Sud Shack the before

So, this is a combination laundry and bathroom. it was, in the beginning, our only bathroom. yes, it is outdoors and disconnected from our home. there were the occasional nights when it was cold and people probably thought we were crazy but we loved...well, we made it work haha. 

now, it mainly serves as our laundry only since we built our larger home...larger in comparison, but still small. anyway, it was ugly and i hate laundry anyway so i was unmotivated. these pictures are semi-before

i say semi before because i had already put up a chandelier and a support frame for the shower curtain.

obviously, we don't normally have the tools laying on the floor but otherwise everything is as it normally was, a complete mess.

junk everywhere, no organization

the black in that photo is part of the after.

ok, now it is that pipe and all the others that really motivated me to finally tackle the laundry room a.k.a. our Sud Shack.

after pics and story coming soon, as in i just finished it and need to load photos....so, we will just see how quickly i get to that

Cloth diapers (poopy style)

So, we are now proud parents to a wonderful one year old. Which means that i have changed 3.9 billion diapers of which at least 1.3 billion were poopy! Then, those diapers (cloth) had to ve washed. At first, i could just throw them in the washer because newborn poopy isnt solid. As the diaper count grew the poopy thickened, yikes. I love cloth diapers for our little one. There are so many reasons why it's the better choice. The downside is cleaning them. At first, i was literally hands on. I would kind of shake them in the toilet, in the water!!! If your a parent, you're reading this like " yeah, you do whatever you have to for your little loves " non parents are reading this like "what!?! No fricking way" haha
I did what i had to, but i didn't like it. I keep thinking i wish i could spray it off but i didn't want to use our kitchen sink. Then, i hit the mr. With my idea to spray them into the toilet and three trips to store later, poopy diapers are no longer my nemesis.
Stay green, clean, and classy

Sud Shack - progress continues, slowly

I have, finally, started organizing the Sud Shack. It's obviously been in use, haha. You gotta go. We were just so excited to get moved out to the homestead that the second we had running water we moved:) this meant that we were still building, well,  everything. 

So without further ado let's begin, again, this Sud Shack journey. 

Y'all will notice the outside isn't even painted yet.

For the interior, I caulked all the seems because... why not,  right? It doesn't take long, it isn't expensive, and it adds one more seal of protection against pest. 

I had already painted one coat before the caulking. Usually, you would caulk first then apply at least three coats because sheet plywood soaks up the paint. 

Our toilet is a dual flush. Which means it has two flush buttons, instead of one flush handle. The blue side uses just under a half gallon for your number one restroom break and the right side had the number two flush which uses more water but still under one gallon. 

I still use the motto ...

If it's yellow, let it mellow

If it's brown, flush it down

We have well water for our toilet so this is drinking water that shouldn't just be flushed, you got to think about the livability of our planet. Conserve when possible.

I started the ceiling painting and the screen above the door still needs to be finished.

Ta da, the screening is finally complete and Mr framed the screen with more pallet wood.

Horray for doors:) 

You can see the DIY gate we built in the background.

The ceiling looks so much better with paint.

We left some sections open for "windows" and this one is above my laundry area. 

Once I get the photos put together I will share the next step in the project Sud Shack. Y'all keep it green, clean, and classy. 

Shalimar