Welcome to week #10 of Home Organization 101, season 3. This week we are cleaning up and organizing our mudrooms or entry ways. Your goal for the week is to create a dedicated space in your home for your shoes, coats, bags, keys and cell phones. If you don’t have a mudroom, you can use a corner near the door or a hall closet. There are more ideas below. Keep reading…
WEEK #10 THE MUDROOM
Mudrooms are all the rave these days. Even if you don’t live in colder climates, mudrooms are being built in new homes as a standard feature. If your home is older and you don’t have a mudroom, you will learn “how to fake a mudroom” today! I think they are a must for families with children.
My challenge for you this week is to create a dedicated mudroom “space” in your home, where you can hang coats, & store shoes, gloves, keys and bags. If you don’t have a mudroom, choose from one of the examples below.
MUDROOM SPACES
- Armoire
- Closet
- Entry wall
- Laundry Room
- Foyer
- Corner
- Garage
- Baskets
- Hooks, etc.
- Bench or cubbies
- Dedicated space close to the door
- A place for your keys & cell phones
MY MUDROOM
(The natural lighting in my mudroom is very poor. There are no windows so the coloring may be off a bit. I dont like to use flash with my pictures.)
Use baskets to store cold weather accessories, pet stuff, and extra shoes.
Our home was built with a “technology cabinet”. We charge our cell phones & Ipads here. We made copies of all the keys for the house & store them here as well.
Dog accessories hang right by the door for easy access.
The technology cabinet.
Keep copies of all keys in your mudroom. If a family member needs one, they know where to find them, even if you are not home.
These hooks are for guests.
Where did I get my stuff?
Hooks – Home Depot or cheaper ones (here)
Baskets – Target
Dog stuff – Pet Smart (Martha Stewart)
Dog food can – Home Goods
Number tags – Local Store
Key organizers – Big Lots or (here)
“This is the life” picture – Go Jump in the Lake
Light – Wayfair
In my old home, I created a mudroom “space” by my front door. I didnt have a mudroom or a foyer, so I had to make do. Here is my old mudroom space.
Spaces where you can create a mudroom:
Closets
Laundry room
Hallway
Foyer
Armoire by the door
Kitchen corner
Garage
HAPPY ORGANIZING!
Tags: home organization 101 season 3, mudroom, organizing
August 2013, Blog, Home Organization 101 Season 3, Mudroom, Organize Posted in
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One comment on “Home Organization 101 – Week 10 “The Mudroom/Entryway” (Season 3)”
Love your mudroom! I just have a small space by my home’s front door, and I am always trying to make it more organized.