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Modern L-shaped Utility Room Ideas and Designs

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Brian David Roberts | Interior Planning & DesignBrian David Roberts | Interior Planning & Design
This is an example of a medium sized modern l-shaped separated utility room in Seattle with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white walls, porcelain flooring, a stacked washer and dryer, grey floors and white worktops.
Seymour Custom Build
Seymour Custom Build
Twin Peaks Construction, Inc.Twin Peaks Construction, Inc.
Two bedroom self contained guest suite.
Expansive modern l-shaped separated utility room in Vancouver with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white walls, light hardwood flooring, a stacked washer and dryer, grey floors and white worktops.
Modern
Modern
Canterbury Custom Homes LLCCanterbury Custom Homes LLC
Beautiful soft modern by Canterbury Custom Homes, LLC in University Park Texas. Large windows fill this home with light. Designer finishes include, extensive tile work, wall paper, specialty lighting, etc...
Master Bathroom/Mudroom/Laundry Rooms
Master Bathroom/Mudroom/Laundry Rooms
Mayne Construction, LLCMayne Construction, LLC
Photo of a medium sized modern l-shaped utility room in Other with a submerged sink, grey cabinets, grey walls, ceramic flooring and a stacked washer and dryer.
Beautiful Side Addition to Oak Hill Home
Beautiful Side Addition to Oak Hill Home
Michael Nash Design, Build & HomesMichael Nash Design, Build & Homes
Side Addition to Oak Hill Home After living in their Oak Hill home for several years, they decided that they needed a larger, multi-functional laundry room, a side entrance and mudroom that suited their busy lifestyles. A small powder room was a closet placed in the middle of the kitchen, while a tight laundry closet space overflowed into the kitchen. After meeting with Michael Nash Custom Kitchens, plans were drawn for a side addition to the right elevation of the home. This modification filled in an open space at end of driveway which helped boost the front elevation of this home. Covering it with matching brick facade made it appear as a seamless addition. The side entrance allows kids easy access to mudroom, for hang clothes in new lockers and storing used clothes in new large laundry room. This new state of the art, 10 feet by 12 feet laundry room is wrapped up with upscale cabinetry and a quartzite counter top. The garage entrance door was relocated into the new mudroom, with a large side closet allowing the old doorway to become a pantry for the kitchen, while the old powder room was converted into a walk-in pantry. A new adjacent powder room covered in plank looking porcelain tile was furnished with embedded black toilet tanks. A wall mounted custom vanity covered with stunning one-piece concrete and sink top and inlay mirror in stone covered black wall with gorgeous surround lighting. Smart use of intense and bold color tones, help improve this amazing side addition. Dark grey built-in lockers complementing slate finished in place stone floors created a continuous floor place with the adjacent kitchen flooring. Now this family are getting to enjoy every bit of the added space which makes life easier for all.
2016 Tundra Model
2016 Tundra Model
Lori Manning DesignsLori Manning Designs
This spacious and modern laundry room will make folding clothes a bit more enjoyable! The Gray spacious counter tops yield plenty of room for all your laundry! The white cabinetry add to the modern style and give plenty of storage space!
The Swan Kitchen
The Swan Kitchen
Minosa | Design Life BetterMinosa | Design Life Better
Concealed laundry finished in warm veneer accessed via the kitchen. Image: Nicole England
Medium sized modern l-shaped utility room in Sydney with dark wood cabinets, composite countertops, grey splashback, cement tile splashback and ceramic flooring.
New Market Mudroom
New Market Mudroom
Brady's Capital Projects LLCBrady's Capital Projects LLC
Photo of a medium sized modern l-shaped utility room with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets and wood worktops.
Danbury Mudroom
Danbury Mudroom
Forward Design Build RemodelForward Design Build Remodel
Medium sized modern l-shaped utility room in Detroit with white walls and laminate countertops.
Fun and playful basement renovation, Oakville ON
Fun and playful basement renovation, Oakville ON
avenue design incavenue design inc
Medium sized modern l-shaped separated utility room in Toronto with a single-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, porcelain splashback, white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a stacked washer and dryer, brown floors, grey worktops and wallpapered walls.
Cooper River Contemporary
Cooper River Contemporary
DLB Custom Home DesignDLB Custom Home Design
Ellis Creek Photography
Medium sized modern l-shaped separated utility room in Charleston with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, light hardwood flooring and a side by side washer and dryer.
2016 Tundra Model
2016 Tundra Model
Lori Manning DesignsLori Manning Designs
Another view of this awesome laundry room! Ample storage and counter space make this an effective and stylish space!
Large modern l-shaped separated utility room in Miami with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite worktops, white walls, marble flooring and a side by side washer and dryer.
Modern Remodeling - Niles, Ohio
Modern Remodeling - Niles, Ohio
Master Plan Builders & Master Plan DesignMaster Plan Builders & Master Plan Design
Adam Campesi
Design ideas for a large modern l-shaped utility room in Other with a belfast sink, beaded cabinets, grey cabinets, granite worktops, grey walls, ceramic flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, multi-coloured floors and white worktops.
Practical Laundry Space
Practical Laundry Space
S&D Renovations Inc.S&D Renovations Inc.
Elements and style from the main space are continued once again in the spacious laundry room, where an enlarged entryway makes access very easy.
Inspiration for a large modern l-shaped separated utility room in Philadelphia with a built-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, laminate countertops, grey walls, lino flooring, a side by side washer and dryer and grey worktops.
Modern Living in Palm Springs
Modern Living in Palm Springs
The Bath and Kitchen ShowplaceThe Bath and Kitchen Showplace
Ketchum Photography
Design ideas for a large modern l-shaped separated utility room in Los Angeles with flat-panel cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white walls, porcelain flooring, a side by side washer and dryer and black cabinets.
Contemporary Neighbors - #1
Contemporary Neighbors - #1
Parsons Construction IncParsons Construction Inc
Eugene Michel
Medium sized modern l-shaped separated utility room in Seattle with a built-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, laminate countertops, grey walls, concrete flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and multicoloured worktops.
Alonso
Alonso
Salt Design Cabinet & MillSalt Design Cabinet & Mill
Jared Medley
Inspiration for a modern l-shaped utility room in Salt Lake City with flat-panel cabinets and grey cabinets.
Cascades View, Sisters, OR
Cascades View, Sisters, OR
Curtis HomesCurtis Homes
Inspiration for a large modern l-shaped separated utility room in Portland with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, grey walls, ceramic flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and white worktops.
Country Lane Custom Home
Country Lane Custom Home
Alair Homes HoustonAlair Homes Houston
This custom home is a bright, open concept, rustic-farmhouse design with light hardwood floors throughout. The whole space is completely unique with classically styled finishes, granite countertops and bright open rooms that flow together effortlessly leading outdoors to the patio and pool area complete with an outdoor kitchen.
Simply a touch of class to the Powder Room, Laundry and Mudroom
Simply a touch of class to the Powder Room, Laundry and Mudroom
Makings of Fine Kitchens & BathroomsMakings of Fine Kitchens & Bathrooms
This laundry/mudroom is ideal for a busy family. Featuring a mudroom upon entering the house then into large laundry room with a separate storage area.

Modern L-shaped Utility Room Ideas and Designs

A well designed modern 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 modern utility design.

What do I need in my modern 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 modern 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 modern 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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