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Holly Cockburn

Should a utility room match your kitchen? Kitchen experts agree this is how to make a mismatched design work

Utility room with glass sliding door, white units and belfast sink.

If you're lucky enough to have a utility room, or you're considering adding one to your home, then you'll also want to make sure it's your dream design. Regardless of whether it's an add-on to your existing kitchen scheme or not, understanding the answer to 'Should a utility room match your kitchen?' will make the decision-making process significantly easier.

Although a utility room is often a separate room closed off by a door, close proximity to the kitchen can leave it feeling like an extension of a cooking space. It's likely that the room will often be left with the door open and used for kitchen-adjacent tasks, so creating a bridge between the two in terms of design will be key to taking your interior decor to the next level.

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