What do you have in your utility?

todayisagreatday

theonlywayisup wrote: »

This is mine!



That white sock is my son's from UNI - I hope to never find it's other half, it's fit for the bin despite a 90 wash!

I love this, where did you get it from?

theonlywayisup

todayisagreatday wrote: »

I love this, where did you get it from?

From memory it was either The Range or Trago (the former I would guess) but some years ago.

The nearest they have to it is this https://www.therange.co.uk/home-furnishings/picture-frames-and-wall-art/posters-prints-and-visual-artwork/wall-art/wooden-wall-art/llama-weekly-to-do-peg-plaque/#195638 they are so cheap but probably very easy to make or adapt if you bought that one.

There's quite a few on etsy. Ours was less than a fiver and it's a huge help when doing the laundry.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/market/lost_sock

Edit to add, I found it on google images.

https://www.therange.co.uk/home-furnishings/picture-frames-and-wall-art/posters-prints-and-visual-artwork/lost-socks-wall-art

A bit more than a fiver now but still does the job!

Eenymeeny

Love my utility room, it takes all of the stuff that I don't want stored elsewhere in the house! It is such a hard-working space although very small.
We have wall to wall narrow cupboards with sliding doors above the freezer, sink, washing machine arrangement. I think that we adapted them from Ikea office units. They are deep enough to take those cheap plastic storage baskets and take candles, light bulbs, flower vases, shoe cleaning items, decorating bits and bobs, cleaning materials etc. In fact all of the odds and ends that I want out of sight! (An Ikea step stool provides somewhere to place the washing basket when emptying the machine and is useful for reaching the top shelves)
An old-fashioned airing rack on the ceiling takes washing that has been brought in from outside to air off. A smaller wall- attached folding rack takes shirts on hangers which await ironing or carrying back upstairs after ironing (Also takes the peg bag and sock carousel)
The laundry basket and a small bowl for hand washing lives on top of it.
A single Ikea Billy unit (Ikea again!) contains my iron, starch etc. in one basket. Garden chemicals safely on the top shelf, car cleaning bits and bobs on another one, bird seed, fat balls etc in a big tub on another. The mop is clipped onto the side of the cabinet. Spare toilet rolls on the top!
A row of coat hooks takes gardening jackets, kneelers, sun hats, back door and shed keys with the ironing board hung underneath.
I hope this hasn't bored you but it has helped me realise how much I've crammed in to such a small space. So I can only advise that you make a list of the items that you'd like to store in there and work from that!
Btw, I second the big sink to take paint trays, oven shelves etc. It helped me to install a smaller sink in the kitchen which gave me more workspace. HTH

ka7e

I can't imagine not having a utility room! My washing machine is very quiet, but I still wouldn't want it in my kitchen. I have a deep butler's sink - for washing dogs, recycling bins, garden stuff etc. I also feed my dogs raw, so their bowls are kept separate from our washing up. Cat and dogs are fed in the utility. 2 freezers, recycling boxes, cupboards for cleaning materials, ironing board, vacuum cleaner, stepladder, buckets and bowls...all have their place.

elsien

Space for the recycling bags for those who either don't have the green wheelie bins, or who don't want to traipse outside every time you get a bit of plastic. And dog food storage - I buy the 15kg bags, two at a time.

todayisagreatday

This has made me realise we need a bigger utility so are revising our plans! Things I never thought of storing in there would be so much more useful than the kitchen. I'm more excited about a utility than any other room!

getmore4less

Once you remove most of the stuff we put in kitchens that would be better elsewhere as a space to prepare and cook food it can be quite small if you add eating you need a bit more but some can be dual purpose.

kkgree1

We had an extension done at the end of last year and I had planned a reasonable sized utility room. However, we didn't get the space we wanted through the planners so I had to compromise and have a bigger dining room and a much smaller utility room. I am so glad we did even though the builders had a fun job getting the new back door to fit as there was only just enough room for it.

Like Eenymeeny, as long as you plan the space well you can get a lot in a small space. We have a shower room off the utility so I again compromised by not having a sink in the utility and more worktop space which I love. One large floor to ceiling cupboard for ironing board, hoover and brushes then one base unit and washing machine. Just room in the corner for wellies and recycling bin. Three wall units which house DIY, washing and general household items.

Recommend a utility room to anyone, no matter how small!

NaughtiusMaximus

Ours is pretty small (about 8' by 6' at a guess) but has tumble dryer, washing machine, sink, combi boiler, space for under counter fridge (currently used for cat litter trays) and plenty of storage cupboards.

The sink is incredibly useful, mainly used for washing cat litter trays, recycling and paint brushes when decorating.

pumpkin89

As others have said, a big sink is incredibly useful! We have a large one with a waste disposal unit (I probably wouldn't pay for the latter, but it came with the house and is useful on occasion).

We also have the dishwasher (another noisy appliance I'd rather not have in the kitchen) and a lot of storage - both for ironing board, stepladder etc. and infrequently-used kitchen appliances like slow cookers).

We then have a separate laundry room with the washing machine, tumble dryer, airer and further storage.