2019-07-01_Country_Homes_Interiors

Similarutilityroom
byTheSecretDrawer,
from £13,000

Similarutilityroom
byHumphreyMunson,
around £35,000

Makeitpersonal

Everyhouseholdhasdifferentneeds,so

it’simportanttozoneyourutilitystorage

accordingtosizeanduse.Inthishome,

theownersrequestedonetallcabinetto

housetheironingboard,mopandbucket,

andanothertohandleshoeracksandcoat

railstotakethepressureoffthehall.‘Fora

busyfamilylikethisone,good-sizelaundry

binsarea must.Theypulloutonsoft-

closingrunnersforeaseofuseandfeature

personalisedlettering,’saysEmilyWallbank,

senior furniture designer, The Secret Drawer.

accessallareas

‘Easeofuseandaccessiblestoragearekey

whendesigninga utilityroom,’saysPeter

Humphrey,directorofHumphreyMunson.

ThisClassicoakladderclipsontoa secure

rail,providingsafeaccesstotheupper

cupboards.‘Byraisingtheheightofthe

washingmachineanddryer,there’sless

reachingdown,makingwashdaylessofa

chore.Thisutilityroomalsohastheluxuryof

adryingcupboard,whichis thermostatically

controlledandallowshighvolumesof

laundry to be dried out of the way.’

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(DunnIng & EVErArD) DAVID PArMITEr;

(norSu InTErIorS) LISA CoHEn; (THE SECrET DrAWEr) nICHoLAS yArSLEy