Modern Utility Room with Dark Wood Cabinets Ideas and Designs

Medium sized modern u-shaped separated utility room in Miami with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a stacked washer and dryer, a built-in sink, porcelain flooring and beige floors.

North London Family Home

Rial Build

Light beige first floor utility area
Design ideas for a medium sized modern galley utility room in London with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood worktops, brown splashback, wood splashback, beige walls, light hardwood flooring, brown floors, brown worktops, all types of ceiling and feature lighting.

Modern Laundry Room

Normandy Remodeling

Normandy Designer Kathryn O’Donovan recently updated a Laundry Room for a client in South Barrington that added modern style and functionality to the space. This client was looking to create their dream Laundry Room in their very beautiful and unique modern home. The home was originally designed by Peter Roesch, a protégé of Mies van der Rohe, and has a distinctive modern look. Kathryn’s design goal was to simultaneously enhance and soften the home’s modern stylings. The room featured a modern cement plaster detail on the walls, which the homeowner wanted to preserve and show off. Open shelving with exposed brackets reinforced the industrial look, and the walnut cabinetry and honed limestone countertop introduced warmth to the space.

The Jaipur

JayMarc Homes

Photo of a large modern l-shaped separated utility room in Seattle with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, white walls, ceramic flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and white worktops.

Modern Mountain Cabin

Alpine Lumber

Builder | Middle Park Construction Photography | Jon Kohlwey Designer | Tara Bender Starmark Cabinetry
Small modern single-wall separated utility room in Denver with shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white walls, laminate floors, a stacked washer and dryer, brown floors and white worktops.

Chalk Ridge

Emily Roose Interiors

This large mudroom features a custom dog wash, ample storage with lockers, cubbies and cabinets and a custom bench with divided shoe storage underneath. On the floor is a concrete looking porcelain tile. It's a perfect space to come into year round and to store year round equipment and clothes like jackets and hats.

Indiana Whole House

M Studio

Laundry room
Medium sized modern u-shaped separated utility room in Los Angeles with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white walls, porcelain flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and grey worktops.

Modern Laundry Room with Martin door style

UltraCraft Cabinetry

This modern laundry room features our Martin Textured Melamine door style in the Kodiak finish and displays our waste basket base cabinet. Design by studiobstyle Photographs by Tim Nehotte Photography

Tuttle Projects

Reliance

D. Hubler - This laundry room is s dream with spacious work area and custom cabinets for ample storage
Large modern u-shaped separated utility room in Other with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, composite countertops, white walls, light hardwood flooring and a side by side washer and dryer.

Marmindie - Laundry

Watara Homes

This is an example of a medium sized modern single-wall separated utility room in Brisbane with a submerged sink, dark wood cabinets, laminate countertops, pink splashback, matchstick tiled splashback, white walls, ceramic flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and black worktops.

Soprano Basement

Prodigy Homes Inc.

Photo of a medium sized modern l-shaped separated utility room in Seattle with a built-in sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, grey walls, marble flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, white floors and white worktops.

Modern Spanish Colonial

Premiere Builders

Inspiration for a modern single-wall separated utility room in San Francisco with a submerged sink, dark wood cabinets, marble worktops, white walls, marble flooring and a stacked washer and dryer.

Dream Ranch

Ron's Homes Inc.

Design ideas for a modern l-shaped utility room in Other with a submerged sink, open cabinets, dark wood cabinets, stainless steel worktops, grey walls, porcelain flooring and a side by side washer and dryer.

Modern Condo Reimagined: Laundry Room

Wiles Design Group

This remodel transformed two condos into one, overcoming access challenges. We designed the space for a seamless transition, adding function with a laundry room, powder room, bar, and entertaining space. This elegant laundry room features ample storage, a folding table, and sophisticated gray and white tones, ensuring a functional yet stylish design with a focus on practicality. ---Project by Wiles Design Group. Their Cedar Rapids-based design studio serves the entire Midwest, including Iowa City, Dubuque, Davenport, and Waterloo, as well as North Missouri and St. Louis. For more about Wiles Design Group, see here: https://wilesdesigngroup.com/ To learn more about this project, see here: https://wilesdesigngroup.com/cedar-rapids-condo-remodel

Modern Laundry Room with Martin door style

UltraCraft Cabinetry

This modern laundry room features our Martin Textured Melamine door style in the Kodiak finish. Design by studiobstyle Photographs by Tim Nehotte Photography

Treehouse in SLC, UT

Fine Custom Construction

Complete transformation of kitchen, Living room, Master Suite (Bathroom, Walk in closet & bedroom with walk out) Laundry nook, and 2 cozy rooms! With a collaborative approach we were able to remove the main bearing wall separating the kitchen from the magnificent views afforded by the main living space. Using extremely heavy steel beams we kept the ceiling height at full capacity and without the need for unsightly drops in the smooth ceiling. This modern kitchen is both functional and serves as sculpture in a house filled with fine art. Such an amazing home!

NW inspired Crest Meadows Residence

Jordan Iverson Signature Homes

KuDa Photography
Design ideas for a large modern separated utility room in Portland with a built-in sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, beige walls, medium hardwood flooring and a side by side washer and dryer.

Dream Ranch

Ron's Homes Inc.

Inspiration for a modern l-shaped utility room in Other with a submerged sink, open cabinets, dark wood cabinets, stainless steel worktops, grey walls, porcelain flooring and a side by side washer and dryer.

Homearama 2014

Mauk Cabinets by Design

Design ideas for a large modern u-shaped laundry cupboard in Other with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite worktops, beige walls, ceramic flooring and a side by side washer and dryer.

Charleston Design on Mercer Island | Laundry Room

JayMarc Homes

Medium sized modern l-shaped separated utility room in Seattle with an utility sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, grey walls, a stacked washer and dryer and white worktops.

Modern Utility Room with Dark Wood Cabinets 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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