I must admit, I am in love with a client’s laundry room where she chose a candy apple red washer-dryer combo.

Photo by Michael J. Lee

I plan to re-wallpaper my laundry room in a cheerful chartreuse Osborne and Little paper and I am having to restrain myself from pulling the trigger on a minty green or bright blue set for myself.

If I did that, a divorce would follow. These machines, while industrial workhorses I’m sure, are so pleasant to look at I think I would hole myself up in the laundry room and make phone calls. So for now, I will just dream in steam…