Linen Closet Before and After

I pretty much ignore this bath. The kids clean it. They use it. I don't enter. I opened the door to the linen closet and about fell over. Please tell me that this is life at your house too. If not, please just say Bless My Heart and don't leave me ugly comments.

The kids have towels with their name embroidered on them. They are not supposed to use any towel that isn't that one. Three were neatly folded at the bottom of this pile. So, I removed 2 comforters that we no longer use. Caitlyn got a queen size bed and there were still three sets of sheets in here. I also took out about 15 towels that we are placing in the garage for washing the dog, cleaning messes, whatever.

Aah, better. Still ugly blue-green from previous owner. We have not updated this bath yet, but will eventually lay tile and remove wallpaper and paint. Can't wait for that. Yes, I can.

Now on to the boys room. Pray for me.

My laundry room is singing

Moms the Word hosts Making Your Home Sing Mondays so I thought I would join in this week. With baseball season winding down I have had a little secret. I close the door and hide it to anyone coming into my home. My laundry room was a mess. It has taken all I can manage to have clean clothes for them. It has been too much to ask for me to tackle this room. Well, today is the day.

See what I mean? I know, don't hate me now. Sleeping bag from camping last weekend. Trash overflowing the trash can to the right of the dryer. Stufff all over the washer and dryer.

From the door this is what you saw. A rubbermaid box from our camping trip. Stuff strewn on the floor. A bag of pink paper plates that fell off the shelves above. Look closely at the clothes on the rod to be ironed. I took photos from the front angle, but for some reason the photos disappeared and come up blank. Looking at the photo below the smaller rod on bottom was filled all the way across with clothes.

I just put winter type clothing in their closets unironed- I know, gasp! I then ironed everything else. All of it. Ahhh! I straightened the shelves.

This is a big thing that makes my laundry sing. This shoe bag behind the door for miscellaneous items, and also the battery organizer. Anyone notice that I just painted half the room. We aren't singing that well today! When we moved in my husband made me paint behind the washer and dryer so that he wouldn't have to move them out. So, I did half the room and stopped to do it later. One year and six months later...still waiting.

Yes, this is an after photo although the shelves are still not really straight. I cleaned off the washer and dryer and cleaned off. I got in all the grooves of the knobs and around everything. I knew that I would fizzle out to try to do the shelves- leave some singing for another day is what I say.

I put a basket under the washer for clothes that need to be washed. And there is usually a basket under the dryer for the clothes that come out of the dryer. It is in the other room being folded. Don't know why we started putting the extra air conditioner filters here, but that's where they are.

Another view of the washer and dryer area.

The battery organizer.

A close up of the shoe organizer. I put in shoelaces, batteries that would not fit in my organizer, travel wet wipes that I got for free, knobs for my cabinets in the living room, a mini fan, an ankle support that I have looked for and was under the dryer, super glue, goggles.