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Steal This Look: The Organized Utility Closet, Complete with Sink

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Steal This Look: The Organized Utility Closet, Complete with Sink

March 5, 2024

Here’s an idea we like: a closet converted into a practical utility space, complete with a sink and homemade built-in shelving. Styled by Dutch interior designer Kim Timmerman, it’s the perfectly ordered and sparkling extra storage everyone could use.

Here, a look at the closet and how to re-create it.

a utility room that serves as a space for storing kitchenwares and washing up,  17
Above: A utility room that serves as a space for storing kitchenwares and washing up, it’s tidily covered in white tiles and kitted out with shelves resting on brackets made from pegs. The same pegs are used as simple hooks over the sink. One of reasons the setup is so pleasing to the eye is its simple palette of black, white, and gray. Photograph by Louis Lemaire Fotografie, courtesy of Kim Timmerman.

Fixtures and Fittings

the mason \10 gallon wall mount laundry/utility sink is \$3\18 from home depot. 18
Above: The Mason 10-Gallon Wall-Mount Laundry/Utility Sink is $318 from Home Depot.
the elements of design vintage wall mounted vessel sink faucet with double 19
Above: The Elements of Design Vintage Wall-Mounted Vessel Sink Faucet with Double Cross Handles has a 9 3/4-inch spout reach from the wall; it’s currently on sale for $80.20 in polished chrome via Wayfair.

Shelving

ikea offers several basic white shelving options. this lack wall shelf in white 20
Above: Ikea offers several basic white shelving options. This Lack Wall Shelf in White measures 43 1/4 inches long; $24.99 from Ikea.
to create shelf brackets and wall hooks, consider wooden building blocks&# 21
Above: To create shelf brackets and wall hooks, consider Wooden Building Blocks or a Hardwood Dowel cut into the desired lengths and painted white. Drill a hole in the back of each, insert a screw, and attach to the wall using anchors. (See our post DIY: Instant Hallway Hooks Made from Blocks for tips.)

Accessories

the kaico coffee pot by designer makoto koizumi is made in japan of enamel coat 22
Above: The Kaico Coffee Pot by designer Makoto Koizumi is made in Japan of enamel-coated steel with a maple knob; $130 from Emmo Home.
the french made staub cast iron mini cocotte in matte black is \$94.99 fro 23
Above: The French-made Staub Cast-Iron Mini Cocotte in matte black is $94.99 from Food52. Looking for more options? See 10 Easy Pieces: Cast Iron Dutch Ovens.
the one gallon amber glass jug with a handle and cap is \$9.59 from my world hu 24
Above: The One Gallon Amber Glass Jug with a handle and cap is $9.59 from My World Hut.
a crocheted toilet paper holder is \$\25 from a and b design studio, an etsy se 25
Above: A crocheted Toilet Paper Holder is $25 from A and B Design Studio, an Etsy seller based in Tennessee. The basket loops over a doorknob or hook and can hold a loo roll (or small laundry or utility essentials, too). It’s shown here in flecked “oatmeal”; other colors available.
sized for ice cream, the dessert bowl in onyx is part of the heath coupe l 26
Above: Sized for ice cream, the Dessert Bowl in onyx is part of the Heath Coupe Line designed in the 1940s; $32 from Heath Ceramics.
falcon&#8\2\17;s enamelware three pint jug is a practical, unbreakable choi 27
Above: Falcon’s enamelware Three-Pint Jug is a practical, unbreakable choice for the utility room. It’s $34.45 for a “perfectly imperfect” second, shown in Oyster Grey.

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N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on December 2, 2013.

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