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Slow living in a cozy space called home | 屋
Even a service yard can be organized and aesthetic!
6400
- Japandi
- HDB (Resale)
- ~1,000 sqft
- 3 br
- Solo Living
Here comes one of the more embarrassing corners of the home - Service Yard. The service yard is a semi-open space, often located at the back of the flat, designed for laundry and drying clothes. It typically includes water and electrical points. Let's take a look at what I did to mine! 
It's a zero built-in service yard! Due to tight finances and also the intention to move things around, there isn't any carpentry built in at all. The pipes aren't that ugly to have to hide everything. I mean.. even if you were to hide it, everyone also knows the pipes are there. The way I hide them is through my fluted windows. Originally, it was supposed to be the typical louvered version but I did not want to clean so many panels. Hence, it got changed out to a one piece fluted window. This fluted window allows me to hide all the laundry pieces and guests will not be able to see when they are in the kitchen. 
The washing machine was "covered" with a simple one layer rack as I will not be able to reach to the top to retrieve anything anyway! *short people woes* The washing machine table top was also kept empty. The constant vibrations may cause items to be messed up or plants to be stressed. It also eases your hanging of laundry. I make use of the table top to place newly washed laundry before hanging them. The small awkward gap covered up by my laundry storage basket. 
The washing machine rack is also used to hang small items. My plastic bags and rubber bands are hung on the rack using a magnetic hook. I did not want to hang/place my unused hangers there as it may look like a clutter. 
With the unstable and unpredictable weather in SG, I decided to install Steigen in the service yard. It saves me a lot of effort to pull the rack down by just a press of a button. Book an appointment with Steigen and they will come down to your unit for a measurement to inform you which size is suitable for your home. Check out my previous post to find out what I did to the original laundry rack! 
Tucked neatly away behind the fluted doors is where the clutter can be found. That's how my fluted doors help me maintain the aesthetics of the home. 
Good thing that my racks are movable and can be shifted to clean or change up the looks. I pour my frequently used detergents into smaller bottles for easy access and also easy pouring. Never liked pouring from big bottles as it is difficult to do so. The big bottles are just placed under the sink! The neutral coloured pails are also sourced overseas as I do not want to deal with red and blue pails. 
The empty space in the yard is also where I start my new plant journey. Why lose such a great space right? Plants are just more aesthetically pleasing than cabinets. Here, you also see that my toilet window is also changed. It was the usual louvered panels but I changed it out to the single piece opaque push window. It is easier to clean and ensures some privacy too. 
Featuring my Irusu insect net! I never regretted installing this as it allows more airflow into the house. Hopefully it blocks out the spider mites that attacked my plants previously too. If my yard has a good view, I would have done some balcony bar seating! Service yard is really a free space to play around with! Let your imagination flow!
12 June
