A functional laundry with ample storage (& party potential)

The brief from the client was to create a light, bright, functional laundry for their growing family. They didn’t want boring old stark white (they came to the right practice!) yet they wanted to it be a minimalistic contemporary addition to their home.

We built in a wall to create some dynamic movement and to allow us to run floor-to-ceiling cabinetry along it that houses the vacuum (inc. wall-mounted charging point), ironing board, iron, Christmas decorations, sports gear, medical stuff and all the other bits of bobs that end up swarming into laundry cupboards!
The base cabinets host a myriad of removable laundry baskets, sorting stations & laundry products. The overhead cabinet hosts vases and extra glassware for when they entertain.

As the laundry opens out to both the kitchen & the outdoor entertaining area this space also doubles as a drinks station for house parties/barbies.
The cabinetry unit facing the main door is the perfect place to pour a champagne, after grabbing it from ‘the ice bucket’ (ceramic laundry trough filled with ice) before rejoining the party.

The compressed porcelain panel used for the benchtop gives a sleek profile, whilst not compromising on durability. The low-contrast timber veneer compliments the texture of the handmade ceramic tiled splashback

Photographer: Lisa Knight | Hanami Photography