Here is how our laundry closet began.

To keep costs down, we went shopping at our local Habitat for Humanity store for flooring, a cupboard and an old wood door. I purchased a used light fixture at a local Salvation Army store. We did purchase puck lights and some building materials new, but for the most part we tried to buy second hand.  We installed a long floating shelf that runs the length of the back of the closet and then attached puck lights to the underside adding another much needed light source. The floating shelf, cupboard and wood door were all painted Cloud White while the walls were done in a soft blue tone called Raindance by Benjamin Moore.

The flooring is a click together vinyl made to look like distressed wood. We went this route as it is easy to install and damage would be minimal if we had some water issues. The painted wood door was cut to size and installed as a counter surface. The final touches were to add hardware and some accessories. All the not so pretty stuff is in the cupboard and all the pretty stuff is on the open shelf.

Here is our Laundry Closet now.