The mudroom, such a wonderful concept. A room that everyone can put all of that stuff that they were. A place to store muddy boots and hats. mittens and everything else that comes with living in a climate that actually does have 4 seasons. Unfortunately, I am not one of those lucky people that have a mudroom. Where I live homes are older and mudrooms were not popular back in the 70’s or 80’s. So we ended up making our own mudroom out of an area that we already had. Enter the kitchen closet.
When we bought this house, “no closet space” is one thing I didn’t say. There were closets everywhere! So when I suggested to my hubby that we rip out this closet in our kitchen, he happily agreed. So that is what we did. Out with the doors and in with the bench.
Since we did that 6 years ago, our tastes (and family size) has changed. We are no longer a family of 3, we are now a family of 4 and our children are older and both in school. So what better time does the $100 Room Challenge hosted by Erin from Lemons, Lavender and Laundry (if you haven’t checked her blog out, you must do so now! It is amazing!) come into effect but September (which is our back to school month). Not only does it fall perfectly with that but being a challenge to only spend $100 is perfect because we are on a tight budget after spending 3 weeks in Florida.
So follow along with me as I change our Mini Mudroom, and see how far $100 really goes. Also, remember to go and check out all the other wonderful folks doing this challenge with me, I am sure there will be a lot of beautiful spaces to see!!So check out the link below.
Can’t wait to see how you organize this space. I struggle with my drop zone, especially during school.
I think the key is making sure everything has a place and that everyone in the family helps out!!
I so know what you mean about no mud room. I also don’t have tons of closets either. We have large closets in our bedrooms, but not any extra ones. =( I can’t wait to see what you do!!
That is one thing we are blessed with in this house is lots of closet space, so for that I am grateful!
Mudrooms/Place where you put all the crap is an incredibly hard space to tackle in any house. Excited to see what you do with it!!
Yes and it makes it even harder when it is such a small space and super high traffic!!
oooh this is a great use of space! I can’t wait to see what you do with it!
Thanks!
I am excited to see what you do with it!
Thanks, it’s a small space but has some potential 🙂
Can’t wait to see what you do. Maybe it will inspire me to do the same in our house for the next challenge!
I will admit that having a mudroom is a great asset, but love your idea to create on in the closet (since your home didn’t have one). Excited to see what you come up with for this space! Happy to have you joining the challenge this month!
Thank you so much Erin for your comment. I wish we had a mudroom but am happy with my solution (and the fact that we had enough closet space so I was able to make this happen) 🙂
What a great use of that closet space! I can’t wait to see how you update it. We gave up a mudroom when we moved to our current house, so I feel your pain!
I think it may be worse to have a mudroom and then not to…lol….I’ve never known the joys of having a nice, large mudroom. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
Can’t wait to see what you do!
Thank you so much!!
What a great idea to use a closet to make a mini-mudroom! Can’t wait to see how you update it!
I love how creative this is to make your own mudroom out of a closet! I can’t wait to see how you makeover the space!
Thank you so much Melissa. I am having fun trying to figure out ways to make the most out of this small space.
I can’t wait to see what you do with the space! I love what you did with it before….should be great!
I can’t wait to see what this space becomes!