Stylish ANCILLARY ROOMS

Often deemed purely functional spaces that are not seen by visitors to the home, ancillary spaces such as boot rooms, pantries, utility or flower rooms can left out in the cold when it comes to designing an interior. However, they can be just as carefully considered as, say, a kitchen or cloakroom.

Whilst they must of course be fit for purpose, ancillary rooms also provide an opportunity to blend form with function and reflect a homeowner’s lifestyle and character. Structure, too, plays a part, particularly in a period property which will have certain foibles which influence layout and flow.

Here, we showcase a range of functional rooms and zones creatively conceived by experienced designers, demonstrating it is eminently possible to create ancillary rooms which help with the smooth running of the home as well as being a joy to behold and a pleasure to be in.

William Rudgard, senior designer at Martin Moore

Optimising layout and flow was key for the ancillary room that was part of a young family’s refurbishment of a 1930s detached property in West London.

The brief

“The overall brief was to create a large open-plan kitchen with an adjoining ancillary area; a