Small utility space

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I'm looking at a house that has a small utility space off the kitchen. It's 2.1m by 1.3m with a door from the kitchen at one end and tiny window into the garage at the other.

I'd like to fit in the washer and dryer plus either shelving or cupboards to hold lots of junk useful stuff. I would love a sink in the utility for leaving stained clothes to soak etc but can't see how I could fit everything in in this small space.

Any suggestions on a layout, types of shelving, cupboards etc. To best utilise the space?

We have a very small utility. There is a sturdy shelf above the washing machine and the tumble dryer is on that, so it sits above the washing machine.
If the washing machine was further over to the plug side then a TD wouldn’t block light. Shelves could then go further down the wall. Not sure about sink though, I think you have to have a mains wired extractor fan these days as well if you add a sink.

Yes definitely stack the washer and dryer on top of each other, over to the right. You can maybe get deeper shelves or kitchen units for storage …?

We have very similar but our boiler is also in there and stops is stacking. We have a toilet in a same sized room next door so we are going to knock the wall down and create a lootility

Do you want/need to retain the window to the garage? If you installed a good extractor fan then you could get rid of the window (think building regs require an extractor now anyway).

Anyway, with or without the window you could stack the dryer on top of the washing machine; you can buy stacking kits or build a sturdy, reinforced shelf over the washing machine for the tumble dryer. You have water in and drains out for the washing machine, so could easily have a sink plumbed in. Then some worktop for sorting washing. Above you could have shelves, a fold-down wall-mounted airer for things you don't want to tumble and lots of storage.

Ours is small but works well with a similar layout. I've labelled all the shelves to keep things in order and have plastic tubs on shelves to store car cleaning kit/shoe cleaning kit/cleaning products/industrial strength products/tools/iron etc. Then wall clips for broom/mop/ironing board.

We have dryer sink cupboard and washing machine in a row 180cm long with a worktop/ sink on top. Very workable and needed about 70cm depth. Shelving above and then it won’t foul the window

If you run the work top along the 2.1m length then you can fit a washer, dryer and a sink all in the same run. You could then have a ceiling mounted airer to dry things on and some shelves/ cupboards above.

Thanks all, that's giving me some great ideas. I was just really struggling to visualise what I could do with it. There is another large cupboard/tiny room off the kitchen with the boiler in and the current owner stores their Hoover, ironing board, Mop etc in there. It's a shame they aren't next to each other or they could be knocked in two to create a really good size utility spave

No, I don't think the window is necessary and it would probably be better to get rid of it

Power points. One high enough for a Dyson type vacuum. One low enough for a roomba dock. Just get it done as you never know where life will take you.

Yes to lines or racking of some sort to go with a dehumidifier.

Great idea. You can never have too many power points!

I would place dryer and washer side by side on left and sink on far right corner

or round sink for soaking clothing inbetween washer and dryer with space under Sikh for cupboard for powder and cleaning items