When I first read what you wanted to do, my gut reaction was to—and I hate to say it—tell you that themes are silly and ask if you intended to have a laundry-themed dining room. But then I thought, “Why not have a whimsical laundry room?!?” So, what’s the inspiration for this idea—are you a wine connoisseur? Do you love a particular place associated with wine, like France, Italy, Germany, California, etc.? How far do you want to take this theme? Would you like to hang wallpaper?

These are wine-themed wallpapers I found on the Wayfair website—from literal to figurative interpretations:

would like to turn it into a wine tasting room and hide the fact that it is a laundry room..

Me too Sammy! Then like you I thought "well why the he77 not?"

Oh, I see pamwinnipeg! Can you post a floorplan? And an idea of how much you can spend?

what can I do with the shelves ? what can I place on shelves besides paint cans ? too narrow for wine bottles .. maybe sideways ?

Interesting idea but there will be "No Wining" when you have to do laundry. : - ]wr

lol

budget is 500.00

I will be moving file cabinet and dresser out of the room.

Since you want it to do double-duty as a laundry room by day and a wine-tasting room by night, I wouldn’t decant detergent into wine bottles. Someone could drink it by accident, plus it’s kind of gimmicky, for lack of a better word. I’m assuming you’re wanting this space to have at least an air of sophistication. Is that right? If you’ll be entertaining in there, you’d probably want to truly conceal all the laundry-related items—including the machines, which can easily be done with fabric “skirting” and a wood worktop. And lighting will help to transform the space at night, too, so I’d suggest a chandelier of some sort—or maybe some sconces—on a dimmer.

Get a few wine racks that you can screw into the wall or shelves of the paint area to secure. Bottles with corks should be stored on their sides with wine touching the bottom of the cork; screw tops should be stored upright. Add a couple of small comfy chairs if there is room (can't tell without a labeled floorplan). Place a pre-made counter top over the washer and dryer to act as your serving zone. https://www.lowes.ca/kitchen-countertops/q-solutions-acacia-straight-cut-kitchen-countertop_13465193.html?af=3632&cse=3632&cm_mmc=shopping_google--G_111_1{campaign}-_-&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoJrfBRC0ARIsANqkS_6ZsYQxXFJvN2cee6QsCwZ_JfxscKT2AvquMdzjgWcmU5EZlUMRBgsaAooGEALw_wcB Just set it right on top.

Don't bother trying to disguise the washer and dryer. You'll probably be using them more often than you'll be lingering over a glass of wine (maybe??). But do find a place to put all your laundry supplies behind closed doors.

Sammy and I seem to be on the same wavelength today! Except I wouldn't bother to conceal the machines and s/he would lol.

i like the wood top counter for on top of the machines and i will do some skirting to hide them.. maybe a burlap type material ?

Go ahead and do the wine theme. When you get tired of it, some club soda will fix everything.

Btw your stairwell looks nice :-)

A laundry will get too warm to work as a wine cellar or a place for actual wine storage. A friend of mine once had a laundry room that would be entirely politically incorrect today as it was where she displayed her collection of antique black dolls, and it had a pick-a-nanny theme. Not even sure how to spell that. It was quite delightful and whimsical back then. I don't suppose she had any black friends. Unless your tee totaling friends would be offended, wine is a good as any theme. I don't think it could be called racist, as hers would be today. However, I've heard that word applied to some things that make me shake my head!

Off-topic:

There are various spellings of picanniny and you're right, all are racist.

My mom had a collection as well, unfortunately. It came just before the stuffed jointed bunnies, which gave way to americana and finally Noah's ark. Fortunately the 90s ended with her purchasing a new home that does not have a two-story wall in the dining room and her collecting themes days were over :-D The interesting thing is that she has very good taste otherwise and her home now is a well-curated blend of her lovely finds over the last two decades.

On-topic:

My laundry room doesn't get any warmer than the rest of the house, however it isn't a small room in the basement which may make a difference.

If you plan on collecting or keeping wine, this room will be too warm long term. The theme is fine and I can totally get with wine while laundering. But I do love a matured red kept in a temperature appropriate cellar, and that means less than room temp.

I really miss Sophie right now.

I like the concept of a theme, but I don't get the idea of alcohol as that theme.

Consistency temperature is the most important way to keep your wine stored even if not at "optimum" temperature. You can pre-chill your whites before serving.

your wine might end up "shaken not stirred" depending on how energetic your spin cycle is.

i get the fun.... but i dont think that the warmer temps from the dryer and the wine will mix well if the wine is stored there. but you can be a carry in facility.

The wallpaper shown before might be a good idea for your room, it’d definitely give it a cool touch. Can lights might help give it the look of a wine cellar, and you can have some wine racks around the room to give it that nice touch. Hope you get the result you want!

I just checked the temperture of my wine in the laundry room. The boxes were a consistent 68 degree's! LOL.