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.
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. 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.
The American Standard All-Purpose Sink is designed be wall-hung and measures 22 by 30 by 9 1/2 inches; $881.55 from Amazon.
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; $95.99 in polished chrome via Wayfair.
Ikea offers several basic white shelving options. The Ekby Hemnes, 31 1/8 inches wide and 7 1/2 inches deep, is $15.99.
To create shelf brackets and wall hooks, consider Wooden Building Blocks or a Hardwood Dowel cut into the desired lengths and painted white. For ready-made options, take a look at 6 Wooden Storage Pegs.
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 $85 at Williams-Sonoma. See 10 Easy Pieces: Cast Iron Dutch Ovens and The World’s Most Beautiful Dutch Oven (By Way of SF).
The One Gallon Amber Glass Jug with a handle and cap is $9.59 from My World Hut.
A six-inch-deep crocheted Hanging Storage Basket is $28 from A and B Design Studio, an Etsy seller based in Arizona.
Sized for ice cream, the Dessert Bowl in onyx is part of the Heath Coupe Line designed in the 1940s; $25 from Heath Ceramics.
Matte on the outside, high-gloss inside, Yield Design’s Ceramic Pitchers come in gray or white; $75.