Luxury Contemporary Utility Room Ideas and Designs
Mihaly SlocombeBrunswick Parlour transforms a Victorian cottage into a hard-working, personalised home for a family of four.
Our clients loved the character of their Brunswick terrace home, but not its inefficient floor plan and poor year-round thermal control. They didn't need more space, they just needed their space to work harder.
The front bedrooms remain largely untouched, retaining their Victorian features and only introducing new cabinetry. Meanwhile, the main bedroom’s previously pokey en suite and wardrobe have been expanded, adorned with custom cabinetry and illuminated via a generous skylight.
At the rear of the house, we reimagined the floor plan to establish shared spaces suited to the family’s lifestyle. Flanked by the dining and living rooms, the kitchen has been reoriented into a more efficient layout and features custom cabinetry that uses every available inch. In the dining room, the Swiss Army Knife of utility cabinets unfolds to reveal a laundry, more custom cabinetry, and a craft station with a retractable desk. Beautiful materiality throughout infuses the home with warmth and personality, featuring Blackbutt timber flooring and cabinetry, and selective pops of green and pink tones.
The house now works hard in a thermal sense too. Insulation and glazing were updated to best practice standard, and we’ve introduced several temperature control tools. Hydronic heating installed throughout the house is complemented by an evaporative cooling system and operable skylight.
The result is a lush, tactile home that increases the effectiveness of every existing inch to enhance daily life for our clients, proving that good design doesn’t need to add space to add value.
Nar Design GroupThis gorgeous modern Laundry room is completely self-contained for the families every laundry need. Luxury Poggenpohl cabinets have a high gloss finish and are are completed with Poggenpohl hardware. The Caesarstone countertops were selected for their supreme durability an easy maintenance. Placing the arched faucet to one side allowed us to fit a large sink in shallower than standard cabinets. Under cabinet lighting as well as lighting at the toe kicks enhance the overall feeling of the space.
Photography by Fred Donham of PhotographerLink
Lasley Brahaney Architecture + ConstructionCritical to the organization of any home, a spacious mudroom and laundry overlooking the pool deck. Tom Grimes Photography
Inside Out Colour and DesignA bright laundry has plenty of storage, good lighting, fridge and dishwasher and a guest toilet. The tub had to be big enough to bath a small dog.
Dan Kitchens AustraliaIndustrial meets eclectic in this kitchen, pantry and laundry renovation by Dan Kitchens Australia. Many of the industrial features were made and installed by Craig's Workshop, including the reclaimed timber barbacking, the full-height pressed metal splashback and the rustic bar stools.
Photos: Paul Worsley @ Live By The Sea
New England Design & ConstructionThis stackable washer/dryer is hidden inside what looks like a pantry cabinet, blending into the overall kitchen as if it doesn't exist!
Photos by OnSite Studios
SR Design Group, Inc.The laundry room was designed to serve many purposes besides just laundry. It includes a gift wrapping station, laundry chute, fold down ironing board, vacuum and mop storage, lap top work area and a dog feeding station. The center table was designed for folding and the three rolling laundry carts fit neatly underneath. The dark grey tiles and dark quartz countertop contrast with the light wood cabinets.
Hobsons ChoiceA white utility room featuring stacked freestanding appliances, storage cabinets and sink area.
Darren Chung
Arjay Builders Inc.Home Built by Arjay Builders Inc.
Photo by Amoura Productions
Cabinetry Provided by Eurowood Cabinets, Inc
Let's Talk Kitchens & InteriorsA contemporary holiday home located on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula featuring rammed earth walls, timber lined ceilings and flagstone floors. This home incorporates strong, natural elements and the joinery throughout features custom, stained oak timber cabinetry and natural limestone benchtops. With a nod to the mid century modern era and a balance of natural, warm elements this home displays a uniquely Australian design style. This home is a cocoon like sanctuary for rejuvenation and relaxation with all the modern conveniences one could wish for thoughtfully integrated.
Sterling Homes & Construction LLCFormally part of the garage we added a whole new laundry area with tons of storage.
Luxury Contemporary Utility Room Ideas and Designs
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