One Room Challenge: The Laundry Room Redo (Week 1)

I'm joining the rest of the crazies in Linda's ORC! If you are unfamiliar with the ORC, it's a design challenge to get a room done in six weeks. Plenty of time right? Well, last time I worked on my daughter's room and it was pretty tight right up to the end. I'm sure this experience will be similar. Every Thursday, for the next six weeks I will be updating you on the progress of the room. I'm a linking participant, and there are twenty designers who were selected to show their skills. I can't wait to see what they come up with. I really like this challenge because it forces me to get going on a room I've been wanting to do for awhile. So here's the blank slate of a laundry room that I'm going to tackle:

                 

This little sink has a lot of potential to look cute. I'm thinking a skirt would dress her up. 

Baskets and bins will help me a lot in this room. Also, hooks on the long wall, and a new light will go a long way. I'm not for sure about the wallpaper, even though I love it. It's out of my price range so we'll see what I end up doing.

Now for some room inspirations:                            

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I love the idea of an accent wall either painted dark, stenciled or wallpaper. Floating shelves would be a great DIY to do in here too. 

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I like the idea of putting up pictures of my children and family in here so I can remember why I do laundry.
Overall, I want our laundry room to be practical, organized, happy and a place where I'll want to stay around and fold laundry. I can't wait to get started! I'll show you sneak peaks along the way of my progress every Thursday. Thanks for stopping by!