Laundry Room / Kitchen
Family A, Laundry Room
This client leads a busy life with three younger children
and was running out of space in her current kitchen. Years
of just keeping up with family needs had created cupboards
and counters where things just got put anywhere they fit,
eventually leading to a cluttered space. This was taking its
toll on the family but had no idea where to start.
After assessing the space, I decided it would be best to organize
the laundry/mud room first because it had excellent storage
potential that wasn't being utilized and would be suitable
for many household items that didn't have to be in the kitchen.
This would also include the front hall and closet to work
in conjunction with the mudroom storage of shoes, boots and
coats.
They needed a quick, inexpensive fix and they got it.
Boxes were labelled and indicated their storage; electrical
(light bulbs, extension cords, etc.), batteries, party
supplies, miscellaneous, (sewing kits, glues, masking tapes, etc.),
shoe and cleaning supplies. There were several boxes empty!,
just waiting for another room's clutter to be organized. All
old towels are available for handy rags near the cleaning
bottles and solvents. The broom closet got some much needed hooks and the vacuum
hose came off the floor. All the large cat food bags can be
stored in here and get off that dryer.
This project was done in June when winter boots, hats, mitts
etc. needed to get out of the way until the fall. The coat
closet is used to store the heavy coats and ski wear while
the mud room has only current jackets and shoes.
There were empty shelves in this storage area and can be of
great assistance when the odd big box item may not have space
in the kitchen, large juice cans or packs now have
a space instead of the kitchen floor.
This job took five hours and the materials cost $115. Total
job cost $310 (working with the client).
Family A - Kitchen
Zones needed to be made in these cupboards to create flow;
cereals, spices together, carb cupboard, rice, beans and pasta,
snacks easily accessible for the children, medicine, put appliances
together, tupperware, etc. What this allows is no longer
duplicating purchases and saves tons of searching time.
This job took 7 hours and cost $76 in materials for a total
job cost of $390 working with the client.
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