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Coastal Utility Room with an Utility Sink Ideas and Designs

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Spring Arbor - Dalton
Spring Arbor - Dalton
McKee BuildersMcKee Builders
The Dalton offers a spacious laundry room.
Serrano Condo
Serrano Condo
Watson Group Construction, INC.Watson Group Construction, INC.
Windward Side Complete Renovation
Windward Side Complete Renovation
R Clary Builders Inc.R Clary Builders Inc.
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PNW Capecod
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Essex
Essex
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PORT MARGATE, Newport Beach, CA
PORT MARGATE, Newport Beach, CA
Grace Blu Interior DesignGrace Blu Interior Design
Leonhard Residence
Leonhard Residence
Geoff Chick & AssociatesGeoff Chick & Associates
Vermillion Summer Home
Vermillion Summer Home
30A Interiors30A Interiors
Perfect Laundry Room for making laundry task seem pleasant! BM White Dove and SW Comfort Gray Barn Doors. Pewter Hardware. Construction by Borges Brooks Builders. Fletcher Isaacs Photography
Wayzata Bay Farmhouse
Wayzata Bay Farmhouse
Murphy & Co. DesignMurphy & Co. Design
Lemon Street
Lemon Street
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Lucas Allen
Wayzata Bay Home
Wayzata Bay Home
O’Hara InteriorsO’Hara Interiors
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Streetsville
Streetsville
Pizzale Design Inc.Pizzale Design Inc.
Traditional with a Twist
Traditional with a Twist
UserUser
Laundry room and powder room combination with blue and gray textured grasscloth wallpaper with coordinating woven strap baskets for storage. White wire functional shelving along perimeter. Wall hooks for beach towels from pool use. Side by side washer and dryer, along with white utility sink with legs and chrome faucet. White, round front, toilet sit next to white painted laundry cabinet with raised panel door style and solid surface slab counter top and backsplash and left hand sidesplash. Beach themed accessories and artwork.
Coastal Charm on LIttle Piney Island
Coastal Charm on LIttle Piney Island
Johnson Home BuildersJohnson Home Builders
Barn door opens to a multi purpose utility room featuring dedicating folding space with storage, freestanding utility sink, an extra refrigerator, and a wall mounted drop down ironing board. Built in shelving offers additional storage and a rod over the washer dryer gives a convenient space to hang clothes.
Southern Home with Pool House
Southern Home with Pool House
Olah Design GroupOlah Design Group
Maplewood Estates
Maplewood Estates
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Imoto Photography
Seashore
Seashore
Erica Bryen DesignErica Bryen Design
Ryan Garvin
A Baie D'Urfe Renovation
A Baie D'Urfe Renovation
Laurie Yapp DesignLaurie Yapp Design
Family bathroom is compact and off of the laundry room. Hexagon mirror mimics the hexagon back splash.
Bermuda Model Vero Beach Florida
Bermuda Model Vero Beach Florida
AR Homes Vero Beach | Beachland Homes Corp.AR Homes Vero Beach | Beachland Homes Corp.
The Bermuda is breathtaking both inside and out, This home bestows elegant living. This plan achieves grandeur on an everyday scale with its contemporary appointed features that speaks volumes to today's discerning homeowners. The open, flowing spaces of this home create a relaxing environment, enhanced throughout with stylish details to make this home one of a kind. The lanai and cabana expand the living area through the great room's 10 foot sliding glass doors, that complement the setting of the peaceful equestrian lifestyle of the Polo Grounds and Vero Beach's unique Bermuda/West Indies flavor. The expansive, open kitchen features a large center island with seating at the bar suited for both family gatherings and entertaining, GE Monogram appliances and a hidden Pantry! A dramatic round seating area transforms the den into a unique featured area. The model home's luxurious master suite provides two large walk-in-closets, a spacious bath with separate vanities, bubble massage tub, over sized walk-in shower, dual vanities and private water closet.
Roseville House CHATEAU Architects and Builders
Roseville House CHATEAU Architects and Builders
Chateau Architects + BuildersChateau Architects + Builders

Coastal Utility Room with an Utility Sink Ideas and Designs

A well designed coastal 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 coastal utility design.

What do I need in my coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal 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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