When we were in the process of building our house, I made sure there was an area for a mudroom. Although going through this process with 3 small children was beyond challenging, I was able to set up our house knowing what would be perfect for our family. If we built this house before kids I’m sure a mudroom and laundry room would be the last thing on my mind.
The following things were a must have in our mudroom:
- a long bench
- enough hooks for at least 5 people
- upper storage with baskets for each family member
- extra storage for sunglasses, backpacks, lunch boxes, etc.
We considered going the custom route, but since we had already spent so much on the actual house itself, we really didn’t want to go to crazy in a room that’s meant for “mud”. As someone with an interior design degree, I knew I wanted it to look beautiful, but first and foremost it had to be functional. As we did our research we decided to make a kid-free trip to IKEA and see if they had anything we could use to build our dream mudroom. Although IKEA isn’t perfect for everything it seemed to be a great fit for our room. We had great success with our master closet from there so we gave it a shot.
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Our Mudroom Breakdown :
- 2 white STUVA benches $39.00/ea
- KRLBY oak counter top $149.00
- HEMNES wall shelf $102.00
- PAX wardrobe frame $95.00
- GRIMO door $30.00
- 5 KOMPLEMENT mesh baskets $15.00/ea
- 2 KOMPLEMENT pull out trays $20.00/ea
- 3 KOMPLEMENT shelves $15.00/ea
- 5 KAMPIG 3-arm swivel hooks $12.99/ea
- 5 Wicker small milk crates 8″x 10″ $12.99/ea
- Brushed brass handle
$18.99 for a 6 pack
- Shiplap $100
Total Estimated Mudroom Cost = $ 862.89
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It was nice getting to customize the large cabinet with extra mesh baskets and pull out trays. All in all, I am really happy with the functionality of our mudroom. It looks simple and sleek while providing additional storage to hide away extra things like sunglasses, extra tissues, sunscreen, bug spray, reusable shopping bags, and anything else we need to grab right before we head out the door. I up-cycled the Melissa and Doug trays my kids get with their toys for the pull out trays. It was the perfect way to keep everything from sliding every time I pulled it out. I also added an organizational tray with a few extra office items, headphones, spare change, my label maker, etc.
Each family member has a mesh pull out bin that we keep our extra winter gear, such as scarves, hats, and gloves. I even put the kids extra lunch boxes in there when we aren’t using them. The kids get so excited to find a bin with their own names on them and it helps to teach them how to put things back when they are done. I try to teach my kids to do things for themselves so it will help me out in the long run. It also gives them a sense of responsibility. I used these chalkboard 
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