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Luxury Utility Room with Dark Hardwood Flooring Ideas and Designs

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Builder's Own Dream Home
Builder's Own Dream Home
Hamilton-Gray Design, Inc.Hamilton-Gray Design, Inc.
Dennis Mayer Photography
Photo of a large traditional galley utility room in San Francisco with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, grey walls, dark hardwood flooring and a concealed washer and dryer.
French Country Magnified
French Country Magnified
MDC Cabinetry & MoreMDC Cabinetry & More
Mud-room
Expansive traditional galley utility room in DC Metro with beaded cabinets, grey cabinets, wood worktops, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, brown floors, a submerged sink and white walls.
Laundry/Mudroom (Old Bridge,NJ)
Laundry/Mudroom (Old Bridge,NJ)
NJ Custom ClosetsNJ Custom Closets
Carlos Class
This is an example of a large traditional utility room in New York with dark hardwood flooring, a stacked washer and dryer and brown floors.
Laundry room
Laundry room
MARK IV Builders, IncMARK IV Builders, Inc
A pocket door preserves space and provides access to this narrow laundry room. The washer and dryer are topped by a wooden counter top to make folding laundry easy. Custom cabinetry was installed for ample storage.
Handmade In-Frame Kitchen in Old White
Handmade In-Frame Kitchen in Old White
BP Kitchens & InteriorsBP Kitchens & Interiors
This kitchen used an in-frame design with mainly one painted colour, that being the Farrow & Ball Old White. This was accented with natural oak on the island unit pillars and on the bespoke cooker hood canopy. The Island unit features slide away tray storage on one side with tongue and grove panelling most of the way round. All of the Cupboard internals in this kitchen where clad in a Birch veneer. The main Focus of the kitchen was a Mercury Range Cooker in Blueberry. Above the Mercury cooker was a bespoke hood canopy designed to be at the correct height in a very low ceiling room. The sink and tap where from Franke, the sink being a VBK 720 twin bowl ceramic sink and a Franke Venician tap in chrome. The whole kitchen was topped of in a beautiful granite called Ivory Fantasy in a 30mm thickness with pencil round edge profile.
Work Center & Laundry room
Work Center & Laundry room
Benvenuti and SteinBenvenuti and Stein
Work Space/Laundry Room Norman Sizemore Photography
Photo of a large classic l-shaped utility room in Chicago with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood worktops, beige walls, a side by side washer and dryer, brown floors, dark hardwood flooring and brown worktops.
Downsized, not Downgraded
Downsized, not Downgraded
Wendy Glaister InteriorsWendy Glaister Interiors
Once a guest bedroom, this space needed to house all sorts of critical activity for the household. It functions as an office, wine bar, coffee bar and laundry room. Office supplies, a shredder and printer are all concealed in the custom cabinetry. Le Grand outlets boast USB charging ports for convenience. The couple's Keurig pods are stowed in a drawer built for such a purpose. A Sub Zero wine refrigerator houses their extensive wine collection. And a laundry with chrome hanging bar and cleanser storage is tucked neatly behind a pair of doors.
Edgewood Residence
Edgewood Residence
KYLE CHAN ARCHITECTKYLE CHAN ARCHITECT
This is an example of a medium sized classic single-wall separated utility room in San Francisco with a built-in sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, brown floors and brown worktops.
15 - Craftsman Transitional Allston Utility Room
15 - Craftsman Transitional Allston Utility Room
Aspire Fine HomesAspire Fine Homes
Medium sized traditional galley separated utility room in Houston with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets, black walls, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, brown floors and white worktops.
Modern English Country Style
Modern English Country Style
Nathan Taylor for Obelisk HomeNathan Taylor for Obelisk Home
Medium sized classic galley utility room in Other with a submerged sink, blue cabinets, engineered stone countertops, blue splashback, metro tiled splashback, blue walls, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, white worktops and a wallpapered ceiling.
The Grove "Fall Festival of Homes"
The Grove "Fall Festival of Homes"
DavishireDavishire
This is an example of a large farmhouse single-wall separated utility room in Nashville with a belfast sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood worktops, grey walls and dark hardwood flooring.
Paradise Valley Residence
Paradise Valley Residence
North Fork Builders of Montana, Inc.North Fork Builders of Montana, Inc.
Photo of a medium sized rustic separated utility room in Other with a belfast sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood worktops, brown walls, dark hardwood flooring, a stacked washer and dryer, brown floors and brown worktops.
Modern English Country Style
Modern English Country Style
Nathan Taylor for Obelisk HomeNathan Taylor for Obelisk Home
Photo of a medium sized traditional galley utility room in Other with a submerged sink, blue cabinets, engineered stone countertops, blue splashback, metro tiled splashback, blue walls, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, white worktops and a wallpapered ceiling.
Cooper Woods Modern Tudor
Cooper Woods Modern Tudor
Havlicek Builders Inc.Havlicek Builders Inc.
This 2 story home with a first floor Master Bedroom features a tumbled stone exterior with iron ore windows and modern tudor style accents. The Great Room features a wall of built-ins with antique glass cabinet doors that flank the fireplace and a coffered beamed ceiling. The adjacent Kitchen features a large walnut topped island which sets the tone for the gourmet kitchen. Opening off of the Kitchen, the large Screened Porch entertains year round with a radiant heated floor, stone fireplace and stained cedar ceiling. Photo credit: Picture Perfect Homes
Laundry/Mudroom (Old Bridge,NJ)
Laundry/Mudroom (Old Bridge,NJ)
NJ Custom ClosetsNJ Custom Closets
Carlos Class
Large classic utility room in New York with dark hardwood flooring, a stacked washer and dryer and brown floors.
Bernhardt
Bernhardt
Allison ArchitectureAllison Architecture
Allison Architecture
This is an example of a large traditional galley separated utility room in Charlotte with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite worktops, dark hardwood flooring and a side by side washer and dryer.
Henderson Custom Home
Henderson Custom Home
E Design HomeE Design Home
New space saving laundry area part of complete ground up home remodel.
Design ideas for an expansive mediterranean galley laundry cupboard in Las Vegas with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, blue splashback, glass sheet splashback, white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a concealed washer and dryer, brown floors and white worktops.
Bloomfield Estates
Bloomfield Estates
La Marco HomesLa Marco Homes
Stylish laundry room.
Expansive contemporary u-shaped separated utility room in Detroit with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and black worktops.
Midtown Contemporary Penthouse
Midtown Contemporary Penthouse
Wood Specialties, Inc.Wood Specialties, Inc.
Photo of a small contemporary single-wall separated utility room in Omaha with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, granite worktops, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, brown floors and multicoloured worktops.
North Oaks - Traditional Kitchen, Laundry, Master Suite Remodel
North Oaks - Traditional Kitchen, Laundry, Master Suite Remodel
Michels HomesMichels Homes
Photography: Scott Amundson Photography, LLC | Design: Mingle
This is an example of a beach style separated utility room in Minneapolis with white cabinets, green walls, a side by side washer and dryer, shaker cabinets and dark hardwood flooring.

Luxury Utility Room with Dark 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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