15 Mudroom Ideas We're Obsessed With

For smaller homes, an organized laundry room/mudroom combo is ideal.

Your kids will never have an argument over whose jacket is whose with chalkboard paint personalization. Tip: Keep a family calendar on chalkboard paint in the mudroom so everyone sees it as they come and go, and you can erase and start over each month.

By adding some hanging racks with pegs to the wall in your mudroom, you can hang wet or muddy boots and shoes easily and uniformly so you don’t end up with a pile of wet shoes.

Bright, patterned wallpaper adds an element of fun, color, and personality to any mudroom. Put wallpaper on every wall, one wall, or even the ceiling for that extra touch.

An interesting tile pattern on the floor adds character, color, and pattern, and it’s easier to clean up than an accent rug.

Whether its your dog or your kids that have been playing in the mud, adding a rinse-off station to your mudroom is the cleanest, cutest way to prevent mud tracks in the house.

If your dog is waiting by the door for the kids to get home from school anyway, make it a comfortable space by adding a place for a dog bed or food and water bowls in the mudroom.

For times when you just can’t get those boots off without sitting down, add a bench to your mudroom. Plus, benches offer ways for even more storage, whether under the bench with drawers or inside the bench with a flip-top.

When you live on the water, a mudroom becomes a sand-room. Easily organize towels, beach bags, and hats, and have a place to wipe your flip flops off in a nautical, beachy entryway.

Buy a plastic boot tray and fill with pebbles (at your local craft store) for an effortless, DIY boot-drying area that will go with any décor style.

Clean lines and modern design don’t have to take away from functionality and storage if a modern mudroom fits your home’s style.

There’s a reason HGTV interior designer Joanna Gaines loves shiplap — it always looks great, even in a mudroom — and we’re loving these vintage lockers freshened up with a coat of minty paint.

Add a mirror to your mudroom for that last hair, makeup, and outfit check on your way out the door.

Even though a mudroom doesn’t sound like a glamorous place, there’s no reason you can’t make it so! Adding a chandelier and chic elements will make your mudroom one of the most stylish spaces in your home.

Turn that hall closet filled with old coats and things you thought you lost into a mudroom for a creative and pretty storage space.