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Country Utility Room with Yellow Walls Ideas and Designs

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Easy Pathway Access
Easy Pathway Access
Harth BuildersHarth Builders
The new remodeled spaces can be easily accessed by both the front and back of the house. We created this hallway in order to accomplish this. Photography Credit: Mike Irby
Hillcrest
Hillcrest
Asher Homes Inc.Asher Homes Inc.
Inspiration for a large farmhouse galley utility room in Other with a belfast sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, granite worktops, grey splashback, granite splashback, yellow walls, porcelain flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and grey worktops.
Country Linen Meets Distressed Cherry in Milton, Ga
Country Linen Meets Distressed Cherry in Milton, Ga
Cheryl Pett Design Ltd.Cheryl Pett Design Ltd.
Cindy Kringelis with Alpharetta Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized rural galley utility room in Atlanta with a submerged sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite worktops, yellow walls, ceramic flooring, a side by side washer and dryer and multi-coloured floors.
Pender Island - Laundry
Pender Island - Laundry
McPherson CabinetryMcPherson Cabinetry
Photo Credit: Kris Harley-Jesson
This is an example of a rural galley laundry cupboard in Other with an utility sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, laminate countertops, yellow walls, porcelain flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, beige floors and brown worktops.
Farmhouse
Farmhouse
Delore DesignsDelore Designs
Design ideas for a rural utility room in Burlington with yellow walls and a stacked washer and dryer.
The Property
The Property
Graystone Home Staging & RedesignGraystone Home Staging & Redesign
Laundry mudroom
Photo of a large farmhouse galley utility room in Richmond with raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, yellow walls, vinyl flooring, a side by side washer and dryer and beige floors.
Armstrong-Engineered Stone
Armstrong-Engineered Stone
Flooring AmericaFlooring America
Design ideas for a medium sized farmhouse utility room in Other with yellow walls, porcelain flooring and grey floors.
Dream Laundry Room with Blue Cabinets
Dream Laundry Room with Blue Cabinets
EURO Design BuildEURO Design Build
Large country galley separated utility room in Dallas with a built-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood worktops, yellow walls, porcelain flooring, a side by side washer and dryer and brown floors.
Kitchen, Laundry & Bathroom Renovation
Kitchen, Laundry & Bathroom Renovation
Chantelle McNeish DesignChantelle McNeish Design
The laundry room features a hanging stripe which the homeowner mounted towel racks and towel bars to.
Photo of a small rural galley utility room in Toronto with a built-in sink, beaded cabinets, green cabinets, laminate countertops, yellow walls, vinyl flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and grey worktops.
Kitchen, Laundry & Bathroom Renovation
Kitchen, Laundry & Bathroom Renovation
Chantelle McNeish DesignChantelle McNeish Design
Design ideas for a small rural galley utility room in Toronto with a built-in sink, beaded cabinets, green cabinets, laminate countertops, yellow walls, vinyl flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and grey worktops.
Dream Laundry Room with Blue Cabinets
Dream Laundry Room with Blue Cabinets
EURO Design BuildEURO Design Build
Design ideas for a large country galley separated utility room in Dallas with a built-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood worktops, yellow walls, porcelain flooring, a side by side washer and dryer and brown floors.
Cheerful Laundry and Mudroom
Cheerful Laundry and Mudroom
Simply Home DecoratingSimply Home Decorating
Before we redesigned the basement of this charming but compact 1950's North Vancouver home, this space was an unfinished utility room that housed nothing more than an outdated furnace and hot water tank. Since space was at a premium we recommended replacing the furnace with a high efficiency model and converting the hot water tank to an on-demand system, both of which could be housed in the adjacent crawl space. That left room for a generous laundry room conveniently located at the back entrance of the house where family members returning from a mountain bike ride can undress, drop muddy clothes into the washing machine and proceed to shower in the bathroom just across the hall. Interior Design by Lori Steeves of Simply Home Decorating. Photos by Tracey Ayton Photography.
Laundry cabinets
Laundry cabinets
Gristmill Custom FurnitureGristmill Custom Furniture
Design ideas for a medium sized rural single-wall separated utility room in Philadelphia with a built-in sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, laminate countertops, yellow walls, laminate floors, a side by side washer and dryer and beige floors.
Savannah House
Savannah House
Countrywide Construction & Design LLCCountrywide Construction & Design LLC
The laundry room doubles as a mud room in the back entry. Due to the ceiling beam we needed to add, open shelving over the washer and dryer provided the best use of the space while keeping the room open and bright.

Country Utility Room with Yellow Walls Ideas and Designs

A well designed country utility room can rise to become one of our favourite rooms in the house, boasting the accolade of existing solely to make our lives easier. Few of us are fans of chores such as washing, cleaning and ironing, but with a high-spec, well put together utility design they could be a breeze. For this reason, it makes sense to design an utility room to be as functional as possible, the very model of “everything in its place”, with carefully thought out utility room storage. That, however, doesn’t have to mean it can’t look nice – even super-utilitarian appliances like a washing machine, tumble dryer, laundry basket and recycling bin can be dressed up by their surroundings and made to look great as part of your country utility design.

What do I need in my country utility room?

Most utility rooms tend to be a small room just off the kitchen or hallway, so you are likely to be working with a compact space. Your main priority will involve planning utility room storage around your white goods. A utility room is usually intended primarily as a laundry room, so it makes sense to first install your plumbed items: the sink, washing machine and, if you have one, tumble dryer. If you run short of space and can’t afford to have a separate washer and dryer, then consider an integrated washer-dryer for your utility design. Built-in storage is a great idea in utility rooms to make best use of the available space, and you might want to also consider built in ironing boards, clothes airers and retractable washing lines. These items tend to be a bit cumbersome and are forever getting in the way, so designing special utility room storage for them or fixing them to a wall so they are easily folded away is an excellent space-saver and well worth the implementation. Free standing items such as laundry baskets and clothes hampers can be tucked neatly under specially designed worktops, and a selection of stacking plastic storage boxes, tins or wicker baskets can be used to help keep the room clutter free.

How do I decorate my country utility room?

Decorating an utility room is the ultimate exercise in form meeting functionality. As it’s a room that, alas, invariably people spend a great deal of time in, you will want keep the utility room a calm and clean space. Utility room storage is essential for keeping this area tidy; attractively painted shelves and cupboards can be used to stow away all the bottles and boxes used for laundry and cleaning, as well as appliances such as vacuum cleaners and irons. An attractive country style utility design can be achieved by hanging bright or patterned curtains in front of wall mounted shelves – it will perk up the room and keep clutter hidden away. Floors should be hard-wearing and easy to clean (just think of those dirty boots traipsing in through the back door!) – to this end, stone, tile, laminate or vinyl flooring will be the most low-maintenance and durable. All in all, bear in mind that just because this is primarily a practical space doesn’t mean it needs to be dull – you can inject personality into your utility design in your choices of colour and decorative accessories. Consider quirky signage, blackboards for scribbling down shopping lists, and decorative bottles and boxes for stowing away household bits and bobs.

Do I need a sink in my utility room?

Utility room sinks are designed for those jobs that don’t quite belong in the kitchen – hand washing, dirty boots, watering indoor plants – and typically have a more industrial aesthetic than kitchen sinks. In fact, the iconic butler sink’s originally designated purpose was, as you might imagine, a sink for the butler, who was responsible for washing precious glassware and other items that required special attention and soaking. In case you’ve ever wondered, this is why butler sinks are so deep – for that matter, the only difference between butler sinks and Belfast sinks is the overflow built in to Belfast sinks which don’t feature in butler sinks. If the rustic charm of ceramic sinks appeal to you but your utility room would benefit a less substantial piece, French farmhouse sinks may be the perfect option; cast in French clay to produce a more refined finish, farmhouse sinks can be a thinner, more elegant alternative to their robust counterparts. As well as offering practicality, ceramic sinks make a beautiful statement centrepiece – utility rooms with a country or shabby chic feel will find the perfect complement to rustic wooden units with a butler or farmhouse sink. Smaller sinks are perfectly adequate if your utility room doesn’t demand as much from you, if you do the odd bit of rinsing instead of regularly being elbow-deep in heavy-duty washing. Stainless steel sinks are a practical choice that can withstand the bashing they will get in an utility room set up. Composite sinks are available in granite and quartz variations, both boasting superior durability and damage resistance; to boot, their smooth clean finish lends itself to an ultramodern style utility room. If you’re still unsure on your utility design, take a look through the hundreds of photos for some country utility room ideas from professional designers and other homeowners. You might find a design theme or some utility room storage ideas that will inspire you for your utility room makeover.
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