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Utility Room with Granite Worktops and Dark Hardwood Flooring Ideas and Designs

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Mt Pleasant Whole Home Remodel
Mt Pleasant Whole Home Remodel
ReVision Design/RemodelingReVision Design/Remodeling
White inset cabinets and leathered black pearl granite counters lend a casual, farmhouse feel to this laundry room. © Lassiter Photography
Slide Out Laundry Doors
Slide Out Laundry Doors
Orren Pickell Building GroupOrren Pickell Building Group
The washer/dryer are concealed behind custom Shaker pull-out doors. Photo by Mike Kaskel.
Modern Rustic Charm
Modern Rustic Charm
Coyle Construction CompanyCoyle Construction Company
Granite
Granite
Integrated Resources GroupIntegrated Resources Group
Country Estate Transformation: Laundry Room
Country Estate Transformation: Laundry Room
Everything HomeEverything Home
Our design studio designed a gut renovation of this home which opened up the floorplan and radically changed the functioning of the footprint. It features an array of patterned wallpaper, tiles, and floors complemented with a fresh palette, and statement lights. Photographer - Sarah Shields --- Project completed by Wendy Langston's Everything Home interior design firm, which serves Carmel, Zionsville, Fishers, Westfield, Noblesville, and Indianapolis. For more about Everything Home, click here: https://everythinghomedesigns.com/
Rustic Laundry Room
Rustic Laundry Room
Lakewood Hills
Lakewood Hills
Montgomery Custom HomesMontgomery Custom Homes
Shoot 2 Sell
Traditional Mountain Roost
Traditional Mountain Roost
UserUser
Even a laundry room can ooze elegance, as seen in this traditional South Carolina mountain home. Ivory walls and ceiling provide an airy backdrop for the extensive storage found in the dark grey cabinets, which are accented with pewter hardware. A bronze library rail with brass appointments is outfitted for a rolling ladder, keeping the highest shelves within reach. Walnut-stained hardwood flooring grounds the space while ample grey-trimmed windows painted Sherwin Williams Black Fox allow light to stream in. The expansive Black Pearl granite countertops, which have been leathered and enhanced, play host to a stainless-steel sink and faucet, marrying form with function. A traditional Queen Anne style desk chair, painted vanilla with a taupe glaze stands ready at the built-in desk in this luxuriously hard-working room.
Perth Kitchens: Mount Lawley
Perth Kitchens: Mount Lawley
Retreat DesignRetreat Design
Silvertone Photography
Handmade In-Frame Kitchen in Old White
Handmade In-Frame Kitchen in Old White
BP Kitchens & InteriorsBP Kitchens & Interiors
This kitchen used an in-frame design with mainly one painted colour, that being the Farrow & Ball Old White. This was accented with natural oak on the island unit pillars and on the bespoke cooker hood canopy. The Island unit features slide away tray storage on one side with tongue and grove panelling most of the way round. All of the Cupboard internals in this kitchen where clad in a Birch veneer. The main Focus of the kitchen was a Mercury Range Cooker in Blueberry. Above the Mercury cooker was a bespoke hood canopy designed to be at the correct height in a very low ceiling room. The sink and tap where from Franke, the sink being a VBK 720 twin bowl ceramic sink and a Franke Venician tap in chrome. The whole kitchen was topped of in a beautiful granite called Ivory Fantasy in a 30mm thickness with pencil round edge profile.
Stonelake
Stonelake
Hensley Custom Building GroupHensley Custom Building Group
French Country Magnified
French Country Magnified
MDC Cabinetry & MoreMDC Cabinetry & More
Laundry room with large sink for comfortable working space.
Charming Coastal New England Style Home
Charming Coastal New England Style Home
Nathan Winchester DesignsNathan Winchester Designs
Via Verde House
Via Verde House
Icon Construction & DesignIcon Construction & Design
A Beautiful Blue Haven
A Beautiful Blue Haven
Pistro BuildersPistro Builders
Marietta, GA Laundry Room
Marietta, GA Laundry Room
Artisan Custom ClosetsArtisan Custom Closets
A laundry room renovation project in Marietta, Georgia. White shaker custom cabinets with shaker crown and brushed chrome handles. A custom sink base for drop in sink and tall cabinet for ironing board and steamer storage.
Laundries
Laundries
Charlotte Roberts DesignsCharlotte Roberts Designs
Charlotte Roberts Designs
Windward Side Complete Renovation
Windward Side Complete Renovation
R Clary Builders Inc.R Clary Builders Inc.
The Addison
The Addison
Mansfield Custom HomesMansfield Custom Homes
Country Classic Total Remodel
Country Classic Total Remodel
J. Vann, Residence DesignerJ. Vann, Residence Designer
An original downstairs study and bath were converted to a half bath off the foyer and access to the laundry room from the hall leading past the master bedroom. Access from both hall and m. bath lead through the laundry to the master closet which was the original study. R

Utility Room with Granite Worktops and Dark Hardwood Flooring Ideas and Designs

A well designed 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 utility design.

What do I need in my 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 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 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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