Utility room decor help please!
We’ve recently put in a small utility room. I’m pleased with it functionally as we’ve squeezed a lot in, but it needs some more interesting decoration as we ran out of steam ... it’s all plain white at the moment, apart from the floor which is wood look tiles. It’s a small high ceilinged windowless room so a bit of a challenge!
Two questions:
1). What sort of splashback would look good here?
2). Should I paint the end wall a colour, perhaps to tie in with the splashback? Or hang pictures? Might be a good place to display kids’ artwork somehow?
Many thanks!
Pics here, please ignore the laundry and boxes...:
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoi watched the Ralph Lauren documentary the other day, well with one eye and ear (!), and in their first flat they had a big collage on the wall of all the houses/places/interiors that inspired them. I just thought it was a nice idea if you're wanting to feel inspired to do the laundry (would also add a radio!).
I don't know if this is your kind of thing but I have meraki bits and bobs which could look great on the worktop, I also like the idea of the dishcloths in the mini wall basket. They're all available at design vintage whom have some lovely things. Maybe also add an artificial plant?
you could also paint or paper the ceiling to bring the height down and add a colour?
minipie
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoI'm not very green fingered but here's a link to plants which apparently can survive without light!
https://leedyinteriors.com/10-houseplants-that-dont-need-sunlight/
I've got dried eucalyptus which could also look nice in a jug. It absolutely stunk at first but the smell did go in a few days! Kids pictures could work in a collage or there are also various "picture frame" wallpapers around. What's on the unseen wall? You can also get those Scandi style ladders from which you can hang photos or pictures on pegs. Or something like this
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4 years agoMinipie, as jazzy tiles not your thing, how about hexagonal? You can have a simple white grout, or coloured. They come in white and many other shades and in mini mosaic ones to big bold tiles. Just a thought!
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