6 Mudroom Ideas From the Most Popular Entries So Far in 2021
Smart storage features, durable flooring and stylish details can create a hardworking entrance
This Trending Now story features the most-saved entry photos uploaded to Houzz since Jan. 1, 2021.
The best way to tackle household clutter is by addressing it at the threshold of your home. If you have room for it, a mudroom setup with smart storage solutions will help organize coats, hats, bags, shoes, sports equipment and more. Durable flooring will hold up to all the action, while stylish paint colors, cabinetry details, lighting and decor will make the space worth coming home to. Here are six remarkable mudroom ideas from the most-saved entry photos uploaded to Houzz so far this year.
The best way to tackle household clutter is by addressing it at the threshold of your home. If you have room for it, a mudroom setup with smart storage solutions will help organize coats, hats, bags, shoes, sports equipment and more. Durable flooring will hold up to all the action, while stylish paint colors, cabinetry details, lighting and decor will make the space worth coming home to. Here are six remarkable mudroom ideas from the most-saved entry photos uploaded to Houzz so far this year.
2. Create Locker-Style Storage
A dedicated locker space for each family member is a tried and true way to keep everyone in the home organized. It’s also one of the defining features of modern-day mudrooms.
Notice the way architect George Clemens took the locker-style cabinets all the way to the ceiling for extra storage and added a second shelf for shoes underneath the bench.
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A dedicated locker space for each family member is a tried and true way to keep everyone in the home organized. It’s also one of the defining features of modern-day mudrooms.
Notice the way architect George Clemens took the locker-style cabinets all the way to the ceiling for extra storage and added a second shelf for shoes underneath the bench.
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The built-in cabinets in this mudroom by K and Q Interiors features a closed-locker option. This is a good strategy for storing sports equipment or other bulky items you don’t want to look at — or smell. A two-tone color scheme, millwork behind the bench and stylish sconces elevate the look.
3. Add Texture
Function is key in a mudroom, but adding design and decor details will make this hardworking space a pleasure to be in. One way to create style is to layer textures. In this Milwaukee home, the designers at Deep River Partners added textural depth and interest with planks behind the coat hooks, a wooden bench and durable porcelain flooring with the look of encaustic cement tile.
Function is key in a mudroom, but adding design and decor details will make this hardworking space a pleasure to be in. One way to create style is to layer textures. In this Milwaukee home, the designers at Deep River Partners added textural depth and interest with planks behind the coat hooks, a wooden bench and durable porcelain flooring with the look of encaustic cement tile.
For this mudroom, designer Carmit Oron layered board-and-batten millwork, wood accents and woven baskets for fresh modern farmhouse style.
In this mudroom by Amy Bannecker Design, a knotty wood bench and woven baskets provide warm contrast to crisp white shiplap. The bench is deep enough to double as a built-in step stool, providing easy access to the higher shelves.
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4. Choose a Door With Windows
Sometimes the exterior door is the only way to bring natural light into a mudroom. The French door with sidelights and transom makes all the difference in this long, narrow mudroom by designer Jenny Madden.
Also worth noting is the way Madden created a lovely gallery wall of family photos that can be enjoyed when passing through or while sitting on the bench.
Sometimes the exterior door is the only way to bring natural light into a mudroom. The French door with sidelights and transom makes all the difference in this long, narrow mudroom by designer Jenny Madden.
Also worth noting is the way Madden created a lovely gallery wall of family photos that can be enjoyed when passing through or while sitting on the bench.
5. Get Colorful
Adding color to a mudroom will make it a more inviting space, and a dark color on built-ins will help camouflage dirt and scuffs.
Adding color to a mudroom will make it a more inviting space, and a dark color on built-ins will help camouflage dirt and scuffs.
In this mudroom by Cummings Architecture + Interiors, pretty blue cabinets, medium-tone woods and a slate floor add color while hiding dirt and mud. Vintage-style hardware and antiques add to the historic farmhouse feel.
6. Keep Pets in Mind
A mudroom is a good place to integrate pet features, such as wash stations, utility sinks, beds and storage crates, as the pros at Sienna & Sage Interior Design cleverly show in this mudroom.
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A mudroom is a good place to integrate pet features, such as wash stations, utility sinks, beds and storage crates, as the pros at Sienna & Sage Interior Design cleverly show in this mudroom.
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A mudroom sink is handy for rinsing off mucky boots, spot-treating muddy uniforms, washing small dogs, arranging flowers and potting plants. Perhaps most important, though: A mudroom sink provides a place for everyone to stop and wash their hands as they enter the house.
This beautiful mudroom by DeBaker Design Group features a vintage-style utility sink, a herringbone brick floor, deep green cabinetry and Moravian star light fixtures.
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