Oh no--we have a laundry room/ part of the basement designated for laundry, but there isn't anything like a closet or something in it...
So, there's a distinction in your mind between "cupboard we put all the food in" and "cupboard designed for putting food in"?
Well, no.
It is typical for only/predominately dishes to be in a cupboard. However, not every house comes with a pantry (at my old house, we had a pantry, but at my current one, not so much). So, if there is no pantry, cupboards can be utilized for dry goods, and no one will look at you crazy if you do ;)
I've only not had a basement once, and that was when we lived in an apartment long ago when I was in the early single digit era of my life.
But yes, we have a pretty vast basement, considering. And it's partially finished (the ceiling and the walls, but the floor is still like a basement), so it's not all creepy and cellar like.
But... where do you put all the spare laundry detergent? And the vacuum cleaner? And the pet shampoo? And the spare batteries? And the buckets?
I live in an Average Australian Home (albeit a small one, as you know) and I don't have a cupboard in my laundry... unless you count the teeny one under the sink. Fortunately I have a front loader washing machine, which means I was able to put my dryer on top of the washing machine, thereby creating a dryer-sized space. I found a set of metal Ikea shelves that fit the space AND have room for my cat's litter tray underneath. The shelves hold washing powder, bucket (the one that's not in the shower), various cat-related items like litter scoop, brush, bags for anything scooped out of litter, dry food etc.
The vacuum cleaner lives in the broom cupboard, which I am fortunate to have in my hallway in addition to the linen press. Batteries live in the junk drawer in the kitchen, along with hammers, screwdrivers etc.
And my cat says, "Pet shampoo? Yeah, I'd like to see you try."
I've never had a closet in the laundry room (we call it "utility room"). And I don't have a basement (cause Texas soil doesn't do well for basements). But there are cabinets above the washer and dryer that cleaning supplies and such go in. Laundry detergent goes on top of the washer. Vacuum is actually in the hallway closet. Buckets are in the garage.
Our laundry machine has a handy-dandy pull-out drawer for detergent, vacuum cleaner goes in the hall closet, I have no pets, batteries go in an organizer hangy thing on the closet door, and I don't know what buckets you're talking about. :)
I imagine several people will be. :) In Australia, it's a very normal part of the house.
Britain too, unless you have your washing machine (etc.) in the kitchen. Though ours is called a 'utility room' (it has the boiler in too, and a large sink and a freezer); not sure if that's the common British term.
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However, I think that armoires, which can be used for the bedroom or the dining room, should have been mentioned.
Also, in the kitchen, one can put food in the pantry, but if one has no pantry, then there is always the cupboard :)
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*reaches for dictionary...*
I was confused by your "laundry room" question.
I imagine several people will be. :)
In Australia, it's a very normal part of the house.
Also, in the kitchen, one can put food in the pantry, but if one has no pantry, then there is always the cupboard :)
So, there's a distinction in your mind between "cupboard we put all the food in" and "cupboard designed for putting food in"?
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So, there's a distinction in your mind between "cupboard we put all the food in" and "cupboard designed for putting food in"?
Well, no.
It is typical for only/predominately dishes to be in a cupboard. However, not every house comes with a pantry (at my old house, we had a pantry, but at my current one, not so much). So, if there is no pantry, cupboards can be utilized for dry goods, and no one will look at you crazy if you do ;)
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But... where do you put all the spare laundry detergent? And the vacuum cleaner? And the pet shampoo? And the spare batteries? And the buckets?
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The laundry detergent and what have you--we have a table for that stuff by the dryer.
The vacuum cleaner, since it's used upstairs, is in a closet on the first floor, and not the basement with the laundry stuff.
The rest--the back porch. Except for the batteries--that goes in a junk drawer in the kitchen.
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See, this is the thing about being basement-less. We would have no room for tables in there.
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I've only not had a basement once, and that was when we lived in an apartment long ago when I was in the early single digit era of my life.
But yes, we have a pretty vast basement, considering. And it's partially finished (the ceiling and the walls, but the floor is still like a basement), so it's not all creepy and cellar like.
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No! You're ruining all my Hollywood fantasies of creepy cellars!
I really do need to do that post on Average Aussie Houses...
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If it helps, the finished looking part is separated from the laundry and boiler room part, and that space looks a tad creepy...a little.
Oh, and there's bathroom down there.
<--wonders if this helps you or not in your initial question.
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I live in an Average Australian Home (albeit a small one, as you know) and I don't have a cupboard in my laundry... unless you count the teeny one under the sink. Fortunately I have a front loader washing machine, which means I was able to put my dryer on top of the washing machine, thereby creating a dryer-sized space. I found a set of metal Ikea shelves that fit the space AND have room for my cat's litter tray underneath. The shelves hold washing powder, bucket (the one that's not in the shower), various cat-related items like litter scoop, brush, bags for anything scooped out of litter, dry food etc.
The vacuum cleaner lives in the broom cupboard, which I am fortunate to have in my hallway in addition to the linen press. Batteries live in the junk drawer in the kitchen, along with hammers, screwdrivers etc.
And my cat says, "Pet shampoo? Yeah, I'd like to see you try."
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In Australia, it's a very normal part of the house.
Britain too, unless you have your washing machine (etc.) in the kitchen. Though ours is called a 'utility room' (it has the boiler in too, and a large sink and a freezer); not sure if that's the common British term.
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