Laundry Room--Laundry Pedestals

We purchased a new washer and dryer when we moved into our house (over a year ago) and planned on building a platform for them to sit on because we felt like the pedestals you could buy with the washer and dryer were too expensive. After a couple of saturday's and about $100 in materials it is finally done!!! {We saved about $400 since the pedestals what go with our w/d are $249 a piece.}

For anyone who is thinking of doing this project-do it! It took time but overall was not very difficult. We (and when I say "we" I really mean "Brian") followed this: tutorial.

I got a little nervous at the painting stage because the color looked a little too vomit-y for me...It matched the curtains perfectly so I just went with it. It looked better after a few coats. 

I was only strong enough to help lift the dryer. Luckily we have awesome neighbors who are always willing to help. Thanks Greg!

Voila! I love it. The paint color looks much more muted underneath the washer and dryer so I really like the color now. I love having the w/d up high and the laundry basket storage underneath! The next step is to get cabinets put where that shelf is and the laundry room will be done!

Shelves!!!

After Thanksgiving, Brian's parents stuck around for the weekend to help us build some shelves in our storage rooms. After just 2 days and a little bit of blood the project was finished! 

They are so sturdy and fits our needs exactly. 

I have really enjoyed going through all the boxes we had in the basement! I've re-organized every thing and put it on the new shelves. 

We're in!

Thanks to great help from family and friends we are moved into our house! We closed on Thursday (hallelujah) and moved the beds and big furniture inside. All the boxes are in the garage but I'm going to unpack boxes one at a time...we love our new house!

Final Walk Through

We had the final walk through of our house on Tuesday. Everything looked great! There were just a few paint touch ups and things that needed to be taken care of. We were hoping we could close on Friday, but that has come and gone, so now we are hoping for Monday! Cross your fingers for us!