What would you do with this room/space?

A space that is broken up by too many doors, windows and small - but conveniently located off the kitchen is best used as your utility, storage space. It’s valuable as it is!

You can still clean it up - new floor, paint, curtains. With the upgrade you will keep things more organized, clean and pleasant.
Having that storage space is GOLD!

If the doors are all in an unbroken row perhaps you could have the same long sliding door all along the row; then there would not be a problem about where the door slides to.

One of the doorways would be left uncovered at any one time, but perhaps since it's a store room that would no matter much if the interiors were tidy enough.

Max out the storage by building it over the doors and or under the windows too. You can see this on Houzz, and browse photos for utility or storage rooms. Paint walls and cupboards the same colour to increase the space. But decide what you want to store in there and zone it accordingly before you start

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.

Yes, I think that's possible. The current ones are plugged in, and I'm sure it would be possible to install new ones.

Doodledog

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.

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.

Oh a fully equipped laundry. I have always wanted one. A big sink, a pulley, washing machine, tumble dryer, steamer iron, ironing board. Lucky you!
Or a walk in Larder, another thing I have always craved. Is there room for both?

If you still need storage, how about putting an island in the middle of the room for storage and using the top as either a space for plants or as extra working room for potting, etc?

PS if you have the cupboards custom made out of MDF, they can be painted the same colour as the walls, which also helps make the space seem need better integrated and instantly tidier somehow.

Yes a utility room/downstairs loo

We’ve recently had a cupboard built into an alcove, floor to ceiling. I can’t believe what a difference it’s made in terms of practical storage. Looks so much neater and I can actually find things. Wish I’d done it years ago. There are some very clever storage solutions these days, including pull out cupboards that make things much more accessible and can be incorporated into the most awkward seeming spaces. Also, our tumble dryer and dishwasher are stacked one on top of the other in our utility room which really saves space. I’m a big fan of boxes for effective storage inside cupboards and on shelves too.

JaneJudge

If it’s enclosed I think I’d get a carpenter to build a storage bench on the opposite side to the loo, make a nice box cushion and get the walls panelled and painted and hang up some nice pictures. Look at mud rooms on Pinterest, waste a couple of days. Start looking at narrow. Boats. Forget what you went on there for. Several weeks have passed and you’ve grown a beard. Room, what room?

OMG - this is my life (including the beard). 😂😂😂

It must get a decent amount of sun in the afternoon, I’d put a table or strong shelf in front of the window, or big pots on the floor and grow things with perfumed flowers or scented leaves. Orange or lemon trees/bushes would be ideal. You could have a garden seat or a couple of chairs and enjoy the evening sun. Having a “conservatory” without a glass roof means that it won’t get too hot and in the winter it’s more like an unheated greenhouse, so perfect for plants that are not fully hardy. I appreciate that the back door limits the space, maybe it could open outwards.
Apart from that I’d simply use it as a utility room for fridge/freezer and washing machine, perhaps with a ceiling pulley dryer for damp days (with a dehumidifier or a radiator run off the central heating for damp days). We had a room like this in our old house (with machines inside cupboards) and enjoyed the sun and scents.

Re the doors opening onto that room- could you put one of those ‘sliding’ doors on (sorry there is a trendy name for them which escapes me atm)!

Identical layout to ours, but ours was built as a utility room so only one window at each end. The large fridge/freezer and another upright freezer are in there, together with washing machine, tumble drier, vacuum cleaner. A tall cupboard for shoes and general 'stuff', plus other cupboards for cleaning materials, tools etc.
I like to have the laundry equipment out of the kitchen.
Ours needs a clear out.

Yours could, however, make a lovely garden room.

Make it one room. You'll get a big airy kitchen and living space.

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

I believe you may well like the space, walls painted pale yellow or white (keeps it bright), with built in white cupboards storage against walls.

We had wood tops built on the cupboards, painted white, easy to clean. Lovely storage, easy access, not very deep to the walls.

I'd imagine the more open you leave the room, whilst building in storage, the happier you will be when GC arrive - it could be lovely with low small furniture/art space/ colouring table/ train table. In fact the lower cupboard tops could be great for tiny car races, Thomas train, baby doll changes/feedings.

Poor drawing, however captures my thoughts.

I drew a picture, still could not attach.

Perhaps using the loo wall (right side), build out a small storage room, slanted towards the kitchen door, stopping short of course. With the end near the kitchen door squared off to hold the fridge freezer - open with a well measured side-side fit for fridge freezer.

IOW build a room in the room, for storage (pocket of bi-fold door) encasing a fridge freezer, shelving above, in the open end of said room (cased opening) nearest the door to the kitchen.

Tricky, isn’t it Doodledog?! Yes, my idea wouldn’t be cheap as it would involve installing an rsj as the back wall is a supporting wall. My previous house was like yours. We moved! 😆

That would mean reconfiguring the garden, Squiffy. It's a good idea, but I'm not really up for major building work - I just want to make the best use of the space. It's not large enough to get real benefit from something that is very expensive and disruptive, which moving things around would be.

I am getting a larder built in the kitchen, so when the carpenter's here I will ask him about options for fitting cupboards in the space - something along the lines you describe, Norah.

Thanks again for the input.

What about bricking up the bottom half of the back door and having a window up the top, then opening up a doorway where the cupboard is? That way you have gained a whole wall on the lefthand side and have a walkway from the kitchen door to the back door into the garden. Your hoover cupboard could go in the corner where the back door used to be, or the corner of the lefthand wall and the kitchen wall. Hope that makes sense!

Over 40 yrs ago we had a man build a long row of low storage cupboards in our GC playroom. I made a picture, it would not attach.

Perhaps build to fit, below the sets of windows. I understand the windows are different heights, one side of cupboard to touch the corner of the wall, the other side of cupboards come to the first.

A completed L, with 2 heights. The windows below the kitchen, given enough space, might be best for windows touching the corner.