Laundry renovation with pressed tin splashback

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A complete laundry renovation with a nod to yesteryear by using a pressed tin splashback.

• The project
• Steps
• Tools and materials
• More inspiration for your laundry makeover

The project

My laundry was in desperate need of an update so ripping everything out left me with a blank canvas. I learnt so much. My nod to the styling of yesteryear is the black pressed-tin splash-back which I absolutely love! The black doors against the blue-grey walls makes a statement. Who said a laundry has to be boring?

Steps

Step 1

Before: An absolute hodge podge of wonky furniture, outdated shelves and oh my gosh - those bright blue walls. What was I thinking?

The first step was to remove the wall mounted shelves and stand alone storage, then I puttied up the holes and sanded, ready to paint the walls.

Step 2

Then it was time to use my chisel to lever off the outdated back-splash tiles in preparation for the pressed tin panel. This was hard work.

Step 3

I disconnected the plumbing from the old sink before removing the sink and cupboard unit. I found out that the base was sitting on rubble which presented a new challenge to overcome in preparation to install the new cupboard and sink. Don't forget to turn the mains water supply off before disconnecting your plumbing!

Step 4

All of the plumbing back into place and working.

Step 5

I painted the walls and doors and then began assembling the flat pack furniture, which took forever to put together, but putting the doors on and adjusting the hinges took even longer! Putting up the wall mounted cupboard on my own took a lot of creativity and strength (who needs a gym?) and maybe a bit of swearing for good measure.

The handles went onto the cabinet doors nice and easily and a nice whack of construction adhesive made sure that my timber bench top wasn't going anywhere. I cut down some of the leftover panel of wood and mounted it under the window to form a window sill.

The mess of adhesive under the sill got cleaned up and painted over. 

Step 6

After painting the trim black to match the tin, I glued the tin to the wall and attached the trim around all of the sides to neaten the edges. 

Step 7

I mounted the hooks on the wall and used the large self adhesive hooks on the back of the door to allow for hanging storage.

Step 8

A fun sign and some pretty glass dispensers on a wood and wire shelf add some styling to a functional room. Keeping the black wire and acacia wood tones throughout all of the decorating items makes sure that the room feels tied together. Even the light fixture was chosen to match the aesthetic.

Step 9

Everything back into place and ready to put this much improved room to use. 

Tools and materials

Materials used in the project:

• Timber panel 
• White Kaboodle 900mm wall cabinet
• White Kaboodle 900mm base cabinet
• 4 x white Kaboodle 450mm doors
• Lockable door handle set
• Door handle set and latch
• Silver water spout
• Silver taps
• Self adhesive white hooks (large)
• Fix a tap thread seal tape
• PVC flexible pipe joiner
• Black hook (for hand towel)
• 5 hooks on white board 
• 4 x silver cupboard door handles
• Pine timber
• Black paint
• Wall plugs
• Construction adhesive
• Filler 
• Laundry trough (second hand from Marketplace).

Tools used in the project:

• Drill
• Screwdrivers (various)
• Adjustable spanner
• Tile remover
• Scraper.

More inspiration for your laundry makeover

Bunnings Workshop community member Gillgirl completed a budget laundry makeover for under $2000.

Get more ideas from our Top 10 most popular laundry projects.