By Daniela Sperotto
These home owners have found a greater use for the once hidden and discarded scullery or laundry room. The scullery originally served as both a utility room and laundry room. It used be the room where detergents, cleaning products, household goods and appliances were kept.
Clashing with our minimalistic, chic kitchen designs, our need for convenience products has resulted in many families opting for a kitchen with a separate scullery to house all their non-day-to-day appliances. “It is now used as a scullery-cum-pantry as part cleaning area and part storage area,” advises Raymond Rörich, from Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances Group, South Africa.
Wendy Grater, from Alpine German Kitchens, recommends not only designing the area to accommodate large sinks for pots and pans, but also to take into consideration plenty of worktop space, extra-large cupboards for bulky items and room for a dishwasher, washing machine, tumble dryer or extra refrigeration units.
A must to most homes is the beloved dishwasher. There are so many technological advances that most cannot dream of living without the convenience of this must-have kitchen appliance. When installing a dishwasher, Raymond recommends taking a few elements into consideration, such as “water supply, drainage for the waste water and electrical supply, as well as the depth of the appliance, and make certain that there is enough clearance for all the plumbing behind it so that the dishwasher does not stick out of the cabinetry”.
Apart from the visible benefits of the dishwasher being hygienic and able to wash at extra-hot temperatures, it also reduces energy and water consumption in the home as apposed to washing dishes by hand.
The kitchen is now the entertainment hub of the home. As a result, it is important to have the utility aspects of the kitchen set apart from the main kitchen area thus the revival of the scullery.
