Hi, They're a brilliant idea - especially if you don't have a room for laundry and need to incorporate a laundry into your kitchen. We have one currently and will be doing it again when we do our kitchen extension. It is a case of when your "laundry" isnt in use your appliances (and tub) are tucked into open backed cabinetry and made to "disappear". When it comes to the tub they're not an essential item anymore with modern washing machines having all sorts of great cycles. We have a laundry cupboard with a tub and when we do our reno we're getting rid of the tub in order to get more pantry space - in 8 years we've used it once for laundry - but it's been used for "emergency" storage and as an indoor esky during parties and large gatherings many times - as a result we're getting rid of the tub and having an extra large kitchen sink instead and a pantry. Dryers are either external venting (so it goes outside of your home like a kitchen or bathroom exhaust and needs to be ducted specifically) or have a front vent which will release the warm damp air into your home (this is commonly the case in apartments) meaning that you absolutely can't have your "laundry cupboard" closed and have the dryer on - if this is the system you have to use I encourage you to think about having doors and windows open and/or investing in a de-humidifier to prevent moisture build up - we do all of this depending upon the weather. Your water inlet has to be plumbed (just like a regular laundry) as well as grey water outlet. If you're putting in a tub then grey waste will go into that piping either through the laundry tub or through the tub's cabinetry carcass or directly into an outlet pipe. I'd be reluctant, personally, to have towel and linen shelves in there as fabric absorbs moisture and smells easily and would, instead, incorporate a pull out drying rack that'll make use of the warm air from the dryer (so when sheets and towels are in the dryer you can hang quick drying items like T-shirts and underwear on the rack utilizing the extra heat) and put in a drawer or wall mounted ironing board.

Hi... building new house.. contemporary style...bathrooms and laundry same finishes.. kitchen is in similar colours but different material..will have floating cabinets with grain going horizonta in bathrooms...the laundry cupboards are full size so not sure if that would look okay...haven't seen any photos with same so ???? Cheers!

check out the various tile trims and coving (like a tiny cornice to fill in the join between wall and floor) in different shapes and colours made of metal or plastic to see if there's one that suits (trims available at Tile shops and you should be able to ask a tile shop for a few sample pieces to take home to test on site to see which one looks best)...trim is usually sold in a single piece about 2.5m long and the supplier should also be able to advise and provide the best product for attaching the trim and waterproofing the join

I personally like the idea of the laundry cupboard as long as it's well planned and must include space for dirty clothes, my kids had laundry baskets on wheels in the bedrooms and I would ask them to wheel them to the laundry on wash day. When washed and dry I would fold and return them to the basket for them to collect. I don't iron them as it's a waste of time in my family. One of the best items I have is a pull down ironing board. it can be where ever you have space for everyone to use. Dryers are easily ducted so no problems with condensation, your plumber can do this, F&P have them so can imagine others do as well. Similar to the following idea, the laundry can be installed behind sliding or folding doors to cover any mess that you might have and can include a hanging drying rack above the bench next to the window, this is great for shirts and reduces any wrinkles.