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where equipment not used in day-to-day activities is kept. "Utility" refers to an item which is designed for usefulness or practical use, so in turn most of the items kept in this room have functional attributes. A utility room is generally the area where laundry is done, and is the descendant of the
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1230:Drawing room
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1123:Storm cellar
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1621:Home repair
1418:Belt course
1326:Hidden room
1255:Lumber room
1171:Antechamber
1162:Great house
1142:Wine cellar
1113:Root cellar
1066:Boiler room
1047:Crawl space
718:Living room
711:kitchenette
696:Home cinema
681:Family room
676:Dining room
666:Common room
399:|work=
151:Root cellar
1665:Categories
1631:Tree house
1601:Front yard
1533:Sill plate
1481:Foundation
1423:Bressummer
1336:house plan
1305:Undercroft
1290:State room
1240:Great hall
1209:still room
876:dumbwaiter
861:Cubby-hole
691:Great room
661:Bonus room
599:2010-03-17
574:2010-03-17
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450:2010-03-17
426:2010-03-17
417:"scullery"
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340:2010-03-17
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243:2010-03-17
219:2010-03-17
195:2010-03-17
172:References
1555:Threshold
1438:Colonnade
1383:Townhouse
1321:Furniture
1225:Courtyard
1127:Safe room
1037:Cloakroom
1005:Technical
995:Vestibule
980:Staircase
919:Inglenook
892:Fireplace
851:Breezeway
723:Gynaeceum
401:ignored (
391:cite book
1596:Driveway
1591:Backyard
1550:Skylight
1513:Plumbing
1508:Ornament
1503:Lighting
1413:Baluster
1401:elements
1373:Detached
1368:Terraced
1220:Orangery
1199:scullery
1176:Ballroom
1152:Workshop
1137:Wardrobe
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1027:Basement
959:sleeping
954:screened
939:Overhang
883:Entryway
871:Elevator
785:Bathroom
740:man cave
156:Scullery
135:See also
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1584:Related
1560:Transom
1452:Cornice
1442:Portico
1433:Chimney
1428:Ceiling
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