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Décor dilemma

The challenge

Ronell Ferreira of George writes We bought a house and

have been struggling to come up with attractive but practical

plans for the laundry and scullery.

The scullery is just off the kitchen and the laundry is

on the other side with a separate entrance; the washing

machine, tumble dryer and dishwasher are kept there.

There is also a toilet and shower in that space. I suspect it

was an outside room that the previous owners converted into

an inside room.

The laundry works well where it is now but I want to close

up the door to keep it separate. The entire space is tiled and

it has the only toilet on this floor, so it could make a good

guest loo.

There will be time for structural changes later; for now, I’ll

have to work with these rooms as is.

Thesolution

Home contributor Shelly Bergh replies

I suggest that you move the dishwasher from

the laundry to the scullery; that way, it’s easier

to deal with dishes in one area and the laundry

stays clean and fresh like a laundry should.

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LAUNDRY The grid-style tiles in this room are on trend at the

moment, so I suggest making the most of them. With the

dishwasher gone, build a work surface over the tumble dryer with

some extra space for a laundry basket. Keep the cupboards above

the washing machine as storage space for detergents and other

unsightly items but paint them a dramatic matte black. You can

apply a chalk paint directly on the melamine or you can prime it

with Plascon’s Tile & Melamine Primer and then use Plascon’s

water-based Velvaglo as a topcoat. Either way, you need to clean the

cupboards before applying any paint: use sugar soap to wash them,

then lightly sand them so the paint will adhere properly. Make sure

to remove any dust created by the sanding before you apply paint.

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