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2. Small-Space SurpriseDesigner: Janie HungerfordLocation: VancouverSize: 14 square feet (1.3 square meters)Homeowners’ request. Create a playful second-floor hallway laundry space with splashes of interest and color.Special features. Dog-print wallpaper (Best in Show by Osborne & Little). Custom light oak stained millwork and doors. Graphite-colored appliances. Hanging rod. Sink. Nearby skylights.Designer secret. “Try to create the unexpected and have fun in a small space,” designer Janie Hungerford says. “All the solid oak stained doors when closed keep this space clean and unassuming, but when they are opened there is a playful wallpaper and a very functional space for laundry.”“Uh-oh” moment. “The project was a total gut to the studs, so there were many surprises,” Hungerford says. “There were bug infestations that had to be dealt with and new space-planning techniques to make it function.”Appliances: LGClever Ways to Hide a Laundry Station
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