Burkett Investmentsby Trey and Kyle Burkett

Hermitage HouseRoomsBack hall & laundry

Main floor

Back hall & laundry

Not every room needed rebuilding. The laundry's black cabinets and butcher-block counter already worked, so they stayed, with walnut shelving added for towels.

The laundry room: black cabinets and a butcher-block counter under the window, a washer and dryer on pedestals, walnut shelving.

In the back hall the lockers and bench stayed too. The doors went dark, a stone sconce went up over the bench, and two large canvases turned a corridor into somewhere you notice.

What we did

  • Doors painted dark
  • Sconce over the drop zone
  • Walnut shelving in the laundry

Paint

SurfaceColor
Walls, ceiling, casingsAlabaster SW 7008 likely
Doors (garage, laundry, closet)Urbane Bronze SW 7048 likely
Builder bench, cubbies and drawersUrbane Bronze SW 7048 possible
Walls and ceilingAlabaster SW 7008 likely
Base cabinetsBlack, original builder cabinets

Before & after

What changed

2025 photograph (before): Laundry Room, toward sink and wall of windows, with butcher block counter, black sink, black cabinets, window2025 photograph (before)
The laundry room: black cabinets and a butcher-block counter under the window, a washer and dryer on pedestals, walnut shelving.2026 photograph (after)

Laundry

The cabinets stayed; walnut shelving came in.

2025 photograph (before): Back Hall, toward end door, with dark mudroom lockers, cubbies, bench, coat hooks2025 photograph (before)
The back hall toward the garage door: dark painted doors, a built-in bench and cubbies, two large copper-toned canvases.2026 photograph (after)

Back hall to the garage door

The white doors became black, and the hall gained a wall sconce, a runner rug and large canvases beside the mudroom cubbies.

Selections

Selection highlights

A few of the finishes and fixtures in this room, pictured from the photographs of the finished house.

  • Wood slat sconces, up and downCerno
  • Recessed LED wafer downlights
  • Laundry storage towers and chests
  • Roman shades
  • Back hall mudroom unit
  • Laundry shaker base cabinets
  • Maple butcher-block countertops
  • Laundry faucet, chrome single-lever gooseneck
  • Laundry utility sink, black drop-in
  • Laundry floor tile, large format
  • Wide-plank white oak floorJeff Co. Flooring (materials supplier per the contractor; product not named)
  • Interior door levers, matte black