It took almost an entire month.
Although their was nothing actually wrong with the laundry room the way it was, I wanted to spruce it up a bit.  It was actually my second choice for a summer project, but it was likely to be cheaper and faster than redoing the powder room so John moved it to first place.
My friend Emily and I painted it > 11 years ago when we first bought the house.  I picked the color Flan, and John put down new flooring and some wire racks.  It has worked just fine for all these years.


I removed the doors and John helped me set them out around the basement.
I thought I had ordered the paint I needed and while I waited for it to be delivered, I painted the walls “Fencepost” white by Glidden.

I washed the doors with TSP substitute and on 7/12 realized the paint had not been ordered.  I went to Woodcraft in Henrietta to buy what I needed.
I used General Finishes Gel Stain in Gray.  It was a long process.  Each side needed three coats, and three days to dry in between layers.  Then we needed three layers of Seal Coat.  It was a long process, but worth every moment. 

Meanwhile, in the midst of this, John started working on the “ship lap” wall.

Yes… they sanded in the family room.

Cut outside.

It went up quickly.

Doors were finally finished and we ordered hardware from Amazon.

It’s beautiful!

And now that i spent that much time in the basement… I now have some ideas for updating that area.  🙂