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Laundry Room Sign Tutorial

April 26, 2016 Sarah Coggins
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Our laundry room was one of the first rooms in our house I started giving a makeover to to “make ours.” It topped this list simply because it’s smaller (i.e., less to paint, clean & organize) and a place I spend a lot of time. We moved into this house with 1 child and now have 2. It’s amazing how much the laundry game jumps with just one more tiny person! Thus, I wanted a space that I would enjoy and wouldn’t feel so “utility” like.

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In the past month, I have spent a LOT of time in this room washing stinky, smelly sweaty clothes thanks to warm spring weather; trying to kill all the germs thanks to a couple rounds of illness; and just keeping up with our every day laundry and linens.

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While sorting through our upteenth load of laundry in one day trying to rid us of all the sickness, I realized it was time to give the laundry room a little attention again. It was still lacking something. It was tidy and pretty well organized, but lacking any real personality to bring it to life.

I decided to shift a few things around on the shelf over the washer and dryer. I started by clearing space to the right of the burlap basket and adding a framed laundry symbol chart to take the mystery out of decoding them when doing the wash. Next I positioned my blue Mason jar full of clothes pins. Admittedly, we don’t have a clothes line, I literally just have these in there for the look.

Then I grabbed my basic supplies including the Wisk Deep Clean® detergent and returned the remaining fabric bins & basket where we store our dust cloths, laundry extras (mesh bag, dryer balls & sheets, etc), and additional cleaning supplies.

Stepping back to look at my changes, I was pleased, but … yes, something else was needed. Then an idea came to me. A fun decorative wooden sign. And, best of all, I could do it with items I already owned so 100% free decor.

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Here’s how I made my sign and you can create your own …

Supplies

Instructions

Measure the area where you want to display your sign. You can adjust the size to fit your space. I opted to use a scrap piece of 1×6 board we already had and left it in it’s current size (15-1/2″ long).

Step 1 Paint the entire front face of the board in the color you want the text to be. You can also paint the sides if desired. I left mine unfinished. Let dry.

DIY Laundry Room Sign: Paint

Step 2 While your background paint is drying, decide on your text and arrange the letters in your cutting machine software (I used Trajan Pro font for my letters). Cut the design out of vinyl and peel away excess.

DIY Laundry Room Sign: Cut Vinyl Letters

Add transfer paper over letters to help maintain spacing and layout. Smooth transfer paper over letters.

Note: if you don’t have a cutting machine, you could use letter stickers instead like I did for this project.

Step 3 Determine placement for your letters. (Tip: I started by finding the center of the board.) Remove backing. Press firmly and use a smoothing tool or old credit card to adhere letters onto board and remove any bubbles.

DIY Laundry Room Sign: Add Letters

Peel off transfer paper to reveal letters.

If your letters require multiple sections like mine do, repeat Step 3 for each section.

Step 4 Paint over vinyl letters with second paint color. Have fun. Make this layer as solid or as light as you would like. You can even let little helpers assist! 😉 Let dry.

DIY Laundry Room Sign: Paint

Step 5 After paint is fully dry, carefully peel away the vinyl letters to reveal the background color. Mine stuck well enough that a few small splinters of wood came up with the letters. I personally liked this since it gave it a more worn feel.

DIY Laundry Room Sign: Peel Vinyl Letters

Step 6 Sand to distress and soften the look. This is another opportunity to “make it yours” – sand as little or as much away as you would like.

DIY Laundry Room Sign: Sanding

Once you are finished, gently wipe away the dust with a soft, dry cloth. Add picture hangers to the back if you would like to hang your sign.

Display in your laundry room and enjoy!

Laundry Room Shelf Decor

Doesn’t that look a lot better? Have you decorated your laundry room?

9 Comments

  • Pat Winters April 29, 2016 at 7:55 pm
    I also have a pretty jar of antique clothes pins but no clothes line! LOL
    • Sarah Coggins May 1, 2016 at 2:48 pm
      They are the perfect inexpensive decor for a laundry room though! :) I do actually use them at Christmas to hang cards we receive on ribbons down the sides of a couple of cabinets that face our dining area & family room. Otherwise, they just spend the year hanging out in the blue Mason jar.
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  • Mary Ann May 4, 2016 at 10:51 pm
    where do you get the vinyl to work with to make these letters from??
    • Sarah Coggins May 6, 2016 at 1:23 pm
      I bought mine at Michael's, but you can also find it in other craft stores and online. The green I used in this tutorial was included in the Silhouette Vinyl Starter Kit. You can buy the rolls separate though. I purchased the kit because it was on sale and included the transfer paper (individual rolls were sold out at the time at my store).
  • Sarah May 4, 2016 at 11:13 pm
    Where do you get the machine from is it expensive?
    • Sarah Coggins May 6, 2016 at 1:29 pm
      The machine I use is the Silhouette Portrait. I purchased it from Amazon. That particular model costs about $150 (varies with sale prices). It's not *cheap* but compared to what I spent on QuicKutz supplies years ago - it's a much better deal plus much more versatile.
  • Holly March 28, 2020 at 12:42 am
    Do u put the transfer paper on after the vinyl comes out the machine ? Or do u put it in with the vinyl?using the cricut. I dont know much about the circuit I have one I have never used . And want to learn on it.
    • Sarah Coggins April 4, 2020 at 8:11 am
      Put the transfer paper on after. You need to cut the words and then remove ("weed") the unwanted vinyl before adding the transfer paper.

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