Mudrooms
Don’t you love mudrooms? I had to clean mine out today so of course I looked up a few on-line to inspire me. I am now ready to rearrange, repaint & reupholster. Add another project to the list…
This is our mudroom/shoe station. We don’t wear shoes in the house so it all ends up here. We couldn’t find storage big enough but quick thinking DH found this Ikea Billy Bookcase in the clearance section and once again thought outside the box-flip the shelf on its side and add shelves.
I made the seat cushion. I had mdf board cut to size, added a 2″ foam pad and batting and stapled it on. No sewing! I also placed a grip pad between the cushion and the seat to prevent it from moving.
I’ll be repainting the room soon enough to an off white color; a shade darker than the ceiling. I’m also going to reupholster the bench with a livelier color. This fabric is so drab and stodgy. What was I thinking? Stay tuned for after photos!!
Tags: great mud rooms, make your own mudroom bench, make your own shoe storage, mud rooms, shoe station
I love your mudroom! The windows are beautiful ~ ahhh, all that sunlight! No sew is great! You can change it so easily! Oilcloth would look cute, too!
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That looks great!
I’d like to do something with a bench, hooks, and baskets in our entryway. One of those photos looks a lot like what I had in mind- thanks for the inspiration!
Any idea what color you will choose for recovering your cushion?
Hi Morgan. Oilcloth is great which is what I had on it originally until it was ripped somehow-large gash in the middle of the seat! This drab green was the only large piece of material I had laying around at the time and it took all of 2 minutes to staple it on. I think I spent more time looking for my staple gun. LOL. I’m really liking aqua right now so maybe a nice bluey-aquaey color is what I’d like to recover it with.
Love your bright, cheerful mudroom! I’m struggling with putting a design together for a new room off of our kitchen. I want it to function as a mudroom and pantry, with the addition of a farm sink as well. I might blog about it – maybe someone can help me figure out what to do with the corner, that seems to be my biggest challenge. Ciao, Bella!
Farm Girl-You must blog about it! I would love to see photos of it.
your blog make me think How to make nice blog as you have, it really great look clean and beautiful or can call peaceful.(sorry my English are poor).
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@healthythaifood. Thanks so much. I have Timi to thank for the design- http://www.cinnamongirlstudiodesign.com/
Oh to have a mudroom! I can’t wait to see yours after its painted. I think the off white will be absolutely perfect.
I just adore my mudroom…I guess when we move to AZ we will need a sand room. Love the images, so much to take in and learn from as well.
Your mud room is the ONLY one in the bunch that is AT ALL believable. ‘Back Door Guests are the Best’? That one had me laughing!
@holyoke. LOL. You’re right. How can you possible keep mudrooms that neat and pretty right? Not with my family, anyways.
I am loving your “projects” and your blog –so pretty! That was so cool to just flip the Billy bookcase and make it a shoe storage area –just perfect.
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I love mudrooms — I think they’re essential to a home, but I just may be saying that because I’m super organized. And your mudroom is wonderful — I can’t wait to see what it looks like after it’s painted.
SB- how did you put the shelving in? I would love to do that for two bookcases I have that are in my basement collecting dust!!!
Pippi- I will have to ask DH and will let you know.