Having a utility sink in the laundry room rocks! Having everything that we store underneath it on full display isn’t so rockin’. It was time to create some Hidden Storage Under our Laundry Room Sink.
In the previous incarnation of our laundry room I had hot glued a skirt onto the sink. But, it was awkward to access the trash can underneath.
When the new sink was installed in the laundry room I wanted to find a better way to hide the storage under the sink.
Materials:
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- Stainless Steel Small Shower Curtain Tension Rod 25″-43″
- Grommet Top Curtain Panel
- Scissors
- Pins
- Iron
- Sewing Machine (or hem tape)
Instructions:
If you have something solid on each side of the sink (in our case the dryer and a wall), you can use a small shower curtain tension rod. Follow the directions on the shower curtain rod package, but basically you’ll twist the rod until it is tight against the surfaces you are mounting to.
Slip the rod off the wall for a minute and slide the grommet topped curtain onto the rod.
Fold under the excess and pin where the curtain meets the floor.
Measure 5″ up from the pinned edge. Cut the excess off. Fold over 1/2″ at the raw edge and fold again to create a 4 1/2″ hem.
Iron the folded hem.
Stitch along the 1/2″ fold.
Slip the curtain back onto the tension rod and adjust the rod an inch away from the sink (to allow room for the curtain to accordian.)
When we need to access the trash can or mop bucket, the grommets slide smoothly along the rod.
Easy hidden storage under a laundry room sink!
It’s so nice not seeing the bucket and trash can. Speaking of mop bucket, that’s a fancy Mopnado
(Yes, they sent me a complimentary Mopnado to try. No I was not paid or sponsored to mention it.)
What do you think of this quick and easy tutorial to create hidden storage under a laundry room sink? Do you have a utility sink that can use this trick?
Have a great weekend y’all! I’m headed to Dallas for a little fun project with Thompson’s WaterSeal. Follow me on Instagram to see what I’m up to on my trip.
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