Behind the Big Green Door. Downright Simple. Creating a kid friendly area for coats, backpacks and shoes was the top priority on my list when we built the house. Unfortunately, my idea of keeping that area in the garage quickly went out the window come winter each year. The kids were not very fond of putting on cold coats and cold shoes and I can't say I blame them. So, the daily routine became unloading everything on the kitchen floor after school. When we built the house, we originally planned on having a very large mudroom with lots of cabinet space and a bench with lots of storage space, etc. Instead, we added a half bath in the corner of the laundry room which then took away all my storage space and what would typically be the "mudroom" area.
We still had a small area to the right of the garage door entry area that is 3 feet wide by 14" deep. I couldn't carve out an area for shoes, but at least I can get the coats and backpacks in a designated area. Starting Out We did have a few obstacles to create this space. Materials List: Imperfect Homemaking. [This is day 2 in a series called 31 Days to an Organized Home. Click here to see all of the series posts to date.] What better place to start organizing our homes than in the entry way?
It's the first place you encounter when you come home, and by necessity it is often a small space that holds a lot of stuff. This is especially true of the coat closet. Here is my coat closet. I created a dry erase memo board to remind me of things I need to take with me when heading out. To one side of the closet there are some hooks for bags and umbrellas. Some simple tips to keep your coat closet neat and tidy:Have less stuff than you have space for. Imperfect Homemaking. Inspirations by D. The Mudroom Entry project is finally done! AFTER It is finally finished and I am content with the outcome, hurrah! Let's go back to the beginning of this project, shall we.
It began here! After Mr. M was done with the construction of this space, I painted the walls, bench, bead board and hook rail and was finished with the work here. With a few accessories in the space, I was able to give it life. I added some personal touches and a bit of color for pop. The art work on the left wall is by Katie Daisy Art and it reads "practice patience please", it is a great reminder of that virtue. On the wall shelf above the hook rail, you see two different size photo frames. The white throw pillow is handmade by my loving mother, she made this pillow for me when I first got married several years ago.
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia. One Artsy Mama. Twice Lovely. I am SO excited to finally share this project with you! Along with building in cabinets and counters in my laundry (coming soon!) , this was the heftiest DIY project I have ever taken on. (OK, my husband helped a little too, but only because you can’t mount cabinets single handedly.) I couldn’t be more thrilled with how it turned out! When we moved in, there was about a six foot empty niche just beyond the laundry room. Here’s the layout to give you an idea of what I was working with. So, I began to dream, and plan, and sketch, and price, and here’s what I envisioned. We used some premade (assembly required) Utility Cabinets by ClosetMaid that we purchased from Home Depot on this project. First I framed out the bench to span the whole niche, screwing the 2 x 4’s into the studs to make sure everything was super sturdy. I pre-stained some 1x8 planks to run the length of the niche and screwed them down to the framing.
Once the cabinets were up, I started all the finishing work. Linking to: