{"id":5028,"date":"2012-09-21T21:58:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-22T01:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/?p=5028"},"modified":"2023-07-03T00:14:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T04:14:14","slug":"bathroom-to-laundry-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/5028","title":{"rendered":"Bathroom to Laundry Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Originally we were going to put the washer and drier in the large closet in the new bathroom and make the old bathroom a walk in pantry. I changed my mind and said I really would like a laundry room instead.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Before<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/photos\/mHouselaundryroomb2.jpg?resize=513%2C384\" width=\"513\" vspace=\"10\" hspace=\"10\" height=\"384\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/photos\/mHouselaundryroomb1.jpg?resize=514%2C387\" width=\"514\" vspace=\"10\" hspace=\"10\" height=\"387\"\/><br \/>\nThe original bathroom was so small it was hard to get pictures that really showed its true size. The first picture shows the entry way.&nbsp; The door would not open all of the way because it was bumping into the sink on the right.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next to the sink was the toilet and next to the toilet, in the second picture, you can see the short bath tub at the back of the room.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To the left was a shower stall and an unfinished, cob web filled linen closet.&nbsp; The tile on the walls was plastic not ceramic which made removal easy.<\/p>\n<h3>During<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/photos\/mHouselaundryroomc2.JPG?resize=501%2C377\" width=\"501\" vspace=\"10\" hspace=\"10\" height=\"377\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/photos\/mHouselaundryroomc1.JPG?resize=498%2C374\" width=\"498\" vspace=\"10\" hspace=\"10\" height=\"374\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/photos\/mHouselaundryroomc3.JPG?resize=499%2C375\" width=\"499\" vspace=\"10\" hspace=\"10\" height=\"375\"\/><br \/>\nWe, or should I say Paul and John, gutted the room right down to the cinder block walls.<\/p>\n<p>John then moved the doorway away from the new bathroom doorway a foot or so, studded out the walls, put in the plumbing for the washer, ran electrical wires, insulated, and put up the drywall.&nbsp; I spackled, sanded and painted.<\/p>\n<h3>After<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/photos\/mHouselaundryrooma1.JPG?resize=279%2C372\" width=\"279\" vspace=\"10\" hspace=\"10\" height=\"372\"\/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/photos\/mHouselaundryrooma2.JPG?resize=279%2C372\" width=\"279\" vspace=\"10\" hspace=\"10\" height=\"372\"\/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/photos\/mHouselaundryrooma3.JPG?resize=282%2C376\" width=\"282\" vspace=\"10\" hspace=\"10\" height=\"376\"\/><br \/>\nThe room may have been too small for a bathroom, but it was just right for a laundry room, well almost; there wasn&#8217;t quite enough room for a slop sink.<\/p>\n<p>John changed the swing-in door to a sliding door, saving space in the laundry room and hallway. He also created a laundry shoot from the upstairs bathroom which will come in very handy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We tried to make the best use of the available space in the room and hung lots of shelving.&nbsp; That also created areas for us to hang our winter coats so we could get them out of our closet and out of the living room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally we were going to put the washer and drier in the large closet in the new bathroom and make the old bathroom a walk in pantry. 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