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Utility Room with Brown Cabinets and Grey Floors Ideas and Designs

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Tamarack House
Tamarack House
Vereco Smart Green Homes LtdVereco Smart Green Homes Ltd
Modern laudnry room with custom light wood cabinetry including hang-dry, sink, and storage. Custom pet shower beside the back door.
This is an example of a medium sized midcentury galley utility room in Other with an utility sink, flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, laminate countertops, white walls, concrete flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and grey worktops.
明大前の賃貸併用二世帯住宅
明大前の賃貸併用二世帯住宅
設計事務所アーキプレイス設計事務所アーキプレイス
photo by　大沢誠一
Scandinavian single-wall separated utility room in Tokyo with an integrated sink, flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, composite countertops, white walls, vinyl flooring, a stacked washer and dryer, grey floors, white worktops, a wallpapered ceiling and wallpapered walls.
Woodbluff Lane Residence, Camano Island WA
Woodbluff Lane Residence, Camano Island WA
Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest ArchitectsDan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
Photography by Stephen Brousseau.
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary galley utility room in Seattle with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, composite countertops, white walls, porcelain flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and grey worktops.
Contemporary Farmhouse Laundry/Mud Room
Contemporary Farmhouse Laundry/Mud Room
McCabe By Design LLCMcCabe By Design LLC
This compact dual purpose laundry mudroom is the point of entry for a busy family of four. One side provides laundry facilities including a deep laundry sink, dry rack, a folding surface and storage. The other side of the room has the home's electrical panel and a boot bench complete with shoe cubbies, hooks and a bench. The flooring is rubber.
Capella Trail Remodel
Capella Trail Remodel
Twelve Stones Designs, LLCTwelve Stones Designs, LLC
C.L. Fry Photo
Photo of a medium sized traditional galley utility room in Austin with ceramic flooring, shaker cabinets, brown cabinets, engineered stone countertops, a stacked washer and dryer, grey walls and grey floors.
Family Ties | Lake Oswego Custom Home
Family Ties | Lake Oswego Custom Home
Mountainwood HomesMountainwood Homes
The Alder shaker cabinets in the mud room have a ship wall accent behind the matte black coat hooks. The mudroom is off of the garage and connects to the laundry room and primary closet to the right, and then into the pantry and kitchen to the left. This mudroom is the perfect drop zone spot for shoes, coats, and keys. With cubbies above and below, there's a place for everything in this mudroom design.
Spatia
Spatia
Arclinea NYArclinea NY
Have a tiny New York City apartment? Check our Spatia, Arclinea's kitchen and storage solution that offers a sleek, discreet design. Spatia smartly conceals your kitchen, laundry and storage, elegantly blending in with any timeless design.
Warm Contemporary Kitchen
Warm Contemporary Kitchen
Design Moe Kitchen & Bath / Heather Moe designerDesign Moe Kitchen & Bath / Heather Moe designer
Leaving the new lam-beam exposed added warmth and interest to the new laundry room. The simple pipe hanging rod and laminate countertops are stylish but unassuming.
Lakeside Luxe
Lakeside Luxe
Inspired InteriorsInspired Interiors
Amoura Productions
Inspiration for a contemporary l-shaped separated utility room in Omaha with a submerged sink, a side by side washer and dryer, flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, grey walls, grey floors and white worktops.
Phoenix House Remodel AB
Phoenix House Remodel AB
Luxury Remodels CompanyLuxury Remodels Company
Photo of a small classic u-shaped utility room in Phoenix with flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white walls, porcelain flooring, a stacked washer and dryer, grey floors and white worktops.
Absolute Waterfront at Wynnum
Absolute Waterfront at Wynnum
Hezzelic HomesHezzelic Homes
Design ideas for a medium sized beach style galley separated utility room in Brisbane with a submerged sink, brown cabinets, engineered stone countertops, grey splashback, mosaic tiled splashback, grey walls, porcelain flooring, a stacked washer and dryer, grey floors and white worktops.
Contemporary Laundry Room with Rift White Oak Cabinetry
Contemporary Laundry Room with Rift White Oak Cabinetry
MAK Design + Build Inc.MAK Design + Build Inc.
Photo of a medium sized contemporary single-wall separated utility room in Sacramento with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, quartz worktops, grey splashback, engineered quartz splashback, white walls, vinyl flooring, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and grey worktops.
Brunswick 254, Ferntree Ridge Estate Victoria
Brunswick 254, Ferntree Ridge Estate Victoria
UserUser
Laundry room in the Brunswick 254 from the JG King Homes Alpha Collection
Inspiration for a midcentury utility room in Melbourne with a submerged sink, brown cabinets, engineered stone countertops, beige walls, ceramic flooring, a stacked washer and dryer, grey floors and white worktops.
Modernized - from Oak to Now
Modernized - from Oak to Now
Medina Exteriors & RemodelingMedina Exteriors & Remodeling
Moved in and wow...alot of oak. Transformed to a modern, fresh look that was clean, sinply yet stunning.
Medium sized modern utility room in Cleveland with flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, beige walls, vinyl flooring and grey floors.
On the fairway
On the fairway
Guenther Designs & Consulting LLCGuenther Designs & Consulting LLC
In collaboration with my client we found a space for a small bill paying station, or scullery. This space is part of the laundry room, but it is typical a quiet to write and create family plans.
Kallman Residence
Kallman Residence
J Paul BuildersJ Paul Builders
L-shaped separated utility room in Baltimore with a single-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, brown cabinets, grey walls, a side by side washer and dryer, grey floors and multicoloured worktops.
Family Ties | Lake Oswego Custom Home
Family Ties | Lake Oswego Custom Home
Mountainwood HomesMountainwood Homes
The Alder shaker cabinets in the mud room have a ship wall accent behind the matte black coat hooks. The mudroom is off of the garage and connects to the laundry room and primary closet to the right, and then into the pantry and kitchen to the left. This mudroom is the perfect drop zone spot for shoes, coats, and keys. With cubbies above and below, there's a place for everything in this mudroom design.
Watertown Condos
Watertown Condos
White Oak Builders, Inc.White Oak Builders, Inc.
Photo of a traditional separated utility room in Milwaukee with brown cabinets, blue walls, ceramic flooring, a side by side washer and dryer and grey floors.
Capella Trail Remodel
Capella Trail Remodel
Twelve Stones Designs, LLCTwelve Stones Designs, LLC
C.L. Fry Photo
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional galley utility room in Austin with shaker cabinets, brown cabinets, engineered stone countertops, ceramic flooring, a stacked washer and dryer, grey walls and grey floors.
Brimfield Home
Brimfield Home
Executive Developers, LLCExecutive Developers, LLC
mud room with secondary laundry
This is an example of a medium sized rustic galley utility room in Other with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, brown cabinets, soapstone worktops, white walls, slate flooring, a stacked washer and dryer, grey floors, beige worktops and panelled walls.

Utility Room with Brown Cabinets and Grey Floors 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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