Laundry room
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A laundry room is a
The term utility room is more commonly used in British English, while Australian English and North American English generally refer to this room as a laundry room, except in the American Southeast.[citation needed] "Utility" refers to an item which is designed for usefulness or practical use, so in turn most of the items kept in this room have functional attributes, i.e. "form follows function".
History
The utility room was a modern spin off to the
Uses
The utility room has several uses but typically functions as an area to do laundry. This room contains laundry equipment such as a
Location
In older homes, the laundry is typically located in the basement, but in many modern homes, the laundry room might be found on the main floor near the kitchen or, less often, upstairs near the bedrooms.[17]
Another typical location is adjacent to the
Most houses in the United Kingdom do not have laundry rooms; as such, the washing machine and dryer are usually located in the kitchen or garage.[citation needed]
In Hungary, some older apartment buildings and most workers' hostels have communal laundry rooms, called mosókonyha (lit. "washing kitchen") in Hungarian. In the former, when residents started to all own individual washing machines in their apartments, obsoleted laundry rooms were sometimes converted into small apartments, shops or workshops (e.g. a
See also
- Drying room
- Furnace room
- Lavoir, a public place for the washing of clothes
- Mechanical room
- Root cellar
- Scullery, a room used for washing up dishes and laundering clothes, or as an overflow kitchen
- Storage room
- Technical room
References
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- ^ "utility room history". Google Timeline Search for Publications on “Utility Room”. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
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- ^ Great Britain. Scottish Housing Advisory Committee (1944). Planning our new homes : report by the Scottish Housing Advisory Committee on the design, planning and furnishing of new houses. Wellcome Library. Edinburgh : H.M. Stationery Off.
- ^ "Utility Room Vs. Basement". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "Utility Room Vs. Basement". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "THIS HOUSE MAY MAKE HISTORY". Chicago Tribune. 1959-06-28. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "LAUNDRY ROOM TODAY IS A UTILITY ROOM(2)". Chicago Tribune. 1970-09-19. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "Utility Room Laundry Aids". UtilityRooms.com. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "Utility Room Closet Organizers". Utility Rooms.com. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "Utility Room Storage Cabinets". UtilityRooms.com. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "Utility Room Trash". UtilityRooms.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "A Design Expert Tells Us The Mistakes To Avoid When Designing Your Laundry Room". MSN. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
External links
- Media related to Laundry rooms at Wikimedia Commons