Single-wall Utility Room with Wood Worktops Ideas and Designs

Jason Cook
Photo of a coastal single-wall separated utility room in Los Angeles with a belfast sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, wood worktops, white walls, a side by side washer and dryer, multi-coloured floors and grey worktops.

The Ranch Project

GLDESIGN

Inspiration for a large nautical single-wall utility room in Other with a feature wall, shaker cabinets, wood worktops, blue walls, slate flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and brown worktops.

Projet Dupré

Mon Concept Habitation

Dans cet appartement familial de 150 m², l’objectif était de rénover l’ensemble des pièces pour les rendre fonctionnelles et chaleureuses, en associant des matériaux naturels à une palette de couleurs harmonieuses. Dans la cuisine et le salon, nous avons misé sur du bois clair naturel marié avec des tons pastel et des meubles tendance. De nombreux rangements sur mesure ont été réalisés dans les couloirs pour optimiser tous les espaces disponibles. Le papier peint à motifs fait écho aux lignes arrondies de la porte verrière réalisée sur mesure. Dans les chambres, on retrouve des couleurs chaudes qui renforcent l’esprit vacances de l’appartement. Les salles de bain et la buanderie sont également dans des tons de vert naturel associés à du bois brut. La robinetterie noire, toute en contraste, apporte une touche de modernité. Un appartement où il fait bon vivre !

ADA Compliant Home in Tualatin, OR

True Life Design Co

Mudroom with roll in chair washing station or dog wash area
Inspiration for a large farmhouse single-wall utility room in Portland with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, wood worktops, wood splashback, white walls, porcelain flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and beige worktops.

Wildwood-Laundry Room

Youtopia Designs

This high-functioning laundry room does double duty as the dog area! Who else loves these built-in bowls?
Photo of a small coastal single-wall utility room in St Louis with a built-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood worktops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, grey walls, porcelain flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and multicoloured worktops.

こだわりたっぷり！「子育てが楽しい家」

株式会社REGARD（リガード）

2階に上がった先にすぐ見える洗面コーナー、脱衣スペース、浴室へとつながる動線。全体が室内干しコーナーにもなっている機能的な場所です。造作の洗面コーナーに貼ったハニカム柄のタイルは奥様のお気に入りです。
Photo of a medium sized urban single-wall utility room in Tokyo Suburbs with a submerged sink, open cabinets, brown cabinets, wood worktops, white walls, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors, brown worktops, a wallpapered ceiling and wallpapered walls.

Fleetwood Ivy Wall

Expertise Construction | Custom Cabinets & Design

Small classic single-wall separated utility room in Houston with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, a built-in sink, wood worktops, white splashback, porcelain splashback, grey walls, porcelain flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, blue floors and brown worktops.

Farmhouse Laundry Room

This is an example of a medium sized rural single-wall utility room in Chicago with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, wood worktops, white walls, slate flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and brown worktops.

Lakeside Retreat

City Homes, LLC

Medium sized traditional single-wall utility room in Minneapolis with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood worktops, white walls, laminate floors, a stacked washer and dryer, grey floors, a belfast sink and white worktops.

Ivy Cottage - New Oak framed single storey extension

N&K Interiors

Inspiration for a small rural single-wall separated utility room in London with wood worktops, white walls, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and beige worktops.

Capitol Hill DC Hidden Small Laundry Room

Hammer Design Build Remodel

In a row home on in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington DC needed a convenient place for their laundry room without taking up highly sought after square footage. Amish custom millwork and cabinets was used to design a hidden laundry room tucked beneath the existing stairs. Custom doors hide away a pair of laundry appliances, a wood countertop, and a reach in coat closet.

Crown Hill Basement Refresh

Jackson Design Build

Jackson Design Build | Photography: NW Architectural Photography
Medium sized classic single-wall laundry cupboard in Seattle with an utility sink, wood worktops, concrete flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, green floors and grey walls.

Baker's Kitchen

JACK ROSEN CUSTOM KITCHENS

Inspiration for a traditional single-wall separated utility room in DC Metro with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, wood worktops, white walls, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and white worktops.

Eclectic Contemporary Main Floor

Liliblue Interior Design

Medium sized classic single-wall utility room in Orange County with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, wood worktops, grey walls, porcelain flooring and a side by side washer and dryer.

Basement Finishing/Remodeling, Ashton, Maryland

BasementRemodeling.com

This multi purpose room is the perfect combination for a laundry area and storage area.
Inspiration for a medium sized classic single-wall utility room in DC Metro with an utility sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, wood worktops, grey walls, vinyl flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors, beige worktops and feature lighting.

La importancia de la cocina

Clysa

Kris Moya
This is an example of a small classic single-wall laundry cupboard in Barcelona with flat-panel cabinets, a side by side washer and dryer, wood worktops, light hardwood flooring, beige floors, beige worktops and grey cabinets.

Kitchen & Utility Hoo Kent

Ream Kitchens

After moving into their home three years ago, Mr and Mrs C left their kitchen to last as part of their home renovations. “We knew of Ream from the large showroom on the Gillingham Business Park and we had seen the Vans in our area.” says Mrs C. “We’ve moved twice already and each time our kitchen renovation has been questionable. We hoped we would be third time lucky? This time we opted for the whole kitchen renovation including the kitchen flooring, lighting and installation.” The Ream showroom in Gillingham is bright and inviting. It is a large space, as it took us over one hour to browse round all the displays. Meeting Lara at the showroom before hand, helped to put our ideas of want we wanted with Lara’s design expertise. From the initial kitchen consultation, Lara then came to measure our existing kitchen. Lara, Ream’s Kitchen Designer, was able to design Mr and Mrs C’s kitchen which came to life on the 3D software Ream uses for kitchen design. When it came to selecting the kitchen, Lara is an expert, she was thorough and an incredibly knowledgeable kitchen designer. We were never rushed in our decision; she listened to what we wanted. It was refreshing as our experience of other companies was not so pleasant. Ream has a very good range to choose from which brought our kitchen to life. The kitchen design had ingenious with clever storage ideas which ensured our kitchen was better organised. We were surprised with how much storage was possible especially as before I had only one drawer and a huge fridge freezer which reduced our worktop space. The installation was quick too. The team were considerate of our needs and asked if they had permission to park on our driveway. There was no dust or mess to come back to each evening and the rubbish was all collected too. Within two weeks the kitchen was complete. Reams customer service was prompt and outstanding. When things did go wrong, Ream was quick to rectify and communicate with us what was going on. One was the delivery of three doors which were drilled wrong and the other was the extractor. Emma, Ream’s Project Coordinator apologised and updated us on what was happening through calls and emails. “It’s the best kitchen we have ever had!” Mr & Mrs C say, we are so happy with it.

Basement Refinishing in Warren, New Jersey

IMPROVE or MOVE

Laundry in the basement bathroom
Design ideas for a medium sized classic single-wall separated utility room in New York with blue walls, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, wood worktops, slate flooring and a side by side washer and dryer.

The Treehouse

Jenkins Custom Homes

Tre Dunham
Photo of a medium sized traditional single-wall utility room in Austin with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, medium hardwood flooring, wood worktops, white walls, a side by side washer and dryer and brown floors.

Palm Island

The Closets Company

Laundry in Chocolate Pearl
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional single-wall separated utility room in Miami with a built-in sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood worktops, beige walls, ceramic flooring and a side by side washer and dryer.

Single-wall Utility Room with Wood Worktops 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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