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Atlanta Design & Build
Atlanta Design & Build
Barbara Brown PhotographyBarbara Brown Photography
Laundry room and mudroom combination. Including tall pantry storage cabinets, bench and storage for coats.
Photo of a medium sized classic galley utility room in Atlanta with an utility sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, wood worktops, grey walls, porcelain flooring, brown floors and multicoloured worktops.
Beverly Model Home | Cornelius, NC
Beverly Model Home | Cornelius, NC
JPOrleans CharlotteJPOrleans Charlotte
A mudroom and laundry room in Charlotte with built-in storage.
Photo of a medium sized galley utility room in Charlotte with an utility sink, open cabinets, white cabinets, ceramic flooring, beige floors and tongue and groove walls.
Whealan Rd.
Whealan Rd.
JE CarpentryJE Carpentry
Medium sized contemporary galley separated utility room in Toronto with an utility sink, glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, laminate countertops, grey walls, vinyl flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, black floors and black worktops.
MI Windows & Doors
MI Windows & Doors
Hayward LumberHayward Lumber
Design ideas for a rural single-wall utility room in Santa Barbara with an utility sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, green walls, a side by side washer and dryer and beige worktops.
Mud Room & Laundry Room Remodel on Wishon Ave
Mud Room & Laundry Room Remodel on Wishon Ave
Imagine RemodelingImagine Remodeling
The back door leads to a multi-purpose laundry room and mudroom. Side by side washer and dryer on the main level account for aging in place by maximizing universal design elements.
Complete Addition- Aberdeen, MD
Complete Addition- Aberdeen, MD
Brothers Services CompanyBrothers Services Company
Don't forget about your pets! This mudroom features a specially designated wash area for the homeowner's dogs so that cleaning off after playing outside by the water is quick and easy!
Transitional Laundry Room
Transitional Laundry Room
This is an example of a medium sized classic l-shaped separated utility room in Other with an utility sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite worktops, beige walls, vinyl flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, brown floors and beige worktops.
Lemont Laundry Room / Mudroom
Lemont Laundry Room / Mudroom
Chicagoland Home ProductsChicagoland Home Products
For this particular project, the family wanted to renovate their laundry room in a way that maximizes storage space while keeping clutter to a minimum. We were able to do exactly that, by installing custom cabinets, shelving, and hangs throughout the room. We measured their washer and dryer, and built a shelf around it with a perfect fit. Utilizing the hangs and the coat hangers we installed, this family can easily store clothing fresh out of the dryer to prevent wrinkles. The overhead cabinets provide plenty of space for holding onto cleaning supplies and other goods.
Laundry Room
Laundry Room
Millard Bautista DesignsMillard Bautista Designs
Venecia Bautista
This is an example of a medium sized classic single-wall utility room in Toronto with an utility sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz worktops, grey walls, ceramic flooring and a side by side washer and dryer.
Attic & Basement Renovation Focused on Function.
Attic & Basement Renovation Focused on Function.
Model RemodelModel Remodel
Simple laundry room with storage and functionality
Design ideas for a small traditional single-wall separated utility room in Seattle with an utility sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, laminate countertops, beige walls, concrete flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and grey worktops.
Modern Oasis
Modern Oasis
Stofft Cooney ArchitectsStofft Cooney Architects
Inspiration for a contemporary laundry cupboard in Miami with an utility sink, white walls and a stacked washer and dryer.
Goshen Estate
Goshen Estate
Celtic Custom HomesCeltic Custom Homes
Design ideas for a large country u-shaped utility room in Other with an utility sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, a side by side washer and dryer, white worktops and feature lighting.
Maple Grove Laundry
Maple Grove Laundry
Pinnacle Design & RemodelingPinnacle Design & Remodeling
The finished project! The white built-in locker system with a floor to ceiling cabinet for added storage. Black herringbone slate floor, and wood countertop for easy folding. And peep those leather pulls!
Mid Century Modern
Mid Century Modern
Riverdell Construction, Inc.Riverdell Construction, Inc.
Jesse Smith
Photo of a medium sized retro single-wall separated utility room in Other with an utility sink, flat-panel cabinets, beige cabinets, white walls, porcelain flooring, a side by side washer and dryer and grey floors.
Urban Spa Retreat
Urban Spa Retreat
Inspired InteriorsInspired Interiors
Doing the laundry is much more enjoyable when you are surrounded by this fun patterned wallpaper! Who says your Laundry Room needs to be boring?
Medium sized classic galley separated utility room in Chicago with an utility sink, recessed-panel cabinets, green walls and a side by side washer and dryer.
Details
Details
Williams Drake: Custom Homes I Renovation I DesignWilliams Drake: Custom Homes I Renovation I Design
Lauren Brown: www.versatileimaging.com
Photo of a traditional utility room in Dallas with an utility sink, a stacked washer and dryer, white walls, ceramic flooring and white floors.
Large Island
Large Island
Chris Rossetti at Main Line Kitchen DesignChris Rossetti at Main Line Kitchen Design
Main Line Kitchen Design's unique business model allows our customers to work with the most experienced designers and get the most competitive kitchen cabinet pricing. How does Main Line Kitchen Design offer the best designs along with the most competitive kitchen cabinet pricing? We are a more modern and cost effective business model. We are a kitchen cabinet dealer and design team that carries the highest quality kitchen cabinetry, is experienced, convenient, and reasonable priced. Our five award winning designers work by appointment only, with pre-qualified customers, and only on complete kitchen renovations. Our designers are some of the most experienced and award winning kitchen designers in the Delaware Valley. We design with and sell 8 nationally distributed cabinet lines. Cabinet pricing is slightly less than major home centers for semi-custom cabinet lines, and significantly less than traditional showrooms for custom cabinet lines. After discussing your kitchen on the phone, first appointments always take place in your home, where we discuss and measure your kitchen. Subsequent appointments usually take place in one of our offices and selection centers where our customers consider and modify 3D designs on flat screen TV's. We can also bring sample doors and finishes to your home and make design changes on our laptops in 20-20 CAD with you, in your own kitchen. Call today! We can estimate your kitchen project from soup to nuts in a 15 minute phone call and you can find out why we get the best reviews on the internet. We look forward to working with you. As our company tag line says: "The world of kitchen design is changing..."
Laundry Room with Fold-out Ironing Board
Laundry Room with Fold-out Ironing Board
Peggy Woodall - Closet Factory Senior DesignerPeggy Woodall - Closet Factory Senior Designer
A fold-out ironing board is hidden behind a false drawer front. This ironing board swivels for comfort and is the perfect place to touch up a collar and cuffs or press a freshly laundered table cloth. Peggy Woodall - designer
South of Broad
South of Broad
Jill Frey Kitchen DesignJill Frey Kitchen Design
william quarles photographer
Large classic galley utility room in Charleston with an utility sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, composite countertops, beige walls, a side by side washer and dryer, multi-coloured floors and black worktops.
GOKE | Basement & Bathroom Remodel
GOKE | Basement & Bathroom Remodel
Ke Design Collective Inc.Ke Design Collective Inc.
Photo of a large scandinavian galley utility room in Toronto with an utility sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, multi-coloured splashback, porcelain splashback, white walls, ceramic flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and grey worktops.

Utility Room with an Utility Sink 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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