Welcome back to my $100 Room Challenge | Laundry room makeover. We are on week 3, time for a progress report. First let me recap the $100 Room Challenge rule.. is simple – spending only $100 to makeover one room in your home. The challenge is hosted by Erin over at Lemons, Lavender & Laundry.

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WEEK 1 | WEEK 2 | WEEK 3 | WEEK 4 | REVEAL

This week I wanted to work on the bench area in the laundry room.  I had the plans to build a bench since I had all the material in the shed so the total project would be $0.00.  Oh how things change, I ran into the thrift store where I spotted a bench, Mr. Tip said “REALLY“?? It was the perfect size to fit in our little laundry room. I knew it looks rough but it was a solid piece. The price was a great surprise only $5.00. It was in my cart before Mr. Tip had time to say NO! Also, I found paint for $15 a gallon.  I grabbed that for the walls in our laundry room. What a day!

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What do you think? Would you walk right by it?

I didn’t like the extended base because it made the bench stick out from the wall too much.  I took a circular saw and cut them evenly off on all four sides.

Next I had to strip the maroon vinyl off of the bench top.  It wasn’t that hard.  It was removing staples.  No glue, thank goodness.

It’s starting to take shape. 🙂   The screws on the bench seat were raised above the surface so I had Mr. Tip screw them down into the wood.

I filled the screw holes with wood putty.

I sanded the whole bench making sure all was nice and smooth.

I took two stain colors and stained the top part of the bench. I had the stain left over from previous projects. I used Special Walnut and Classic Gray. I applied the walnut down first and then the gray then wiped it down.   After it was dry I applied Miniwax finishing paste to seal.

I didn’t like the unfinished front underneath the seat so I took a piece of baseboard we had in the shed and cut it to size and nailed it to the front and back of my bench.

I painted the base with trim white paint.  I primed one coat and painted two coats with the white paint.

I can’t wait to style it in our laundry room.

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WEEK 3 EXPENSES:

• Thrift store bench – $5.00 (no tax charged)
• piece of base board already had – $0
• stain, primer and paint already had – $0

Total expense for Week 3 = $5.00

Let’s take a look at the budget.  $100 allowed

• Paint for cabinets – $36.72
• Primer, sandpaper and brushes already had – $0
• sponge roller – I purchased a package of 2 rollers = $5.44
• 1 gallon of paint for laundry room walls – $16.00 (no tax charge at Thrift store)
• Stain, paint and primer for bench already had – $0
• Bench purchased at Thrift store – $5.00 (no tax charge)

Total spent so far = $63.16

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