How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

WE were going to have Terrazzo but the lead times put a stop to that and we should have chosen and ordered earlier, the first ceramic tile sample we had was awful and looked like they had been printed by the office inkjet.
Managed to find some whole cut ceramic with detail right through the tile and not printed on top, not quite the depth of the real stuff but way better than the cheaper ones.
the bargain basement stuff is repeated and once you notice the same pattern it cannot be unseen, would rather have plain tiles.

Google images/similars search is very useful to find the kings road/chelsea/clerkenwell showroom tiles sourced from a warehouse in the midlands for 1/3 off the price...

Just to be clear, all fitting marks were internal - nothing visible on the actual lights!

The shadow gap keeps tricking me into thinking this is a birdseye view from the ceiling down. It looks great though!

That floor looks lovely - did you say that’s the engineered stuff? Would be really interested to hear how it holds up - I’d love similar when we do our kitchen but I’m scared of damage (our 4yo having left her marks on some engineered oak that was in the house when we moved in!)

Yes they’re engineered boards - the Dinesen solid option was really expensive and the upkeep of it was just waaaay too much for us.

We’ve had some potential revisions to the utility room. Our washer and dryer aren’t integrated so we were going to have them stacked and a custom cupboard built to house. We also didn’t move the boiler so the small cupboard for that is no longer required.

I don’t love not having the washer and dryer integrated but I’m not going to sell what we have an buy new just for the sake of it. Down the line maybe. Think therefore the new layout does make sense but thought I’d ask the hive mind

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We just got coir custom cut to fit the whole porch. Dead cheap.

I really like stacking the dryer on top of the washer as it takes out one set of bending over. If you stack, you also make space for a second dishwasher or (wine) fridge under the cabinet next to the sink.

Non-integrated is just so much better when it comes to future replacement, and the aesthetic argument to hide it away in a utility room seems weak. For similar reasons, why even bother having a door on the cupboard with the machines in?

Are you making provision for an overhead drying rack?

Is the skylight really worth it for the cost and loss of cupboard space?

Why not just have first layout with custom bottom cupboards to fit appliances? Best of both worlds?

Isn't the whole purpose of a utility room so that you don't have to worry about integrated appliances? Utility is synonymous with function over form.

Stacking ftw though.

Utility rooms are great.

The washer/dryer protrude so that it’s pretty tight ones you’re opening cupboard doors. The original layout is a bit janky with the pocket door.

@NickCJ sky light was already there so saving money by not moving it.
Your wine fridge logic is very appealing…

Avoiding integrated appliances means it's easier to get large capacity units at sensible prices.

How bigs the family/how much washing do you get through?
Then do you need the worktop space or a wine fridge more?

1 baby and 2 adults. Worktop probably more practical. Wine fridge more desirable (for me)

Where do you scrape the poo from reusable nappies?

Went to Fired Earth in Blackheath and decided on the flooring for the world's smallest kitchen. Wanted something neutral and really liked what they had on their own floor there which was a Limestone called Marsa. Went for the 60x40 sandblasted & brushed variety. Will need to be sealed. They're pretty chunky and 5sqm weighs approx 270kg!

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Isn't the whole purpose of a utility room so that you don't have to worry about integrated appliances?

This all day. We just had to replace our integrated freezer. So few choices in the our size.

When my folks did their kitchen as part of the "last" works they'd do on their house, my mum opted for non-integrated everything due to the number of integrated things failing over the years. Inevitably being standard sizes when bought, there were almost always problems finding replacements.

Personally I would prioritise function over form in a utility room and not have appliances in cupboards or integrated.

I would also have the washing machine and dryer as high up as practical. If you're starting from scratch without restrictions I seems silly to spend your time bending over or crouching.

Fwiw we have a 2yo and 4yo and still average a wash a day.

Also agree/echo with

Are you making provision for an overhead drying rack?

Is the skylight really worth it for the cost and loss of cupboard space?

“and decided on the flooring for the world's smallest kitchen——— and 5sqm weighs approx 270kg!”

Something doesn’t add up here?

As above skylight was already there and we have a drying rack which will live under the sink. Room has ufh.

Limestone is 2.76g/cm3 (Google)

He has 50,000cm2 foor. That slab looks like 2.5cm

270000/(50000*2.5) = 2.16g/cm3

The stone looks beautiful

23 x 40x60cm tiles at 11.8kg each. That's how many the lady in the shop told me I'd need however haven't verified that!

You all missed the point, was commenting on the fact that the "worlds smallest kitchen" needed 5 SqM of tiles.
mine is 3.4m and it's probably not in the Guinness book of records.

I meant one of these

Thinking about it, you could make one to fit the length of the left hand wall.

Exactly, these are boss, accept no substitute.

We lived in a mate's flat for a bit and they had one of these. It's genuinely amazing how well they work. Especially for sheets where you can basically dry them into a folded shape.

There are some trendy scandy ones that use string, but I struggle to believe they work as well given the absorbing properties of wood.