Fresh, white and clean sheets with lavender scent in the vintage French Laundry Basket
I stumbled upon some french laundry baskets this Memorial Day weekend at an antique warehouse in Forney, Texas. I have wanted one for a long, long time but hadn’t found one at the right price. As luck would have it, DeRidder Antiques was having a Spring Cleaning sale and they were very reasonably priced…so I bought three.
Few simple things bring as much pleasure as line dried bed linens washed in home made lavender laundry detergent. The smell and feel of crisp, white linens pulled taught on a freshly made bed that beckon a heavenly rest.
My laundry closet is like my house; not fancy or well appointed…but simple, straightforward and quaint. No apologies…it just is what it is.
The perfect place for home made lavender laundry detergent.
16 cups baking soda
12 cups borax
8 cups grated castile or glycerin soap flakes*
3 tablespoons lavender, lemon or grapefruit essential oil
Combine baking soda, borax and soap flakes. Add essential oil and mix with a wire whisk. Use 1⁄8 cup per load.
The basic items needed: Borax, Baking Soday, Soap Flakes and Essential Oil.
Soap flakes just look clean, don’t they?
A vintage enamel bowl is put to good use to mix Borax, Baking Soda, Soap Flakes and Lavender essential oil.
Vintage containers hold linen water, Borax and cleaning supplies
Vintage Mason Jars filled with old wood and wire clothes pins with a sweet home made label
Using office supply oak tags and alphabet stamps for laundry room labeling
Home Made Lavender Laundry Detergent.
Freshly dried and folded linens in the French Laundry Basket.
