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Hello friends! I hope you had a fabulous holiday… or at least you enjoyed a good mix of family and friend time and relaxation. I can hardly believe that it is 2019 already! Just like it’s fun to take time to look back at your photographs from the year, I always love looking back at the...

Any area which provides a space to sit and where the shoes, jackets, bags and boots can be stored counts as a mudroom. Granted mudrooms tend to be where there is more inclement weather, but you can turn any space in your home, with the clever use of storage, into a well-organized "mudroom."

I have a client in San Francisco who is knee deep in a full scale top to bottom home remodel. Presently we’re in the framing stage so I’ve been keeping on top of the progress during the lighting/elect

A tour of our mudroom complete with built-in lockers with cubbies and a board and batten wall. We store coats, shoes, and other items here.

Build your own mudroom system! This is a free woodworking plan with video tutorial showing you step by step how to build your own mudroom lockers. I built my own custom mudroom cabinetry in a custom size, for thousands less then buying it. Mudroom cabinetry is actually pretty easy to build, and with this tutorial, you'll be able to get just the right size. I also built the mudroom bench - the bench tutorial is here.

In my house we don't have any kind of coat closet, mud room or even a hall closet. So there is no place for our shoes and coats and backpacks, except for our b…

In our second home in Virginia with 2 young kids, having a functional entryway mudroom was a must-have space in our home. We needed a place to put all the gear we used in a 4-season climate (snow boots, summer hats, and more!). So I shared How to Turn a Closet into a Mudroom in this post, originally published in January 2015. When we moved to Florida, there wasn't a need for all the Winter gear and we drastically reduced our coats and boots. In fact, a coat closet wasn't needed at all in…

See how I created this custom mudroom for under $200 in this diy tutorial. A built-in bench and beadboard wall create a functional yet beautiful space.