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Many of us do not have the luxury of a utility room because that is just what it is in today’s modern world.  Our Grandparents, some living in the two up, two down era would never have known what to put into a utility room had they had one.  After all they had no Dishwasher, Freezer, Washing Machine, Tumble Dryer etc etc.

But how many of us with Utility rooms actually make full use of their full potential and space.  This is a very versatile room and if used correctly could mean a lot of your time is spent in it.  Therefore you should ensure that you make the most of the area and make it a light and pleasant place to work in.

Most utility rooms are multifunctional and are utilised as headquarters for the laundry, gardening and storage.  Irrespective of their size these rooms should be made into light, airy and organized places.  Two of the best ways to achieve this is through the medium of shelves and boxes.

Shelves provide you with one of the easiest ways in which to start organizing the area whatever size your utility room is.  Any old shelves should be taken down and room made for the new.  You can buy metal or plastic but both have their downsides.  The former is usually an eyesore and the latter not very sturdy.   The choice is yours but whatever choice you make there are ways to improve their looks.  For example you can stagger the distance between the shelves.  This gives added visual interest.  With plastic shelves have smaller ones at the top for the light items and larger below for the heavier things.

If they need brightening up then grab a paint brush and paint them.  Paint is available these days for virtually any type of surface.  Why not splash out (pun intended) and paint them each a different colour.  At least paint them a different colour to the wall unless the room is small then it might make the place look larger if they were the same colour as the wall.

Once the shelves are in situ turn your attention to storage boxes.  Utilise these boxes on the shelves as opposed to just throwing everything onto the shelves with no thought of tidiness.  Put large boxes on the bottom shelves for the heavier items.  This seems obvious but we do not all think with the same brainpower as each other.  Thus smaller boxes on the top shelves.  Your doing this should enable you to have organization within your utility room and make things easy to find when needed.

In order to remember what is in each box number the boxes and keep a written note of the contents on a separate sheet of paper.

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