Utility Room with Metro Tiled Splashback and Wallpapered Walls Ideas and Designs

This is a mid-sized galley style laundry room with custom paint grade cabinets. These cabinets feature a beaded inset construction method with a high gloss sheen on the painted finish. We also included a rolling ladder for easy access to upper level storage areas.

Elbow Valley Estate

Brenda Motter Interiors LTD

In this renovation, the once-framed closed-in double-door closet in the laundry room was converted to a locker storage system with room for roll-out laundry basket drawer and a broom closet. The laundry soap is contained in the large drawer beside the washing machine. Behind the mirror, an oversized custom medicine cabinet houses small everyday items such as shoe polish, small tools, masks...etc. The off-white cabinetry and slate were existing. To blend in the off-white cabinetry, walnut accents were added with black hardware. The wallcovering was custom-designed to feature line drawings of the owner's various dog breeds. A magnetic chalkboard for pinning up art creations and important reminders finishes off the side gable next to the full-size upright freezer unit.

Royal Berkshire // Full Home Interior Design Project

Clark + Aldine

Laundry room design for doing laundry! Wallpaper walls, subway tile backsplash with stunning lighting.

Custom Laundry Room Renovation

Boyce Design + Build

The custom laundry room remodel brings together classic and modern elements, combining the timeless appeal of a black and white checkerboard-pattern marble tile floor, white quartz countertops, and a glossy white ceramic tile backsplash. The laundry room’s Shaker cabinets, painted in Benjamin Moore Boothbay Gray, boast floor to ceiling storage with a wall mounted ironing board and hanging drying station. Additional features include full size stackable washer and dryer, white apron farmhouse sink with polished chrome faucet and decorative floating shelves.

Laundry room

Meyer Design

Adorable farmhouse laundry room with shaker cabinets and subway tile backsplash. The wallpaper wall adds color and fun to the space. Architect: Meyer Design Photos: Jody Kmetz

Modern Farmhouse Laundry Room

Decorlift Design Co

Yarrow Point Shingle Style--Remodel & Decor

Sheila Mayden Interiors

Combined Laundry and Craft Room

Handsome Mudroom + Laundry Room

Heather Nadeau Interior Design

Gorgeous laundry room with lots of cabinetry and plenty of space on the counter for handwashing and/or folding laundry. The lighting and wallpaper makes it an enjoyable space to do your chores!

Soffit Saga: Laundry Room

Tamara Day Design

Yarrow Point Shingle Style--Remodel & Decor

Sheila Mayden Interiors

Combined Laundry and Craft Room

Modern Farmhouse Mudroom and Laundry Room

New Home Old Soul

A custom built farmhouse laundry room features modern and traditional design elements.

Luxury Lake Living

Lowell Custom Homes

Perky and bright laundry room with blue and white wallpaper and plenty of storage cabinetry

On the lake in Rocky River - Laundry Room

House of L

Laundry room with island and Farmhouse sink.

Handsome Mudroom + Laundry Room

Heather Nadeau Interior Design

Gorgeous laundry room with lots of cabinetry and plenty of space on the counter for handwashing and/or folding laundry. The lighting and wallpaper makes it an enjoyable space to do your chores!

Soffit Saga: Laundry Room

Tamara Day Design

Blue Galley Style Laundry Room

Cabinet Concepts by Design

Custom Laundry Room Renovation

Boyce Design + Build

Elbow Valley Estate

Brenda Motter Interiors LTD

Utility Room with Metro Tiled Splashback and Wallpapered Walls 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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