The Laundry Room Remodel Budget + Our Tricks for Saving Money
THE FARMHOUSE
Now that our laundry room is done, I wanted to tally what this space cost. We didn’t have a budget going in to this remodel per se, but we wanted to keep the number low. So we used all our best tricks to keep costs down. We’ll share those tricks today as well as the final number. Honestly, it’s more than I expected (and more than we’d usually spend on a space like this), but considering the beautiful wood door and windows, it’s definitely reasonable. Let’s get into it…
Farmhouse laundry room // all sources here
The windows and door were the big splurge in this space! But they also make the space, you know?! They bring daylight into the kitchen and make doing laundry infinitely more enjoyable. Plus it’s been so fun to watch the changing Fall leaves from in here!
Budget
Here’s what our laundry room actually cost. I’ve noted the products we received for free (a perk of blogging) with an *.
$3,700 Windows & Doors
$100 Stain and paint
$60 Misc framing
$600 T&G paneling *
$100 Additional trim *
$550 Washing machine
$450 Dryer
$264 countertop
$10 shaker pegs
$219 ceiling light
$40 laundry cart
$50 rug
$45 door stop
$6,103 TOTAL
Ways we saved money (and you can too!)
Now that you’ve seen the numbers, let’s talk about a few ways we saved money…
One // work with the existing space
We always strive to use as much of an existing home as possible and in this laundry room that meant the floors, walls, and original molding. We ended up painting the floors (for under $50) and worked with the original shape of the space. We also kept all the original molding, and added tongue-and-grove paneling below it.
Two // do the labor yourself
DIY is just what we do and it saves a TON of money. In this room we did 100% of the labor ourselves including the electrical, plumbing, painting, paneling, and marble fabrication. The more you do yourself, the more you save, and the more you learn.
Three // if you build it…
We really loved the hanging laundry airers we saw on Pinterest, but when we looked at the price we knew we couldn’t justify buying one. So we asked ourselves ‘could we build that?’. And the answer was yes. Instead of spending over $500 to ship one from England, we made our own for $50. (You can see the tutorial here.)
Four // Reuse what you can
If you’re remodeling an old house, you probably have a pile of original materials you’ve removed from the house. At least we do! During the partial demo of this space (and the adjacent pantry) we saved anything salvageable like the beautiful door, quarter round molding, wood for the airer, etc. And anything that wasn’t original but in good shape, we gave to our local Habitat store.
five // scratch and dent
We’re big fans of scratch and dent sales and that’s where we got our washer and dryer. They rang in at 1/2 off the retail price. And the only scratches on the machines were on the side or top, so not visible in the final design.
Laundry room sources here
Those are all of our money-saving tips for this space. Anything you’d add?
