Way way way back when, I used to post a lot. I can't believe it, but I still see some names from back then !! Our build got put off because we bought some coastal property and we have to build there before we can build our primary residence here. FINALLY starting coastal build in October !! At any rate, I had a geocities account where I would keep pictures of mudroom lockers and that web address was passed along from member to member for a long time. Then Geocities closed. : ( I have now loaded my collection into photobucket. Not many dimensions, but lots of mudroom locker pictures. I have collected over 60 pictures so far (including adding those up-post). One at a time ... As a slideshow ... http://s1006.photobucket.com/albums/af184/mudroomlockers/?albumview=slideshow Hope this helps all !! p.s. if you know anything about elevators or have any opinions or suggestions, will you please go post on the elevator thread. "Opinions requested on home elevators"

Install louvered doors with a design that can accommodate coat hooks. Add four hinges verses two to keep the doors from sagging, and to take any additional weight.

we have dark mudroom lockers (grayish blue - the color name escapes me right now) and I haven't found them to scratch and scuff easily - and there's lots of action in that room! We have white trim and doors throughout the house. I don't think you need to change the trim or doors, since this is a continuation of the rest of your home and contrast is nice! here's a picture right when we moved in - it's a lot more full of stuff now!

Hello, I would like to make mudroom lockers for the four of us. The problem is the space in the alcove is only 128 cm (50") wide. Do you think that is makes sense to build lockers 30 cm (11 3/4") wide and 38 cm (15") deep? I thought I could put four ikea lillangen cabinets side by side: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S39155374/ I would like to place hooks on the sides and not on the back of each cabinet. We would only keep our clothes there, no backpacks or bags. Shoes would be stored on the opposite wall in a shoe cabinet. What do you think about that? Does it make sense? (on top of the plan is the exit door and we need a bench near it with some space underneath for wet wellies and a coat hanger above it for wet coats) My other idea is to use tall ikea metod cabinets - two 60 cm x 38 cm (23" x 15") instead of lillagen cabinets in the pictures above and another two 40 cm x 38 cm (15 3/4" x 15") on the opposite wall. In this setup, two wider cabinets in the alcove would be for me and dh and the narrower ones for the kids. We wouldn't need extra storage for shoes, as everyone would have 2-3 bottom shelves for that. The problem with this setup is that I would have to place tall cabinets close to the door that lead to the living room and it would block the view of the mudroom (the space would feel less open). What do you think? The last idea I have is to put three metod cabinets 40 cm x 38 cm (15 3/4" x 15") in the alcove and one cabinet 40-60 cm x 38 cm (15 3/4"-23" x 15") on the opposite wall. This other tall cabinet would also block the view but it would be further away from the living room door, than in the plan above... The reason why I don't want to push the tall cabinet(s) to the corner by the exit door is that we need some space to temporarily hang wet clothes and store wet boots - tall or medium cabinets placed in the middle of the wall would partialy block the view of the hung clothes. I would like to have those clothes hidden but on the other hand putting a tall cabinet in the middle of a shallow alcove doesn't seem like a good idea :( I think that a shoes cabinet 100 cm heigh (40") would be a better choice, as it would not look as "blocky" as a tall cabinet. Please advise me on what setup to decide on!!!