Laundry Room Sign. Styling my little laundry room with a vintage door, cotton wreath, and DIY laundry sign. I wanted to cover the breaker box. I purchased a vintage ironing board and a stencil from Funky Junk's Old Sign Stencil.

Laundry Room Sign

Laundry Room Sign. Using a Vintage Ironing board & Funk Junk's Old Sign Stencils I made a sign to cover the breaker box in our laundry room.

Happy New Year!

I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and time with family and friends.

We are slowly getting back into the swing of things around here.

I stay busy with my booths during the holidays so I tried to unplug a little.

Unplugging comes pretty easy for a bookworm like me, but slowing down…not so much.

So despite my best efforts to just sit and relax, my hubby & I started to tackle a few house projects!

I was excited that Donna from Funky Junk Interior’s Old Sign Stencils added a few new stencil designs to her store.

I had used the farmhouse stencil over the holidays on an old tote for my entry table.

The laundry stencil was next on my list!

I knew it would be perfect to use for rustic signs in my booth,  but I also had an idea for our home.

We have a small laundry room off of the kitchen.

Laundry Room Sign to hide the breaker box.

You can not see the washer and dryer, but you can see the unsightly breaker box that is featured squarely on the back wall.

I had a cow print on the wall that was ready for retirement so I dug out an antique ironing board from our barn and got to work.

Laundry Room sign. Making a sign for our laundry room using a vintage ironing board and a stencil from Funk Junk's Old Sign Stencils

The registration lines on the stencil help guide the placement.

Position your stencil and tape it into place.

You can also tape off the registration marks at this point to ensure you don’t get paint in that area.

Laundry Room Sign

Add paint to your brush and then swirl it onto another piece of wood or cardboard.

You just want to make sure the brush is dry before you start.

The key to clean lines when you are stenciling is a little patience and a really dry brush.

I applied Fusion Mineral Paint in Coal Black and let it dry before I removed the stencil.

Once your sign is completely dry you can sand the sign using fine grit sandpaper to achieve an older distressed look.

I generally skip this step because I love the boldness of the letters on the old wood or in this case ironing board.

Laundry Room Sign. Styling my little laundry room with a vintage door, cotton wreath, and DIY laundry sign. I wanted to cover the breaker box. I purchased a vintage ironing board and a stencil from Funky Junk's Old Sign Stencil.

The sign sits on a couple of hooks my hubby added to the wall.

The ironing board lifts up easily if we need to get into the breaker box.

Of course, I couldn’t stop at the laundry sign…I added an antique door and a cotton wreath.

It always amazes me how simple and inexpensive it can be to change a room.

A room I never really noticed is now a favorite 😉

I hope these little projects inspire you to tackle something in your home.

Kindly, xo

Jane

24 Comments

    • Hi Kitty, thanks for visiting 🙂 You would love Funky Junk’s Old Sign Stencils!

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  • LOVE this! On so many accounts. You totally brought out the rustic charm this stencil was meant to do… theme styled!

    Thank you for doing total justice to the stencils and for your mention! 🙂 I want one of these! I have the same fuse box in my laundry room too. What’s up with that?!

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    • thank you! I love the font on the Laundry stencil 🙂

      I think it means your meant to cover up the fuse box with your creativity 😉

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  • Love this Jane and I LOVE the picture of you with the cotton wreath.
    Thanks for sharing!
    Daryl

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  • Great solution to covering that fuse box, they always place those in the strangest locations. Adds detail to your laundry room and I agree the bold crisp color of a good transfer is nice. What a great project!

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    • Hi Carole, in our townhome, it was in the garage, but this one is right there! The stencil was perfect and a nice change from the cow print I had. Happy Sunday 🙂

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  • I love it! I want that laundry stencil! It is just perfectly understated for the beautiful ironing board., and the ironing board is such a great idea for this spot.Easy to move. The door!! Just love it. Always inspired by your posts and peeks at your home and projects.

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  • What a unique and beautiful idea! I’ve found myself staring at our electrical panel wondering how I can cover it in a decorative way without causing too much of a headache for myself and my husband the next time we have to get in. This would look right in place in our farmhouse!

    I just started a new blog regarding my adventures with antique and vintage collectables. Hop on over if you ever find yourself with a free moment and warm cuppa coffee to check it out at http://www.boeskehouse.com

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  • How did you hang your board? I have an antique ironing board I want to hang, but I’m not sure of the best way to do it.

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    • Hi Rhonda, I just added two hooks to the wall. The ironing board sits on those and it is easy to lift off. Hope that helps
      thanks for visiting 🙂

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  • I love this idea I have old ironing board and would love to do this but we’re did you put the screws to hang it and not hit the electrical wires that come into the box?

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    • Hi Kim,

      Thank you!

      I have two hooks higher on the wall the the board sits on those

      Kindly,
      Jane

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