If you have a finished, designated area for laundry, have
you ever considered what a great canvas you have for injecting personality into
your home? Take a look at eight eye-catching examples of colorful laundry rooms
for inspiration.
1. Be bold. Keep in mind that this isn’t your living
room or bedroom, therefore you probably (hopefully!) won’t be be spending hours
upon hours in the space. I’m also guessing it’s not where you do the bulk of
your entertaining, so don’t be afraid to go for a vibrant color if you happen
to be a fan of intense hues. A saturated, juicy orange is a terrific choice for
revving up the room.
2. Borrow from the kitchen. Take your favorite elements
from the kitchen — a floor or wall tile pattern, a nice light fixture — and
crank it up with color for the laundry room. This black, white and deep green
laundry room has an interesting graphic appeal because of the contrasting hues.
The punches of green set it apart from ubiquitous mostly-white laundry rooms.
3. Go wild with wallcoverings. A hot-pink backsplash
might not fly in your open-plan kitchen, but why not inject this unusual hue
into your laundry room? Forget about what’s trendy and go ahead and select
colors or patterns that speak to you, regardless of how bold they might be.
4. Look to the ceiling. Don’t forget the
often-overlooked “fifth wall” when upgrading your laundry room. The ceiling can
be a fantastic canvas for a fun color. This yellow ceiling really raises the
eye upward and accentuates the handsome pendant light fixture.
5. Consider colorful cabinetry. Fire-engine-red
cabinetry might be a visually overwhelming choice for your kitchen, but in a
laundry room it injects much-needed energy and personality. The colors we
surround ourselves with can affect our mood and motivation level, so if you
need to get revved up to do the laundry, hot hues such as red can get your
motor running.
6. Add artwork. In addition to using a fetching wall
color, think about installing artwork and other decorative elements, such as
pretty window treatments. There’s no reason why the laundry room has to be a
boring, utilitarian space. If you’re going to spend time in there, make it as
comfortable and visually appealing as you can.
7. Have fun. I say don’t feel obligated to stick to
safe neutrals for the laundry room. Go ahead and experiment with color
combinations you wouldn’t normally consider. Color trends are constantly
shifting, but paint is a relatively easy and affordable thing to change. Tile
is a bit more labor-intensive to add or change out, but if you select a
relatively inexpensive tile and the area to be tiled is not very large, you
might be surprised by just how budget-friendly an option it can be. So have fun
with it and don’t worry so much about trends or resale value.
8. Be creative. Lest all the color fun be limited to
those with separate and distinct laundry rooms, here’s a clever color upgrade
for those of us living with laundry closets. I love this vibrant blue-green,
but if you’re worried about a bold door color clashing with other decor in the
room, you could always paint the eye-catching hue on the inside panel of the
doors only, or just the interior walls of the closet. That way you’ll get an
eyeful of gorgeous color whenever you open the doors to put in a load.
Article compliments of Houzz.com
