The laundry room is coming together at last! Both machines are working. They hum like an old Chevy; so solid and smooth. I LOVE these machines. When we took the previous "new" washer out to the garage (on it's way to a new craigslist owner), I was reassured that my choice of 30 year old machines was a good one. The 3-year old new set was tin-y, plastic-y and cheap. These, by comparison, are built like tanks. So appropriate for this little brick house.
I painted the block walls today. Yes, I already owned a gallon of the spot-on oatmeal color to compliment the Maytags. Then I added the grey rug previously in the Wildwood nursery, a hanging rod and a classic chair to hold the laundry basket. Just need the permanent dryer vent hose connected and it's all set. There are plans to put up "walls" of pegboard in the dark, creepy corner to the side of the dryer, and to paint the entire basement floor, but those projects will wait for now.
Now, I have another (and another and another) load of laundry to do!