laundry room organizin'

for the life of me, i cannot find the before pictures of our laundry room. the pictures on this post give you a pretty good idea of what it looks like, because no real cosmetic work has been done yet. like i mentioned a month or so ago, our goal is for the room to eventually function as a laundry room/mudroom/pantry all in one. to kick-start the project, i decided to get the shelves above the washer and dryer organized. because i had a few extra storage baskets from baird's nursery, i decided to use them to sort all of our cleaning supplies and random household products. here is what i've come up with so far...

{baskets labeled with index cards and jute string}

{detergent and softener, stain remover and deodorizer}

{household cleaning supplies}

{clothes that need to be dry cleaned}

{monthly, 3-month, 6-month cleaning check list}

sorry the pictures are so bad, i took them with my iphone last night. its not much but it is much more organized than it was previously. we took the bi-fold doors off of the laundry area and plan on taking the door jams off and repairing the wood. our next project includes picking up the front-loading washer and dryer that my mom gifted us (friday) and making a countertop out of plywood, like this (saturday). after that, it's painting and then some pantry storage. its so fun to have a project again!! 

and for those who are wondering, the cleaning check list came from Money Saving Mom, my favorite new blog!! 

love,