Utility Room Design help please!
Hi - my third post and hoping for some more excellent advice - everyone has so much vision and creativity here. Proposed Utility room - we would love to fit in: washer, dryer - vented to outside, belfast sink (to be reused from current), contents of 4/5 current single cupboards. (some could be shelves). an undercounter (beer) fridge, and a tall cleaning cupboard for mops etc. I would dearly love space for either an aunt sally drier, or a folding dryer rack which is normally in the spare bedroom. I think the space is 2800 x 2100. back door at the top. would love windows either side for daylight if possible, but aware this will reduce useable space. Any smart ideas? Thanks.
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PRODebi Neath-Sanders Art
5 years agoIf you have any wall space you could consider a wall fixed ‘dryer’, which s out - like a floor standing but horizontal. I’ve seen this on ‘not on the night street’.
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Debi Neath-Sanders Art
5 years agoHave you thought about a heated rack for drying or a ‘covered’ dryer, freestanding (But comes apart for easy storage). You hand the clothes on normal hangers and hook the clothes up, cover, timer for heating. (Heats up the rooms too). I have one & highly recommend! (2nd photo). They have various names so I took out the logo as I’m not sure if this is permitted. The first one is a heated airer -(cheap on wowcher at the mo)
2nd photo heated dryer-found at various such as Places that sell JML products, Home Bargains, can’t remember the name of mine but I think this is driBuddy. My mum got mine from a catalogue. Argos or willow could do them but mine was around £35-ish-so shopping around is good idea cos I’ve seen them priced around £80 too.
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