly. We are so much
happier using this laundry room to do our laundry than we were trying to jimmy-rig
everything together in the old laundry space that we had. Since laundry rooms are
not usually the largest spaces, it's really important to be smart about the way
that you design them and what you put in them, which brings me to this week's
comment questions, "What would you love in your dream laundry room?" Would you like a
TV, would you like certain organizational products, or certain laundry pairs,
accessories? Let me know in the comments down below. I'd be quite curious to hear
what's on your mind. Also, a quick reminder, if you do want that laundry
chart print-out, let me know in the comments and I will see what I can do. If
you're interested in seeing what I'm up to during the week, you can follow me on
Instagram, I'm @MelissaMaker, the guy who definitely wants a TV in his laundry room
is @TheChadReynolds, and we are @CleanMySpace. There's a button down there
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right here to subscribe and begin your journey to a cleaner life. Thanks so much
for watching and we'll see you next time. Well it's that special time of the week
where I get to throw you to a couple of other videos I think you're going to love.
The first one is all about ironing and ironing tips, be sure to check that one
out if you're a fan of the iron and even if you're not, this one's a good one for
you to see. The other one you can check out is our video on dryer tips, which
teaches you how to best use your dryer or to properly air dry your clothing. You
definitely want to see that one, it is over there. You can also visit our website
down there, it is cleanmyspace.com, it's got all kinds of good information on there
from tips, tricks, recipes, checklists, product reviews, celebrity interviews,
we've got all kinds of things going on there. Anyway, be sure to check it out.
Thanks guys and I will see you next week.