Happenings of The Stanford Family: Our first DIY courtesy of Pinterest

I am sure many of you have joined or checked out the new craze called Pinterest, if not, let me warn you it is addictive! It is a hodge podge of people ideas consumed in one website to share...recipes, do-it-yourself projects, hair styles, fashion, kid crafts...you name it you can find it out there!

Given I am a loyal follower/user of the site, I came across a potential solution for the following issues...

Issue 1: Clutter, Clutter, Clutter (and yes I am mildly embrassed to post this photo) this is our laundry room/changing station on a typical day

Issues 2,3,4,5 in no particular order

Leighton using her laundry skills and starting the dryer. She likes "helping" and our clothes are always extra dry or she love throw and few item in the washer and starting it.

Ryan notroius for pull handfuls of clothes out while loading

His partner in crime, Grant, gets a kick out of Mommy telling him "no no" and throwing the clothes back into the washer multiple times

Tag teaming the washer

Last issue and probably most concerning, is the boys trying to climb into the washer

Our solution I came across on Pinterest and here is our new laundry room!!

How much better is that!! I love it!! The washer/dryer at this height makes them much more user friendly and we will able to store laundry baskets and items under the washer instead of on top. The only down fall is our changing station is gone, but that's what the floor is for right!?!? (just kidding mom!)

Now here's the best part...can you believe Randy made this!?!?! Don't worry, I am still a little shocked myself! When I first showed him this project, I commented "I wished we lived closer to home so my Dad could build this" I guess that start the challenge as I did actually think he want to build something!

It took us one day and numerous trips to Menards, but for our first project, and Randy never having any shop, saw or building skills in his aersenal...we are pretty proud of the outcome!