2019-07-01_Country_Homes_Interiors

Boostthesense

ofspace

Utilityroomsareoften

crammedintosmallspaces,

butyourchoiceofsurfaces

andcolourscanhelpdisguise

awkwardorunattractive

features.‘Inthis16th-century

cottage,wepaintedthewalls

whitetomakethemostofthe

lightfromthesmallwindow,’

saysIreneGunter,director

ofGunter& Co.Paintingthe

slopedceilinginthesame

shadeasthewallsis a well-

established heightening trick.

Similarutilityroomby

Gunter& Co,from£10,000.

cabinetspaintedinHague

Blueestateeggshell,£62

for 2.5L, Farrow & Ball

utility

rooms

Pretty & practical