Where to store zillions of muddy boots with no hall or utility room?
Emma Clare
7 years ago
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Carolina
7 years agoHow about a boot rack? You can have one outdoor to hold rubber boots (perhaps build a roof over it, like a sort of firewood wood storage shed, but for boots) and you can have one indoors for leather boots and shoes.
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Comments (9)Hi there, A friend did just that - has quite a large utility and a neater kitchen. The utility seems to have become the dumping ground for everything - laundry, rubbish re-cycling, bulk buys, vegetables, a lot of equipment storage ( a halogen oven, electric wok, spare dishwasher, two ironing boards and a suit press, surplus crockery and cutlery, cleaning materials and equipment , baking tins, deep fat fryer, sports gear, pet food, etc....) It is cluttered and not functioning as she had planned. I would start with a list of what I need on a weekly basis; it would be very handy to have those items in the actual kitchen. I found a larder press to be invaluable, as well as a large fridge/freezer. If you bake weekly, keep the most used baking stuff in the kitchen. For example, I decided to stop making cup-cakes and focus on tray-bakes instead because that way I only needed one tray, no cup cake cases etc. I have limited space so simplifying worked for me. Shelve out the garage, and keep stuff used only occasionally out there. Personally, I got rid of all that surplus stuff and simply decided to manage without - but it could easily be stored in the garage. If you are unsure about stuff, pack it in boxes, label it, and put a "get rid of date" on the box ( you can always revise that later if you feel you need it) Then store it in the garage. I find less is definitely more for me anyway...for example, my Magimix sits on my worktop and is used almost every day. Anything it can't do I simply don't do! I do find though that having a sink in my utility room works wonder, keeps the kitchen much neater - I wash dirty boots, veg, etc out there and it definitely helps....See MoreHallway advice for farm bungalow renovation please? Plans included.
Comments (26)I agree - I ended up removing altogether or switching the opening direction on a bunch of doors in my house so they worked better with the layout and furniture. To me the best option is pocket doors which allow the space to be completely open or closed off when needed but you still get a solid wall either side to put furniture up against. They seem to be more common in America and really need planning at the early stages so the 'pocket' can be built in from the beginning....See MoreUtility bootroom combined
Comments (23)Hi Jen. It's quite hard without exact dimensions but I would do something like pic one but with the sink "exposed" at the wc end of the room like in pic 2. One cupboard : ironing board and stacked clean and muddy laundry baskets, then a pull out clothes airer (with ventilation holes in the door) and then stacked washer and dryer with a pull out shelf between them for loading/unloading. I'd keep the cabinets light given the space. Just counting tiles I think you have room (and be able to access the cupboards!) for a narrow bench with boot, shoe, brolly storage underneath on the window wall and then coat hooks above (you may also be able to fit a long radiator under the bench). You can buy portable washers for the dog and boots, although the one on the link has hit and miss reviews and you could also consider attaching a hairdryer on the window wall if your dog goes near them?! Washable mat by the door, boot scraper outside and I'd go for LVT on the floor. So have the plans gone through to extend the garden room? Exciting! https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074W7K31D/ref=asc_df_B074W7K31D57420647/?tag=googshopuk-21&creative=22122&creativeASIN=B074W7K31D&linkCode=df0&hvadid=226648627345&hvpos=1o3&hvnetw=g&hvrand=460155495667643012&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045002&hvtargid=pla-420662773139...See MoreHow would you use this space for a utility / pantry
Comments (14)Beth. First thoughts would be to use the study as a Utility as there must be plumbing close by in the W.C Secondly, that is a beautiful big spacious room. Do you really want to cut it up for a walk in pantry? We renovated our house a few years ago and got rid of the walk in pantry so as to have a larger kitchen. It was a constant drag when cooking to have to go in there and find things. I honestly prefer tall order units with drawers for jars, tins, rice, pasta etc as they are so much easier to store and access. I want all my herbs and spices and oils right next to me when I am cooking not in a different room. Getting rid of the pantry was a blessing for us. I think you could extend the units on both walls up to where the windows are and then have a much larger island orientated in the other direction. Can you ever have too much workspace in a kitchen? Good luck...See More
PROGeorge Clarke + Partners
7 years agoHello Emma,
Do you have space for a blanket-box style piece of furniture? Easy to chuck boots into when lazy lads do not want to put them neatly away. The below shows cupboard doors, but you could just lift the lid of ...
Alternatively, do you have a bit of wall space where you could build shelving for footwear?..
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7 years agowhat about shoe storage that doubles as a seat? they can sit down to take their shoes off and throw them in afterwards. You can get them custom made to fit the space.
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