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Need Design Inspiration- Powder/Laundry

11 years ago

We are redoing our entry floor which will be continuous into our 1st floor powder and laundry area. This project goes hand in hand with a new vanity for the powder and new laundry cabinetry. The floor will most likely be Vermont black slate I feel this is most in keeping with our Maine home, lifestyle, climate. I also feel it will transition well into the adjacent natural ash hardwood .
This is the entry
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I believe that I want the laundry wall, to be built-in cabinetry, with the space to the left of the stacked W/D to have a counter and open shelves above.
I am struggling styling the space. It is a small space. I want the space to feel natural and in keeping with the rest of the house which is sort of rustic/modern.
Because it is a small space I am thinking of a shallow vanity and a semi recessed sink. The vanity would essentially be a 15" deep wall mounted box. I think I would like the countertop to waterfall down the side next to the toilet. I am considering marine finished wood because I think that will ground the more modern style vanity and sink with earthiness. Thoughts?
Sink
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The kitchen and its cabinetry is near by, the house is all open floorplan. Should I use painted slab front cabinetry in the powder/laundry to be cohesive? That is what the kitchen island is, it is a soft greyish green.

This is the space at present- please ignore the glaringly bright pink {{gwi:2138037}}From GW Photos

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Adjacent Kitchen
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Comments (5)

  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    I really like that sink. If I didn't need the storage in my small bathroom cabinet, I might consider something like that myself. It's so streamlined. The only thing I wonder about for you is whether you are going to want the sink to function both as a laundry room sink and a bathroom sink, in which case it seems bigger is better?

    Seems like marine-finished wood would work well and go with the organic vibe.

    Do you like your W/D stacked? It seems like you would have the room to unstack them and put a counter all the way across if you wanted. For me, I'm short so I'd love to have the space for both the washer and dryer to be on the floor.

    The kitchen cabinetry would certainly work there. The other option that would tempt me in your house would be to go with the recycled/rustic wood look you can get these days, even as an upgrade on IKEA cabinets.

  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    I like the sink too, but I can guarantee that while you're busy doing chores, you'll bump in to it numerous times, then want to yank it out. lol.

  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    I'm a little confused.....are the laundry room and powder room combined?

    I think I would unstack the w/d, have a counter from wall to wall and closed cabinets above. No open shelving..they will just become dust collectors and random items on them such as detergent, etc will just look messy.

    If you want to keep the tall closet on the right, then I would do a counter on the left side with cabinets below and above.

    Or, if you fold your clothes elsewhere, I would do identical floor to ceiling cabinets on each side for maximum storage.

    I really like the sink.

  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    From your description of what you're looking for, I'd use the innermost house as inspiration...
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    This post was edited by AnnieDeighnaugh on Sat, Jan 3, 15 at 17:28

  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Thank you for you responses.
    Yes, the powder room and laundry share a single space. I do like my W/D stacked, I am tall and I enjoy not bending over to pull things out.
    Steph your thought about a bigger sink is near and dear to my heart. I keep going back and forth. I think deeper might better, than I look at bar/prep sinks and get confused. I am glad you think wood will work for the countertop maybe I could use a different sink- something more utilitarian and less "pretty". Perhaps like what Annie has shared from Innermost House. Thanks Annie!!
    Oakley your point about bumping into it is well-taken.
    Joanie I am worried about the laundry wall of cabinetry being to heavy in comparison to the sink wall. That is one reason i wanted open shelves. I will do some mockups of the wall and post later.