Good Morning everyone!  I cannot believe it’s June already. Yesterday, the kids and I are flew to California to visit fiends and family, and I have to say I feel a little mixed about it.  I’m super excited to see our friends, and can’t wait to eat at my favorite sushi and Chinese restaurants, but I’m not sure how it will feel being back.

It’s been just about a year since we left, and this is our first time vacationing where we used to call “home.” I love our life in Colorado, but what if I feel sad about moving once we’ve been back in California?  How are we going to feel about driving by our old house?  Lots of emotions in the days to come…

So, let’s change the subject, shall we?  Back in the beginning of May, I stated confidently that I would be working on our laundry room makeover.  Hmmmm.  I can “confidently” say that there has been zero visible progress in that room.  So, what happened?  Well, I could come up with lots of excuses, and I do have many legitimate ones, but the fact is that I got distracted by lots of other projects.

As a reminder, here is what my laundry room looks like today.

laundry room makeover before

And this is the look I’m going for…

laundry room inspiration picture

Source: www.dearlille.com

I was able to accomplish one thing, however…I ordered the cabinets! I’m going with a simple shaker style cabinet in an Onyx stain.  So the cabinets will look black, but you’ll still see the wood grain in them.  Very pretty…they should be in the store by mid-June, and we will install them ourselves.

So, besides doing a few additional projects for friends, and painting some furniture, my plan for June is to focus on starting and finishing my laundry room makeover.  Here is the list of things I need to do (in order):

  • Order butcher block countertop
  • Demo existing shelving
  • Install shiplap
  • Paint the room
  • Install the cabinets
  • Install countertop
  • Tile and grout backsplash
  • Build and install floating shelves
  • Decorate!

Boy do I have a lot to do this month!  It always looks much worse when I write it down on paper. Sigh.

Maybe you can help me out…I’m trying to decide on the tile for the backsplash (we are not changing our floor).  I’ve narrowed it down to these options:

Tile Option #1

black and white patterned tile

Tile Option #2

Tile Option #3

What’s your favorite?  I think I’m leaning toward one of them, but I’d love to hear your opinion.

So there you have it! Lots of plans for our laundry room, and not much progress to show for it…yet. Wish me luck this month!  I’m gonna need it.