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What would you do with this room/space?

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MiniMoon Sun 25-Aug-24 22:52:16

As its off the kitchen I would use it as a utility room as long as it has plumbing.
The utility room in my last house was an almost identical size.

Norah Sun 25-Aug-24 22:41:02

Do you drink coffee and or tea? Does producing such waste space in your kitchen? Or as you just modernized your kitchen, all is well?

We've a purpose built coffee/ tea station, a bit away from the actual kitchen, gives a place - out of the way to fix drinks - next to a spare fridge (for milk) and freezer.

Crossstitchfan Sun 25-Aug-24 22:32:34

It looks to me that it would make an excellent dining room. If you already have one, perhaps it could be a craft room or some sort of office/study. Or maybe a ‘den’ for you. You don’t mention crafts or hobbies but perhaps this room could be used for those.
Hope you find a use for it otherwise it will be a bit of a waste.

Grannmarie Sun 25-Aug-24 22:31:41

The fridge and freezer could be relocated to the cupboard?

Grannmarie Sun 25-Aug-24 22:29:34

You could put some nice posters/ prints on the three doors facing the sofa?

Grannmarie Sun 25-Aug-24 22:28:08

Hello 👋 Doodledog.
If you have a nice view of your garden from the windows on the left hand side, would it be possible to place a comfy corner sofa backing onto the kitchen wall, and place your bookshelves on the right hand wall, making this room into a relaxing/ reading space? I think this would still allow passage from the kitchen to the back door?

Ali23 Sun 25-Aug-24 22:27:26

Utility and drying room?

Doodledog Sun 25-Aug-24 22:19:52

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.