Sorry - this is another of my scribbled drawings that prove why I am not an architect, but what would you do with this space?
It is a room at the back of the kitchen, which is currently a dumping ground for things like the ironing board, vacuum cleaners, airers - that sort of thing. There is a spare fridge and small overspill freezer in there, which both get used, and an old bookcase on which are cook books and assorted occasional-use cleaning products.
The problem is the number of doors and windows. The windows on the side are high - from just below the ceiling to a couple of feet off the floor. The ones into the kitchen are needed for light, as the room is North facing and next door has a similar set up a few feet away, so casts some shadow. The doors to the loo and cupboard open into the room, so take up useable space. The back door and the door to the kitchen also get in the way of what could be used.
It's not a large room (I'd guess at about 12 feet wide by 10 feet long - maybe slightly bigger, but not much) but it's currently just a waste of space. It needs tidying up - new flooring and a coat of paint at least - and I'd like to decide what it is actually for before deciding on what to do. I'm happy for it to stay as a storage room, but there's not much space for storage cupboards, as so much of the walls are taken up with doors and windows.
So, imaginative Gransnetters - what would you do with this space? All ideas considered, and thanks in advance for your input.
As I said, we've recently had the kitchen redone, so I'm not interested in knocking them through. Also, regulations prevent having a loo in a kitchen - I think there has to be two doors between them? It's not possible, though.
The space is not plumbed and has a concrete floor, which is one of the reasons we rejected the idea of a shower room, and I'm really not looking to have major building works to gain a few feet - I just want to make better use of the space than is happening now 
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I'm having a larder built in the kitchen, as I mentioned upthread. I'll ask the carpenter what he thinks about building cupboards when he's here.
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As I said, we've recently had the kitchen redone, so I'm not interested in knocking them through. Also, regulations prevent having a loo in a kitchen - I think there has to be two doors between them? It's not possible, though.
The space is not plumbed and has a concrete floor, which is one of the reasons we rejected the idea of a shower room, and I'm really not looking to have major building works to gain a few feet - I just want to make better use of the space than is happening now
I'm having a larder built in the kitchen, as I mentioned upthread. I'll ask the carpenter what he thinks about building cupboards when he's here.
Reading the whole thread is always a good idea! 
Building cupboards is a good idea.
I'd assume, though you have a concrete floor, new sockets for freezer/refrigerator can be accomplished, say along the skirting boards - allowing movement of said appliances back into the far right corner. Perhaps.
Baskets are cheap as chips.
Perhaps baskets for storage, below purpose built benches? Could be a reasonably priced option.
You have lovely windows in an L shape, not walls. Shelves store attractive seldom used things well, above kitchen windows.
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