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priscilla_absi

laundry/Mud Room/Exit to patio

last month
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Hello everyone,

We have bought a house that we are renovating. Its in the country side and has a big backyard. I need advice on the following:

- The laundry room exits to the backyard, and is not the prettiest thing.

- Since now we are renovating the kitchen, we have two options

1/ Knock down the wall between the kitchen and laundry and make a big linear kitchen that open through a bifold to the verandah. Rezone the laundry room to a european one in the hallway.

2/ Keep the wall and turn the laundry room into a laundry/mudroom. Turn the wall into a window wall, that way when you are in the kitchen or entering the house, you could see the verandah and garden

Which one do you prefer? Any advice. I dont know if I would regret not having a laundry room by option 1 (please not I have plenty of sheds in the backyard)

In option 2, I am a but stressed that its like a tunnel as there is a wall on the right of the table

I am attaching pix

Thanks a lot








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  • last month

    a home in the countryside can be more relaxed than a house in the suburbs and my suggestion keeps a separate laundry mudroom but a sliding glass door opens up the room while removing the problem of where to swing a door but, by rearranging fixtures (and keeping the plumbing close together) and a sliding (glass?) door than can be left open or closed there is more connection to the verandah but also generous storage and the kitchen has more wall storage space without removing the dividing wall


    Comments (13)

    • last month

      How do you live your life? Will a connection to the backyard improve the way you live?

      Priscilla Absi thanked bigreader
    • last month

      Yes, we spend most of our time outside the garden is beautiful and showing it would enhance the entrance of thehouse

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    • last month

      2 opts

      Priscilla Absi thanked Kate
    • last month

      We're on a large suburban block and do a lot of gardening. I'm glad we have a real laundry and if redoing I'd make it a proper laundry/mudroom.

      You said you have a lot of sheds though. Do they cater adequately for what you need? I'm thinking if you leave muddy boots, wet umbrellas, whatever items you leave in the 'mudroom', in a shed, you still need to get to the house.

      Priscilla Absi thanked macyjean
    • last month

      Wow Kate!!! those are really helpful!!!!! thanks a lot!!! and Thank you Macy for sharing from your experience. Very Helpful😊

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    • last month

      We have created a European laundry in more than 1 house we’ve renovated and I’ve never found it a problem not having the laundry in a separate room. In a smaller home, a more open kitchen and an outlook to the backyard is worth far more than a separate laundry both in enjoyment of your home and for resale. My suggestion would be similar to Kates first option but I would remove the wall completely between the laundry and kitchen and have the laundry behind cupboard doors, then add an island bench in the kitchen that you can also use for folding clothes.

      Priscilla Absi thanked wendyec
    • last month

      Thank you Wendy!! very helpful!

    • last month

      I will add I rue d my laundry into a study and put European laundry in bathroom. Only bad things is clothes horse is now in living room.

    • last month

      Kate, i am sorry. i did not get what you meant

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    • last month

      where is the entry from cars when you arrive home with groceries and is there space and views to add another deck at the front and/or side?

      Priscilla Absi thanked oklouise
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      Hi oklouise, we would use the backdoor to enter home. For the moment, we can t add another deck unfortunately

    • last month

      That is an awesome idea!!! Thanks oklouise!! and thank you so much for taking the time to draw the layout and share it! very much appreciated!