10/11/2023 0 Comments Vintage laundry cartI also secured the pickets to the ends of the crates versus the front and back because this is the only way the cart would fit into the space I have, your space may be different!įlip the crate over, square it up and attach the other two pickets. I pushed mine out to the edges to have more access to the contents in the crates once assembled. Lay both crates on their sides and lay two fence pickets on them. Next flip the crate over and attach your four casters with wood screws. You could attached them to the bottom, but I didn’t want them to show. Screw these two pieces to the inside of your crate. The crate base is not thick enough on it’s own. You need to do this so that the casters have something to attach to. Bonus if you find some vintage crates you can use! Even if you can’t the mix of paint and stain will lend to the vintage feel of this laundry cart.Ĭut two lengths of wood to fit inside the end of your crate like the pic below. I use rubber gloves and disposable rags when I stain for easy application and clean up. Start by staining (or painting if you prefer) the wood crates. I was able to DIY this vintage feeling laundry cart on a small budget and it fits our space perfectly! The supplies you will need are as follows: Vintage Laundry Cart DIY Supplies:Įspresso Minwax Stain (optional: rubber gloves, disposable rags)Ĥ – Gothic Style Fence Pickets (mine are antique, but you can use new and paint or stain them)Ģ – scrap wood pieces approximately 3/4″ X 3″, length determined by size of your crate I looked around for a laundry cart that would go with my style and budget to no avail. The second thing you can do is create a surrounding that you love by decorating your laundry room and making it super functional. ![]() 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (I’m pretty sure God meant even in the laundry!) Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. You don’t have to have your own laundry room, husband or kids to take advantage of this time, just start where you are with what you have and you will feel the load get a little lighter. Just start small and as you look around the blessings will become clear. ![]() This simple mind shift can help you with any chore that you initially get flustered about and turn it into a time of grateful thanksgiving. Next thing you know the clothes are all folded and hung. Typically this leads into a deeper prayer and a sweet time with the Lord. Thank you for my husband and the way he provides for our family, thank you for each child specifically and the gift of having them in my life. Sometimes I have to start really close in, like praising God I woke up today, giving thanks that I have a home, saying thank you for a laundry room, washer and dryer, honestly I could be washing clothes in a river! Next I circle out a little wider, thanking God for each person whose clothes I’m folding. I’m the first to admit that sometimes when I’m fluffing and folding I can get a little annoyed with the task at hand, but then I remember how grateful I am and I start a grateful prayer. ![]() I will jump into the DIY details in a second, but I want to share a game changing habit that can transform a mundane chore into an intentional time to focus on your family. If I have to be in there as much as I am I might as well enjoy the scenery right!? You can catch my last idea here and today’s vintage style laundry cart is coming at you with a few tips on how to enjoy your laundry chores a little more. ![]() So while we think it’s a well-built, breathable, and nice-looking hamper, we think it’s a bit over-engineered and just can’t justify the cost when there’s great alternatives for a quarter of the price.In case you missed it, I’m working on a few ideas to make our laundry room a more functional space. At $150 for the single and $200 for the double, this hamper is definitely not cheap. The frame itself cannot be collapsed or folded, which we thought was counterintuitive to the x-frame design. Once you remove the bags from the frame they don’t stand upright on their own, which can be annoying for unloading or placing folded laundry back inside. We tested the double hamper, which made it easy to sort dark and lights. Each bag carries about one large load of laundry. It’s made of a heavy-gauge steel frame and comes fully built, all you have to do is insert the sturdy, polyester gray laundry bags into place by placing the steel rods into the notched placeholders (the rods are also easy to remove whenever you want to run the bags through the wash.) The bags are made of recycled plastic, so it’s best to air dry them to avoid melting. If price is not an object and you want a sturdy, well-built hamper with removable bags: The Simple Human X-Frame Laundry Hamper comes in a single and double size.
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