Utility Room
In one way - one of the least interesting rooms of the house - but for me there was more to it. When we lived abroad the washer and dryer were in the basement - we had to go down 3 flights of stairs to get to them. In my parents house the washer is in the kitchen so it’s impossible to talk or watch TV while it’s running.
Our home in sandhills has a seperate ulility room where we currently have the washer and dryer on one side (see the photo below). On the other side there is the boiler and storage space. All the “junk” that would take up kitchen space is in there instead - laundry detergent, the hoover, mops, brushes etc etc. Just having the washer & dryer in a seperate room makes them quieter - the fact that we can close the door on them just makes it perfect.
Don’t tell Sylvia - but it’s also a great place to hide stuff when we have visitors e.g. My dirty boots.