By Rachael Herrscher

It's a new year, and of course you should have a new washer and dryer! I have an almost weekly resolution to stay on top of the laundry. Wouldn't it be easier and more efficient of me to be using high-efficiency machines? The answer is yes.
The specs on these sweet machines?
Amana® 3.6 cu...
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By Rachael Herrscher

I think the organizational style that some might use to describe my household is that of a "piler". We've got piles of everything. My laundry room organization (and thus the entire basement as an extension of the laundry room) was no different.
In thinking how to solve our piling problem I litera...
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By Rachael Herrscher

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WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT!
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This is Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Memorial Day, Halloween and everything in between! Is my joy over these beautiful machines some sort of sick milestone that means ...
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By Rachael Herrscher

I feel almost cliche saying it: where did we find the inspiration for our laundry room cabinets? Pinterest. All that pinning came to something!
Here's the pin that paved the way for DIY laundry room cabinet glory:
What we did:
(or better termed, what I observed my husband doing and how I supported h...
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By Rachael Herrscher

My laundry room was a miserable, small little space so we decided to push walls out and make more space, which requires patching and painting and yes, picking paint colors. But how to choose what color to paint? After all, you spend a lot of time in your laundry room.
Here's a peek at what our la...
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By Rachael Herrscher

I know I've mentioned this in other posts, but I'm looking at this remodel from a timelessness perspective. I want to make choices that will last and are easy to update around. I've always loved hex tile, also called honeycomb tile; I think it's timeless and flexible.
Ultimately look how cute i...
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By Rachael Herrscher

It was time. The laundry was multiplying like moths trapped in a Cheerios bag. And if you've never seen that, it's a lot. (p.s. getting rid of moths is a "how-to" post for another day), and yes, their nest was in a box of cheerios (imagine the Dragon's nest in How to Train Your Dragon). But I digres...
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