From the ArcaMax Publishing, Home and Consumer Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/home/s-386834-440205
Are your washer and dryer in their own room or are they in the middle
of another room making loud swooshing racket? What could you do to cut
down some of the noise and clutter of the clothes that are usually
strewn your entire house? Or maybe you have wanted a way to keep all
your kitchen supplies and other random things in an easy to find
place.
I have loved how most houses now include a separate room for these
amenities. The separate room makes it easier to keep the rest of your
house neater. Go ahead, make a special, easy to access room that can
hold your washer and dryer, mop and broom. I even like the idea of
making the utility room a bit bigger so you are able to fit in the
ironing board. And you are also able to tell your kids to bring their
dirty clothes to the laundry room instead of having big messy piles
throughout the house.
Where would be the best place to put this room? I thought it would be
best to keep this room on the main floor because who wants to do
laundry in the first place and you add in the extra steps you would
probably be keeping yourself from doing it as often as you need too. I
thought it would be very helpful to put it near the kitchen, so it
could also hold some of the kitchen cleaning supplies.
If your house is more than two stories, I think it would be very
beneficial to keep a clothes hamper upstairs so you could cut down on
the mess. I think that you would be very grateful for the utility
room, but if you are not sure about adding a utility room to your new
house, I think it would be a good idea to check out what your house
would or could look like with one.
I found a very helpful website that can show you many house plans that
have utility rooms and how easy this little room can fit into your
dream home. The website is House Plan Central and it has numerous
plans for you to look at and get ideas from. It is also very helpful
if you find a house plan you like and you want to add something or
change something you can use their modification tool to make your
house plan uniquely your own.
They have even made it easy to get an idea of what your house plan
furnished would look like because they have a many plans with virtual
tours and images of the plan furnished. If you have never been your
own contractor and you have questions about how to fit this or that
into your dream house you can correspond with the designer of the
house plan you pick and discuss how to make your dreams reality. I
have really enjoyed being so involved with picking out my new home.
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Kevin Carden is a publisher of several stock house plan websites
and informational resources, including www.houseplancentral.com.
House Plan Central has a large collection of home plans and unique
house plans in many different architectural styles, from the nation's
top house designers and architects.