Large Utility Room with Light Hardwood Flooring Ideas and Designs

Remodel Collab with Temple & Hentz (Designer) and Tegethoff Homes (Builder). Cabinets provided by Detailed Designs and Wright Cabinet Shop.
Inspiration for a large traditional galley separated utility room in St Louis with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, engineered stone countertops, beige walls, light hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, brown floors, white worktops and wallpapered walls.

Pine Valley Drive

Webber Development & Construction

McGinnis Leathers
Inspiration for a large traditional single-wall utility room in Atlanta with a submerged sink, white cabinets, granite worktops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, light hardwood flooring, recessed-panel cabinets, grey walls, a side by side washer and dryer and brown floors.

New House - Wayne, PA

Peter Zimmerman Architects

Tom Crane
Photo of a large classic l-shaped separated utility room in Philadelphia with a belfast sink, white cabinets, shaker cabinets, wood worktops, white walls, light hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, brown floors and beige worktops.

Transitional Glam, Los Altos

AK Design

Laundry room - large laundry room with custom white cabinets, high end appliances, glass backsplash, and 4 panel modern interior door in Los Altos.
Photo of a large u-shaped utility room in San Francisco with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, white floors and grey worktops.

Modern Laundry Room

Large modern galley separated utility room in Dallas with a belfast sink, white cabinets, white walls, light hardwood flooring and beige worktops.

Monvisto Cabin

The Cabinet Gallery

Inspiration for a large rustic u-shaped utility room in Other with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets and light hardwood flooring.

Lake Hodges Whole Home Remodel

Lars Remodeling & Design

This spectacular family home situated above Lake Hodges in San Diego with sweeping views, was a complete interior and partial exterior remodel. Having gone untouched for decades, the home presented a unique challenge in that it was comprised of many cramped, unpermitted rooms and spaces that had been added over the years, stifling the home's true potential. Our team gutted the home down to the studs and started nearly from scratch. The end result is simply stunning. Light, bright, and modern, the new version of this home demonstrates the power of thoughtful architectural planning, creative problem solving, and expert design details.

Utility Room

Miele GB

Offering gentle fabric care, outstanding cleaning performance and convenience, Miele W1 washing machines benefit from an exclusive PowerWash 2.0 cleaning system, which uses a powerful spin and spray system on clothes for excellent cleaning results. Other exclusive features include TwinDos; an integrated detergent dispensing system for liquid detergent and fabric conditioner, which releases the liquids at the optimum time in the wash cycle, cutting consumption by up to 30% and CapDosing that allows customers to purchase precisely portioned capsules which dispense special-purpose detergents like reproofing agents. The T1 tumble dryer collection uses heat pump technology to deliver at least an A+ energy rating, along with a PerfectDry function, which prevents under or over-drying. A FragranceDos option is also included, allowing Aqua, Cocoon or Nature flacons to be placed in a special holder in the door, releasing a fresh fragrance into the laundry that will last around four weeks.

Laundry Room

Nieman Market Design

Inspiration for a large traditional l-shaped separated utility room in Toronto with raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, beige walls, light hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer and beige floors.

Beverly Hills Master bathroom and laundry remodel, laundry view.

Le Nid, The French Chic, LLC

The laundry has been created, to provide a separate space. On the left, appliances. On the center, large and clever shelves, with laundry hamper, niches, opened shelves. On the right, space for ironing table.

Hillside Hideaway : Mudroom Laundry Room

Sarah Barnard Design LLC

A mudroom with a laundry cabinet features large windows that provide an abundance of natural light. The custom screens, made from Ash and natural rattan cane webbing, incorporate built-in vents to conceal the washer and dryer while in use.

Modern Farmhouse - Renton

ID by Gwen

Photo of a large rural u-shaped utility room in Seattle with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, wood worktops, black splashback, ceramic splashback, white walls, light hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, brown floors, black worktops and tongue and groove walls.

Commerce Township First Floor Renovation

Epiphany Kitchens

In this project we redesigned and renovated the first floor of the clients house. We created an open floor plan, larger Kitchen, seperate Mudroom, and larger Laundry Room. The cabinets are one of our local made custom frameless cabinets. They are a frameless, 3/4" plywood construction. The door is a modified shaker door we call a Step-Frame. The wood is Cherry and the stain is Blossom. The Laundry Room cabinets are the same doorstyle but an Antique White paint on Maple. The countertops are Cambria quartz and the color is Windemere. The backsplash is a 4x4 and 3x6 tumbled marble in Pearl with a Sonoma Tile custom blend for the accent. The floors are an oak wood that were custom stained on site.

Hermosa Beach Ocean View Family Home

Design + Build by Lazar

Laundry Room with double open pocket doors with 2 washers and dryers for a busy family. Large enough for another purpose like a craft room. Opens up to the kids level floor and is next to the kids study. Thoughtfully designed by Steve Lazar design+build by South Swell. designbuildbysouthswell.com Photography by Joel Silva.

Un sous-sol de 23 m2 totalement réhabilité

Inside Rénovation & Décoration d'intérieurs

Giovanni Del Brenna
Large scandinavian separated utility room in Paris with wood worktops, white walls, light hardwood flooring and a side by side washer and dryer.

Fun Laundry Room - Mudroom Combo

Paper Moon Painting

Perfect mudroom storage for the family.
This is an example of a large eclectic l-shaped utility room in Austin with recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, white walls, light hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer and brown floors.

Family Gathering Space in a Heritage Home

Diane Whalen Architect

The laundry chute empties into a laundry basket on wheels that is easily removed for loading into the laundry machine right beside it. The dehumidifier is also hidden out of sight in the cupboard, with lots of ventilation provided.

Neves Remodel

Dakovich Interiors LLC

Inspiration for a large country u-shaped utility room in San Luis Obispo with a single-bowl sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, grey walls, light hardwood flooring and a side by side washer and dryer.

Ramsden Reno

BSW Design

Nicole Millard
Large contemporary single-wall utility room in Toronto with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer and grey floors.

White Acrylic Laundry Room

Blu Ink Interiors, Interior Design, Kitchen & Bath

Fort Lauderdale
This is an example of a large contemporary u-shaped separated utility room in Miami with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, multi-coloured walls, light hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, beige floors and white worktops.

Large Utility Room with Light Hardwood Flooring Ideas and Designs

A well designed 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 utility design.

What do I need in my 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 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 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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