Help with a bank of tall cabinets for utility room

2 months ago

Hello. I'm looking for some opinions about a utility room, in particular a bank of cupboards to fill a run of 4.05 metres.

I've used the Ikea planner with a run of 6 x 600mm tall cabinets with Lerhyttan Grey doors. The primary purpose will be storage - tools will probably take up at least two cupboards, the right hand unit has to house the boiler. The cupboard next to it will contain pipework to the rest of the house so I'm thinking it'll also be good for tall items like ironing board, mops, brushes etc. Which leaves two tall cupboards for general shelving or larder storage (which could include an overspill fridge/freezer.)

My main concern is that an unbroken run of cupboards will make the room look boxed in, whereas breaking it up with base and wall cabinets will lose me space. I have no need for an oven so can't use that to break it up. (I'm okay with the opposite side which will house a washing machine, tumble dryer and dishwasher.)

The width of the room is 3m, the end window is H 1.6m x W 1.3m The height of the ceiling is 2.75m. I thought initially to get the tallest possible cabinets, so 260cm, but having seen various heights in showrooms, I came to the conclusion that 240cm would help with reducing the boxed in look. Perhaps glass doors (although there won't be anything 'showy' behind them)?

I'd appreciate any suggestions! Thanks.

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CWD
2 months ago
Have you considered having units above the washer/dryer to provide some storage? Nice to have that worktop above them but also wall units for storage (or no worktop perhaps). Then you could have just 3 tall units directly opposite the washer/dryer and then three base units (preferably without wall units above, but could add them later if you find you really need them) - those base units would be what you see when you first enter room, so nice art/shelves above them.
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Isla Cherry
2 months ago
I like them and I'm afraid the need for storage trumps the boxed in look. If you want to avoid it, match the door colour to the wall and a glass door or two would provide interest but requires discipline to keep things tidy. I wouldn't go too high as it's a pain getting items down. You could always place pretty storage baskets above them. Maybe consider changing the door material to a wood grain look for the end ones to add some interest. You could also buy non-standard slatted doors for some of them. If you are a great DIYer you could make different doors out of any material you like. I have tall grey gloss doors on my tall Ikea cupboards. The gloss bounces light around and works very well. We made our own plinth out of wood too as I hear the ikea legs are quite weak and these sort of storage cupboards need to do some heavy lifting.
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sjrsjrsjr
Original Author
2 months ago
Thank you both for your good ideas, much appreciated. I'll have a play with the layout and door styles and see if I can tick all the boxes.

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