Adding Storage to the Bathroom
March 24, 2022
Recently I have been working on my main bathroom. I just finished painting my cabinet a beautiful blue. When I moved into my current home, there was a washer and dryer in the bathroom. I hated that but it was so convenient I decided to keep it there.
Unfortunately, the washer broke and I decide to remove it from the bathroom and install it in the basement where it should have been from the beginning.
The issue is now I have holes in the walls!! Since remodeling the entire bathroom is not within the budget, I had to come up with an idea.
I decided to add a storage cabinet. When I went shopping online, I couldn’t find one. Everything was out of stock due to Covid!
So I figured why not build one? How hard can it be?? Famous last words right? Actually, it really wasn’t that hard to build. And the result was just what I needed and wanted.
This is what it looked like with the washer and dryer. Not very attractive, I know.
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It was such a mess getting it out. It didn’t fit the doorway, so we had to take it apart.
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First thing was to create a plan. Figure out the measurements.
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Buy all the materials. Home Depot is great because they will cut the pieces for you.
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The box was built, now to add the feet.
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Ikea had the feet that I want. They were white metal. I spackle the raw edges and caulked in the seams
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I ordered storage containers from Target. Just waiting for them to come in.
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Finally, they arrived and I was able to finish the project. So much better than before.
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