Creating a Mudroom Part 3: Final Reveal
The process was amazing, taking an ugly closet with ivy contact paper and turning it into a beautiful and functional mudroom. It is hard to find a project more rewarding than that. To remind you what the mudroom looked like before, I have to give you one last glance at the before picture. If you missed it, click HERE to check out Creating a Mudroom Part 1: Demo, Design and Paint.
With the “big” stuff complete, It was now my job to pull the whole space together. We needed hooks to hang snow pants on, hooks for backpacks, place for our keys…and the list kept coming. I’ll break down a few specific things I added, and let you enjoy the reveal.
The wood of the bench is from an old church that was being torn down and rebuilt. We love having that kind of character in the wood.
I love having a command center. I just recently changed it, but already love having a notes board to write reminders or notes to my family. One of the main staples is the color coded calendar board. It is a great way to put kids schedules down, I especially like to write the kids “special” school days. It’s always good to have a reminder right before you walk out the door.
Backpack station! Having a specific place to hang up back packs keeps things organized. I also put the kids papers and library books in the bins above to help keep track of everything.
I made this word art by picking up some craft letters, scrapbook paper and a little teal paint at Hobby Lobby. They were easy to make and it just wouldn’t be the same without my husband teasing me about them. He often tells me, it’s a good thing those letters are up, otherwise he wouldn’t know he was home. Let’s just say he doesn’t share the same enthusiasm for word art. Anyways, I love that they add a pop of color to the pallet wall and tie in all the colors.
Lighting was a little tricky. Originally the space had two lights, one in the landing and one in the former pantry closet. When we removed the wall, it left a small dilemma. I really wanted one decorative light, but it would be too much with two. The space has no windows, so we didn’t want to take away one of the lights. Our solution was to have one decorative light and one pocket light. Our garage attic goes over our mudroom, so it gave us easy access to install the pocket light. The space is nice and bright, exactly what we needed.
We made an additional coat rack and placed it a little higher on the wall to hang snow pants.
During the winter months I place gloves in one of the orange baskets and hats in the other. It keeps everything organized, but available and easy to grab. During the summer months, I roll beach towels up and put them in the orange baskets. I love not hearing, “Mom, I need a towel,” all summer long.
The true test of a mudroom is time. I love the way our space functions. Everything has a spot, and it works even in the dead of winter with stacks of boots and snow pants. It doesn’t take a big space to make a big impact. Thanks for checking out our renovation!
