How to make utility spaces work for you

Whether you have an area of kitchen or a dedicated room, Kya deLongchamps puts a crisp, spring spin on the utility area.

WE MIGHT be the whining scullery maids, but metre for metre, the utility room works more intensively than probably any other area of your home. A bit of planning around the endless rivers of washing and various domestic drudgery could turn an underrated room, a pause by the back door or just an obliging length of kitchen cabinetry into your secret weapon.