Utility rooms do you have one/would you like one?

Loved mine. None in present house, which is too small. I suppose we could convert my sewing room. Nah!

No I do not have a utility room. Yes I have always wanted a house with one but pretty sure that will not happen now as not enough money for new house. I have been in a few friends houses and they have a utility room and also downstairs shower room how great. I do have a large kitchen and a downstairs and upstairs loo so not too badly off I suppose
When I worked as a community carer and visited clients homes I was amazed that the only toilet/bathroom people had was outside. You had to exit the back-door into small yard and then go into the toilet, I would not like to do that if I had to use the loo over night.

Yes, we have one but in our house it is called 'the futility room'.

As in, it's futile looking for something in the futility room as it is probably put away underneath something else buried in a deep drawer unit.

I had my kitchen refitted four or five years ago and wanted to get the comings and goings, winter mud, dog feeding etc. out of there so I had the pokey small dining room knocked into the kitchen and a pokey small utility room nipped off the other end. We can still access the garden through the conservatory, which used to open out of the dining room, now part of the kitchen. I love my little utility room.

We have a utility room which people walk through to use the loo. It is somewhat untidy but it keeps the washing out of the kitchen. Years ago, we moved into a one bedroom flat with our children, we had 5 between us but were desperate. Fortunately it had a small Utility room which we could squeeze bunk beds into. It was a boon. That meant 2 of the children had permanent beds. The other 3 had to have bed settees and it was a bit of a faff at bed time but it was one of the best places we lived together as a family. We had to be scrupulously tidy and organised. We've never managed it since.

I have tiny one but very useful, has washing machine and tumbler and direct access to sunny garden used for clothes drying. It also has a sink which is invaluable eg if someone had been ill, to deal with DIY or garden chores. I have 4 of those circular peg holders from IKEA which hang down from the ceiling so 'smalls' go on these when hung outdoors or can be quickly brought in and hung indoors if need be to finish off. The gas boiler is there also and other storage for cleaning stuff. Oh and keep onions and bananas there and handy at Christmas for overflow.

No I don't have one but I would like one to separate the washing away from the kitchen.
Have a large kitchen though 18ft long so can't complain

Thanks everyone for your comments. As I said the cupboards in our utility room are so useful for storage and keeps the kitchen tidier. We have all our cleaning products out there plus dishes/pans that don't get used that often and plastic boxes for when we bulk cook and put food in the freezer. I would definitely miss it if we ever moved.

We have a sort of utility room. Cupboards for cleaning stuff, ironing board etc. Also space for wellies, gardening gloves, fire wood and coats. So not , I suppose, a real utility room.

Always wanted one and finally remodelled our new home converting the old kitchen into a utility which has freezer, massive larder, washer, dryer, sink and various wall cupboards, there is also a large radiator with an airer in front which dries my washing in the winter. Kitchen is where the conservatory was and is open plan with the dining room and a rear sitting room. I love the semi open plan with an enclosed utility.

We have quite a good sized one with chest freezer, washing machine and plenty of storage. The house is a converted barn and the kitchen is part of the main space. It has underfloor heating so we have to keep the wine rack in the utility too!

My utility room is the same size as the kitchen but very useful. I have the washing machine, tumble dryer, ironing board and fridge-freezer in it, plus two wall cupboards, an under counter cupboard (so useful for laundry requirements and sundries) and a narrow cupboard by the back door. I have a work surface over the washing machine and tumble dryer which is incredibly handy for the washing basket and recycling boxes (one for glass, one for general). It is not a room of beauty but very useful.

Only last month I had the end area of my garage (accessible from hallway) fully converted to a utility area. Love it. Washing machine, tumble dryer, sink unit and wall cupboards. Also fitted in space for the fridge freezer left over from having kitchen done last year. Do bits of hand washing, soaking items for stains in sink. Also great for keeping mess out when doing plant pots and no doubt gardening when the season gets going.

Like others my utility room has the washing machine, tumble drier and fridge freezer in it and a sink. It also has a row of kitchen cupboards where I keep towels and spare pillows. Lots of coat hooks and the recycling bag. I do the irning in there.

I have a Utility room, not large, but it has a sink, the slimline dishwasher and a washing machine. There are cupboards under the sink and one tall wall cupboard. Off this is a separate walk in cupboard that houses the brooms, mops, Ironing board and cleaning supplies. There is also a back door which leads to the garden, and another door leading to the garage. I find it quite useful, being able to close the door to the kitchen and shutting out the noise of washer etc. I'd love a laundry room though. I iron in the kitchen diner and have to put washing that can't go outside, into our second (spare) bedroom.

I’d love a utility room, only got a kitchen, it is large though. Originally it was a very small kitchen and a breakfast room. We knocked it into one. The downsize is everything is in the kitchen.
But we do have a panty, which has a small chest freezer and lots of shelves. I’d hate to loose my pantry.

I would love one

Yes, I have one and I love it. It also has a huge airing cupboard. I can take no credit for the brilliant planning as the previous owner of our bungalow was a builder and had completely renovated it, and I couldn’t ask for a better job.

Don't have one....Would love a utility room and also a pantry....

We have a utility room in which even the dishwasher was. Needless to say, we took the dishwasher out and took out one of the smaller kitchen cupboards to put in a small dishwasher. Fab. DH has modified the utility room into a pantry as well, with shelves. There is still work to be done on it but over time...

We don’t have a utility room at present but my daughter intends to have an extension built next year . She wants to add a downstairs bathroom and a large utility room to house coats and shoes as well as the washing machine etc. We also want a high ceiling so we can have a hanging laundry rack so we don’t have to use the tumble dryer as much .

Yes we have a utility room off the kitchen diner. I love it so much, can't ever dream of moving. It has the usual sink, washing machine, tumble dryer and boiler. Also very handy pulley and lots of cupboards and shelf storage.
The room is ideal for washing dirty dogs after walks. The trouble is the more storage space available, the more 'stuff' I find to fill it!

I have a utility room with washing machine, dryer , dishwasher and a central bar at ceiling height to use the heat from other appliances to dry the wash. If it is dried on hangers it often does not need ironing. the best thing we have ever done. We also have a small run-off radiator from the AGA in the utility room it gives extra drying heat. This system works really well for us.

Yes, I’d kill for one. And a pantry!

Sharina

Yes, I’d kill for one. And a pantry!

We have a walk-in pantry. Apparently hardly anyone has one these days! I remember my grandmother’s huge pantry. It was bigger than her kitchen, I remember the white tiled walls. Lots of shelving and a meat safe.