Day 3: Mudrooms!

Mudrooms are an important part of most homes.  They offer a place to hang coats, dry wet gloves, drop sports equipment and more.  If this part of your home is a “catch all” for every stray tennis ball, flip flop and wet glove it can make you cranky!  When this room offers space to store and organize all of this gear… it can make you Happy!  Check out some of these ideas to incorporate into your mudroom!

Our client wanted to encourge his children to always “See the Posibilites” in everything. We had this sign custom made to work with the decor.

This mudroom is in a new build home so we were able to add a durable slate floor. We had pegs embedded in the v-groove paneling. 2 rows of pegs allow for long and short items to be hung. We decided to add the furniture bench for a lighter, airier look. It also brings in some more texture to the space.

Here is another medroom we designed in a newly built home. The floor is limestone which is very durable. We added an indoor outdoor runner from Dash and Albert for a pop of color. Oil rubbed bronze double hooks within cubbies allow for multiple items to be hung on one hook while the cubbies can be assigned to each person in the household.

In this mudroom, we added a chalkboard to leave messages for family! We even added cubbies for storage and “helping hands” for chalk!

Cubbies!!! And can you guess that we LOVE brick floors? We created this mudroom in a historic colonial renovation. The room had an electrical box that we needed to provide access to. Our contractor designed the panel so it can be removed for access. There is also a vent in the bench for the heat that was already in the space.

This home had a large entrance without a closet. There wasn’t enough room to add a closet, so we added double hooks. The vent in the floor couldn’t be relocated, so when the slate tiles were added, we replaced the cover with a black metal one to blend in with the floor.

Every inch is utilized.

Short on space? Turn a closet into a mudroom.

Simple.

Dry wet hats and gloves. Fold it away when it isn't in use.

Get creative with areas over the stairs!