laundry room redux

Last fall, I gave you a tour of our laundry room after we got risers for the washer and dryer. Shortly after that, I decided I'd like to do something about the sink in the laundry room. You might have a similar style in your house. It's very handy for washing paintbrushes, but it doesn't do much for me. Mine even has the SKU sticker still on the front. The house was built in 1989, to give you some reference. So I decided I was going to make a skirt for it. My mom gave me my grandma's sewing machine (she was going to anyway but it had to be taken into the sewing store for a tune up) and I ordered some fabric from www.fabricguru.com. Love that place! I got a cute plaid embroidered with bees for a steal. And the finished product...

Tah-dah! Nothing major but definitely an improvement. I also took the fabric and redid the window "treatment" in the laundry room by taking off the old fabric and replacing it with bees. It's this strange foam with a space in the middle. I'm almost positive it was purchased from an infomercial in 1991. But for now - it's fine. You just cut the fabric to go over it and wrap it up like a gift. So there's not much commitment there.

To make the sink skirt, I used Velcro around the lip of the sink and then hemmed the edges of the fabric on all sides, leaving room for the inward pleat. You might think it's tricky but I assure you - if I can do it, you can do it. The last time I sewed was probably in high school, and the majority of my knowledge is from my sixth grade home ec class. I didn't even sew on the Velcro, I just bought the kind with adhesive already on it.

The only part I didn't like is that around the pleat, the bees don't line up, but it's not enough to look like it's meant to be that way. Oh well, it's just the laundry room! To finish off the skirt, I did use a piece of grosgrain ribbon on the top and bottom, and hot glued them on. I had already stuck on the Velcro, so I saw no reason to sew it on and worry about breaking a needle.

All in all, I'm happy with my little project. It's pretty low risk using cheap fabric and decorating a room that you aren't in for long periods of time! I hope to get out the machine again and make some new goodies.

To see other rooms of our house, check out the links on the upper left of www.preppynonsense.com.