Utility Room Design Ideas

Ok so it’s not the most glamorous room in the house. But once you’ve lived in a place that has one, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it. That place where all the real magic happens - a space entirely dedicated to the smooth running of your household. We’re talking about the utility room.

Just because the utility room is a practical room, it doesn’t mean you have to compromise on style. With a few space-saving solutions and simple design hacks, you can transform your most hardworking room into a haven.

Whether you’re working in a huge, converted garage, a purpose-built extension to your kitchen or a small space under the stairs, your utility room needs to do what its name suggests and be a room you can utilise. That means that you need to design the space and its storage to work efficiently for your needs. Here are our utility room ideas to help inspire you.

Lockable cupboards and higher shelving allow you to store your cleaning and laundry products out of reach of little hands, while tall units can be a great place to keep your ironing board and vacuum tidied away and out of sight.

Cumbersome clothes horses can be replaced with wall-mounted clothes rails that allow you to neatly hang your clothes up once ironed and keep them out of the way. And if space is really at a premium, pull-out ironing boards can be installed that can simply disappear back into a drawer as if by magic.

Free up floor space by stacking your washing machine and tumble dryer using a clever stacking kit from Bosch. This simple and inexpensive accessory will ensure that your appliances can be stacked securely and will keep them in position without the risk of them moving or falling over time.

Or you can save even more room by turning two appliances into one with a combination washer dryer. The technology and capacity of washer dryers has significantly improved in recent years and these homecare heroes can now tackle up to a whopping 6kg per load, making doing the laundry quicker and easier than ever before.

If your utility room doubles as a boot room, you can keep muddy paws and boots in check by installing a good size sink or even a low-level shower. Not only can you stop your furry friends from causing muddy havoc in the house, you can use it for washing out rubbish bins, cleaning wellies and any of the other tougher, messier jobs that you’d prefer to keep out of the kitchen.

While the utility room is designed to be a functional space, there’s no reason it can’t be a room that you enjoy. So why not treat the room with the same creative care that you do the rest of the house? You may prefer to match the design to your kitchen, so it feels like a continuation of the space. Perhaps you would like a calming colour palette, a fresh, crisp design or a bold injection of bright colours that fill you with happiness.

Other great utility room ideas is to co-ordinate your containers and match the materials of your storage solutions in stylish natural woods or weaves. A bold vinyl floor design, statement prints, vintage tiling, quirky peg rails or tropical houseplants can all give a pop of personality to a practical space.

However, much room you’re working with, your utility space is meant to help you not hinder you, so simply clearing away clutter, rethinking your storage and making the things you use regularly easily accessible can go a long way towards taking the hassle out of housework. So maybe it’s time you give your utility room a makeover, so that spending time there is more of a pleasure than a chore.

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