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Utility Room with Dark Hardwood Flooring and Painted Wood Flooring Ideas and Designs

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Maple Grove Main Level Make Over
Maple Grove Main Level Make Over
J Brothers Design | Build | RemodelJ Brothers Design | Build | Remodel
Inspiration for a small traditional single-wall laundry cupboard in Minneapolis with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, blue walls, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and white worktops.
Transitional Kitchen and First Floor Flock Remodel - Naperville
Transitional Kitchen and First Floor Flock Remodel - Naperville
Redstart Construction, Inc.Redstart Construction, Inc.
Picture Perfect House
Large traditional galley utility room in Chicago with flat-panel cabinets, white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer and brown floors.
Family First Kitchen Design
Family First Kitchen Design
Kustom Home DesignKustom Home Design
When Family comes first, you spend a lot of time surrounded by the family you were born into and the ones you “adopted” along the way. Some of your kids crawl, some walk on two legs and some on four. No matter how they get there, they always end up in the kitchen. This home needed a kitchen designed for an ever growing family. By borrowing unused space from a formal dining room, removing some walls while adding back others, we were able to expand the kitchen space, add a main level laundry room with home office center and provide much needed pantry storage. Sightlines were opened up and a peninsula with seating provides the perfect spot for gathering. A large bench seat provides additional storage and seating for an oversized family style table. Crisp white finishes coupled with warm rich stains, balances out the space and makes is feel like home. Meals, laundry, homework and stories about your day come to life in this kitchen designed for family living and family loving. Kustom Home Design specializes in creating unique home designs crafted for your life.
Beaucatcher Barn Home
Beaucatcher Barn Home
Altura ArchitectsAltura Architects
Bright laundry room with a rustic touch. Distressed wood countertop with storage above. Industrial looking pipe was install overhead to hang laundry. We used the timber frame of a century old barn to build this rustic modern house. The barn was dismantled, and reassembled on site. Inside, we designed the home to showcase as much of the original timber frame as possible. Photography by Todd Crawford
Traditional Laundry Room
Traditional Laundry Room
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional single-wall separated utility room in Seattle with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, composite countertops, grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer and brown floors.
Coastal Ranch
Coastal Ranch
Anne Sneed Architectural InteriorsAnne Sneed Architectural Interiors
Jim Brady Architectural Photography
Photo of a farmhouse galley separated utility room in San Diego with a belfast sink, multi-coloured walls, dark hardwood flooring, a stacked washer and dryer, white cabinets and recessed-panel cabinets.
Laundry Room Decor Inspo
Laundry Room Decor Inspo
Trim Tech DesignsTrim Tech Designs
Still dreaming about this stunning laundry room complete with quarter sawn stained oak custom cabinetry. One of our favorite projects with @abbieanderson ✨
Tiny kitchen with a huge personality in Glendale
Tiny kitchen with a huge personality in Glendale
Metropolis Drafting and Construction IncMetropolis Drafting and Construction Inc
The classic size laundry room that was redone with what we all wish for storage, storage and more storage. The design called for continuation of the kitchen design since both spaces are small matching them would make a larger feeling of a space. pantry and upper cabinets for lots of storage, a built-in cabinet across from the washing machine and a great floating quartz counter above the two units
Family Home with Outside Oasis
Family Home with Outside Oasis
Havlicek Builders Inc.Havlicek Builders Inc.
Photo of a traditional l-shaped separated utility room in Chicago with a belfast sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, blue walls, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, brown floors and white worktops.
Southern Charm
Southern Charm
Jonathan Miller ArchitectsJonathan Miller Architects
Design ideas for a rural utility room in Other with a belfast sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, brown floors, laminate countertops and grey worktops.
GE Front-Load Washer and Dryer
GE Front-Load Washer and Dryer
Custom DistributorsCustom Distributors
Photo of a medium sized traditional l-shaped separated utility room in Cincinnati with raised-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, black floors and white worktops.
Customized Laundry/Mud Room with Desk, Utility Sink, and Storage Solutions
Customized Laundry/Mud Room with Desk, Utility Sink, and Storage Solutions
Keystone Building GroupKeystone Building Group
Photo of a medium sized classic single-wall utility room in Charlotte with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, marble worktops, grey walls, dark hardwood flooring and a side by side washer and dryer.
Ladue MO - Complete Interior & Exterior Remodel
Ladue MO - Complete Interior & Exterior Remodel
G. Terbrock Luxury HomesG. Terbrock Luxury Homes
Medium sized traditional l-shaped utility room in St Louis with white cabinets, composite countertops, white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer and shaker cabinets.
Philadelphia Kitchen, Laundry and Hall Bath
Philadelphia Kitchen, Laundry and Hall Bath
Harth BuildersHarth Builders
Design ideas for a small classic single-wall laundry cupboard in Philadelphia with white cabinets, white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, brown floors, a timber clad ceiling and brick walls.
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.
Transitional Laundry Room
Transitional Laundry Room
Design ideas for a classic l-shaped utility room in Columbus with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, green walls, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, brown floors, white worktops and feature lighting.
Sullivan's Island Brownell Ave Laundry Room
Sullivan's Island Brownell Ave Laundry Room
Phillip Smith General Contractor, LLCPhillip Smith General Contractor, LLC
This is an example of a medium sized galley utility room in Charleston with grey cabinets, wood worktops, orange walls, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer and brown worktops.
Montclair - Willow Street Apartments
Montclair - Willow Street Apartments
Debra David Architect LLCDebra David Architect LLC
Photo of a small classic laundry cupboard in New York with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a stacked washer and dryer and brown floors.
Charming Coastal New England Style Home
Charming Coastal New England Style Home
Nathan Winchester DesignsNathan Winchester Designs
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional single-wall separated utility room in Austin with a belfast sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, granite worktops, white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a side by side washer and dryer and brown floors.
Vineyard living
Vineyard living
LMK InteriorsLMK Interiors
Hall laundry/office combo with sliding barn door
Photo of a small country single-wall laundry cupboard in San Francisco with dark hardwood flooring and a stacked washer and dryer.

Utility Room with Dark Hardwood Flooring and Painted Wood 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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