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The utility room edit

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The utility room is one of the most practical rooms in the home but can often be last on the list when it comes to designing and interiors. It’s a spot for storing practical home wares, keeping on top of chores and for that reason can often look a little cluttered. However, if you choose your cleaning and storage products with quality and natural materials in mind, you can end up creating a beautiful, light and country-inspired utility room. Explore our utility room edit below:

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Utility Bucket, Garden Trading

We love Garden Trading for their practical, simple and aesthetic home wares and they have an awesome selection of products for the utility room. We love this utility bucket, which is the easiest way to store and take your cleaning essentials from room to room. When you’re done cleaning up, the bucket looks pretty enough to set on a shelf to display and complements a minimalist utility look.

Ceiling clothes dryer, Garden Trading

Another pick from Garden Trading, this ceiling dryer is a perfect drying solution for smaller utility rooms to make the most of the space you have and a room’s air circulation. With a clever pulley system that moves the dryer up and down, it’s easy to hang and take down laundry and you can adjust the height throughout the day to make the most of the sunlight through windows.

Hand towels, So Souk

There’s no reason why practical hand towels can’t be pretty. These frilled cotton hand towels from SoSouk are available in four colours and bring personality to what can be quite a simple room.

Freestanding dustpan and brush, Oxford Brush Company

Crafted from oiled beechwood, this long handled broom set is great for cleaning up without bending down and its sturdy design means it stands the test of time. Household items such as dustpan and brushes can sometimes need to be hidden away if you’re trying to achieve a particular look, but this Oxford Brush Company version looks good and adds to a minimalist and bright utility room aesthetic.

Laundry baskets, Cotswold Trading

These two tone baskets, available in duck egg blue and grey are handmade and perfect for hiding away dirty laundry. Made from Jute, one of the toughest natural fibres available, it is water and heat resistant, making them the perfect durable baskets for storage and laundry.

Ostrich feather duster, Lisa Valentine Home

Make dusting look pretty with an ostrich feather duster. Ostrich feathers have a natural static charge which ensures dust sticks to the feathers. The materials are all natural and ethically sourced and it adds quite a luxe look to any utility.

6 hook rack, Cotswold Company

A simple storage solution, a simple wooden hook rack is essential to any country-inspired utility room and is the perfect spot for displaying pretty hand towels, an ostrich feather duster, baskets and its raw design means you can easily paint it to work to your particular colour scheme.

Cover image credit: Garden Trading