Designer Showhouse of New Jersey: Laundry Room
Writer Marirose Krall | Photographer Peter Rymwid | Designer Sharon Sherman, ASID, CKD, CID, NCIDQ | Builder Joseph DiStaulo Homes | Location Saddle River, NJ-
Deep tones in the window shade and a ceiling painted to coordinate with the floor tile add character to this otherwise neutral space.
Color and creativity combine in fund-raiser.
Sharon Sherman wanted to add a little pizazz to a space often associated with drudgery. While laundry is something “that most people relate to as a dreary chore,” she says, “I wanted to make it a place that was bright.” Presented with white cabinetry, gray walls and gray floor tile already in place, Sherman added a jazzy window treatment to bring a pop of color. She then had the ceiling faux painted in a design similar to the floor tile to create a subtle sense of vertical symmetry. Charming signage adds a bit of humor to washday because, Sherman says, “I thought of the laundry room as more whimsical.”
The Designer Showhouse of New Jersey was in a Saddle River home built by Joseph DiStaulo Homes. The event benefited Hackensack University Medical Center (hackensackumc.org).