Kamron Sanders is a HGTV contributor who specializes in woodworking, construction and home renovation. Kamron is a lover of all things handmade and is passionate about doing things the correct way rather than the easy way.
With stylish storage solutions, clever tool organization, cordless outdoor equipment, a hybrid vehicle charging station and more, the utility spaces at HGTV Smart Home 2025 work hard to keep the home clean, orderly and ready for anything.
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This Laundry Room Is Seriously Stylish
With dreamy midcentury-meets-Southwestern style, beautiful blue slate mosaic tile flooring, Texas-inspired artwork and a surprising level of natural light, the laundry room at HGTV Smart Home 2025 has us eagerly anticipating laundry day.
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The Laundry Room Has Everything You Need
Above the sleek washer and dryer set, a pair of wooden shelves keeps all the laundry necessities within reach. Beside them, a swing-out drying rack is a handy spot to steam a shirt. Chamois HGSW6131, a dreamy yellow from HGTV Home by Sherwin Williams, distinguishes the space with a painted backsplash effect.
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These Smart Appliances Make Life Easier
With features like remote start via Wi-Fi, cycle alerts sent to your smartphone and super speed, which allows you to thoroughly wash a full load in just 28 minutes, this smart washer and dryer make light work of doing the family laundry.
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A Sun Tunnel Naturally Illuminates This Laundry Room
Turn off the lights and enjoy the natural glow of the airy and light-filled space, compliments of the sun tunnel above, which pairs with the glass door to drench the space in natural light. What a beautiful way to save energy!
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Fold-Down Benches Serve as Stylish Seating in a Tight Spot
While there wasn’t space for a traditional bench or chair, a spot to sit down and put on your shoes before heading outside was a must in the laundry room. The answer? Space-saving fold-down benches.
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Smart Security at Each Entry Is a Must
A discretely mounted security system ensures this rear entry door is as secure as the rest of the home.
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This Fun Wall Detail Allows Natural Light to Flow
A fun vertical wood wall detail ties into the shelving with a nod to midcentury style, physically separating the laundry room from the mudroom without totally blocking the natural light.
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Lockers Are Repurposed as Stylish Storage
HGTV Smart Home 2025 is all about midcentury style with a modern, sporty twist, and what’s sportier than your very own locker room? These once-ordinary lockers have been overhauled to serve as playful and sporty storage just outside the laundry room.
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These Lockers Are Inset in the Wall
The lockers are inset in the wall, giving them a sleek, built-in look that calls out the home’s sports theme. The custom powder-coated finish is a callback to the pop of yellow in the laundry room.
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This Mudroom Placement Just Makes Sense
The mudroom and laundry room are positioned directly between the garage access door and the backyard entrance, which helps mitigate messes from reaching the home’s primary living spaces.
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This Garage Combines Style and Practicality
Outside the door is a garage that’s both stylish and practical. With room for cars, tool storage and ample space for weekend projects, the garage at HGTV Smart Home 2025 can easily handle anything you throw at it.
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A Spacious Slat Wall Keeps Tools Off the Floor
The extensive slat wall ensures power tools and hand tools never clutter the floor, maximizing the usable square footage of the garage.
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Cut Your Ties With Gas-Powered Yard Tools
These electric power tools, including the industry’s most powerful handheld blower, have what it takes to make yard cleanup and maintenance a breeze without the stinky, inconvenient upkeep of gas-powered tools.
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This Rolling Toolbox Has Room for All Your Tools
Smaller tools find their home in the 46-inch, 9-drawer rolling toolbox, finished in white to complement the garage’s clean aesthetic. The workbench-style top serves as a charging station for tool batteries, a work surface and a general catchall area.
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These Power Tools Make Yard Work Easier Than Ever
With a pole saw, string trimmer, chainsaw, hedge trimmer and more, the picture-perfect landscaping at HGTV Smart Home 2025 is sure to stay just that — perfect.
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Say Goodbye to Ugly (But Necessary) Garage Utilities
A slide-out screen constructed with horizontal wood boards covers unsightly utilities like the water heater and water softener while contributing visual warmth to the space. But, don’t worry. It slides out of the way for easy access when needed.
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These Epoxy Floors Can Handle Whatever You Throw at Them
The two-car garage has plenty of room for weekend projects, plus ample storage space for a car, ATV, bikes, a lawnmower or whatever else you want. The epoxy speckle floor is designed to take a beating and ensures easy cleanup of oil leaks and other spills.
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This Garage Bench Helps Keep Your Floors Clean
The mudroom benches positioned side by side outside the door provide a convenient spot to remove your shoes before heading inside, plus space to stash them just below.
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These Blue Slate Tiles Make Cleanup Easy
No worries if you leave your shoes on, though. The easy-to-clean blue slate tiles in the mudroom and laundry area have you covered.
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Say Goodbye to False Alarms
A smart motion-sensor camera keeps the garage space secure, alerting your phone of any unwanted guests. Worried about your pets tripping the alarm? No need! The advanced AI-powered motion detection can tell pets and potential intruders apart.
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This Stylish Garage Has a Two-Tone Paint Scheme
Rather than coating the walls in one solid color as is the normal approach for the often-overlooked garage space, the designer opted to make a statement with a striking two-tone look. This surprisingly stylish approach, which combines Natural Choice HGSW7011 and Mega Greige HGSW7031, makes the garage feel more like a natural extension of the home than a basic utilitarian space.
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This Garage Has a Wall-Mounted EV Charger
A wall-mounted plug-in hybrid charger tucked in the corner keeps things nice and tidy when not in use.
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In-Home Chargers Make EV Life Easier
An in-home charger is a game changer for EV and plug-in hybrid drivers, ensuring you never leave the house without a full charge.
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Ride in Style With a Luxury Compact SUV
A luxury compact plug-in hybrid fully loaded with all the latest tech is part of the premium HGTV Smart Home 2025 prize package. Hop in and head out to enjoy everything San Antonio has to offer, from the Alamodome to the San Antonio River Walk, both just a short drive away.
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This Luxury SUV Perfectly Complements the Home
Sensuous and stylish, this luxury compact SUV is the perfect complement to HGTV Smart Home 2025. And just like the spacious open-concept home, this all-wheel drive plug-in hybrid has room for the whole family.
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Tech and Luxury Combine in This Stylish SUV
Just like HGTV Smart Home 2025, this compact SUV is all about blending the latest advancements in performance and cutting-edge tech within a sleek and sophisticated environment. The cozy cabin features glamorous and alluring interior appointments, including a convenient touchscreen that keeps the latest auto tech right at your fingertips.
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Garage Doors Make Yard Maintenance a Breeze
Two full-size garage doors make yard maintenance a breeze, allowing you to wheel out the mower and easily access power tools as you need them. When closed, the black garage doors boldly contrast the warm, neutral brick, combining to create a classy take on a timeless black-and-white exterior.
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High Power Meets High Efficiency in This SUV
With 313 horsepower and 406 lb-ft of torque, you can get around town in a breeze. Oh, and did we mention the plug-in hybrid powertrain affords you up to 70 MPG?
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This Prize Package Covers All Bases
When your home is as stunning as HGTV Smart Home 2025, it’s nice to have an equally sexy luxury SUV parked outside. Luckily, this impressive prize package from HGTV has you covered.
