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3. Rustic Farmhouse-CottageDesigner: Jami MeekLocation: Kansas City, MissouriSize: 68 square feet (6.3 square meters)Homeowners’ request. Replace a drab laundry room with something more cottage-like. Style. Farmhouse and rustic cottage, designer Jami Meek says. Special features. Warm gray walls. Barn wood shelving and wall planks. Beadboard ceiling. Bamboo blinds. Baskets and large Mason jars on open shelving. Designer secret. “Use barn wood and other wood tones to warm up a space,” Meek says. Palazzo gray Florentina Deco field tile, 12 by 12 inches: via ProSource; Colonnade Gray wall paint: Sherwin-WilliamsSee more of this homeMoreConsidering Wallpaper? Here’s How to Get StartedHomeowner’s Workbook: How to Remodel the Laundry RoomSee an Amazing $400 Laundry Room Remodel for a Family of 8

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1. Whimsical Designers: Carly Nemtean and Lauren Poetker of Carriage Lane Design-Build Location: TorontoSize: 32 square feet (2.9 square meters); 4 by 8 feet (1.2 by 2.4 meters)Homeowners’ request. Create a new laundry space — with a sink, hanging racks, storage and a sink — after incorporating the existing laundry room into a new addition. Style. “The laundry space is, above all else, whimsical,” designer Carly Nemtean says. “We kept the cabinetry and counters clean and simple but installed a fun fig wallpaper that is oversized in pattern so it shines.” Special features. Sliding pocket doors that close off the area. Rod for hanging and drying clothes. Lots of storage for cleaning supplies. “It’s a flexible space that is incorporated into the walls and niches so that every space is usable,” Nemtean says.Designer secret. “I feel that all spaces need to add that touch of whimsy to make it original,” Nemtean says. “Uh-oh” moment. “Creating the laundry room in this space was the easy part,” Nemtean says. “Figuring out how we were going to conceal it, and how that would function with ease, was difficult. We came up with many ideas but no good solutions until we put our heads together a...

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