Let me describe my mudroom to you: it's a wall, it's 48 inches long, and the front door to my apartment swings right into it.
The truth is, my 700-square-foot apartment didn't come with a mudroom, but that's not stopping me (and others like Elsie Larson of A Beautiful Mess) from putting together an ad hoc space to fling winter coats and boots. I found the ultimate inspiration in Larson's mudroom, and here's what you need to recreate it.
Above: Photograph via A Beautiful Mess.
Larson's mudroom is located in a convenient spot: right inside by her back porch. She set out to "create an organized wall that could hold different things through the changing seasons."
Above: The base of Larson's mudroom starts with large wooden crates. You can more than likely find them at a local flea market or wine shop, but we like this set of made-to-order crates; $135 from Looney Bin Trading Co. on Etsy.
Above: Two wood boards are hung as a space for jackets and photos; $7.98 from Home Depot.
Above: A row of black flat-back hooks are installed for hanging scarves and coats; $1.98 from Liberty Hardware.
Above: Hammer a few nails into the second wood board and hang photographs or memos with binder clips; $7 for 60 clips at Poppin.
Above: A small wire basket becomes a receptacle for gardening tools and other odds and ends; $16.99 at The Container Store.
Above: Perfect storage: jars are a no-brainer. I love that Larson uses them here to store a pair of gardening gloves and some spare clothespins; Pint-Sized Jars are $1.15 from ULine.
Above: If your mudroom leads to the outdoors, it could be a good place to store extra clothespins for drying clothes outdoors. A pack of 36 Wooden Clothespins is $18 from Anything Goes Here on Etsy. Take a look at 5 Favorites: Classic Made-in-the-USA Wooden Clothespins on Remodelista. Photograph by Colleen Doyle.
Above: I plan to hang my Linen Blend Scarf ($29 at Nordstrom) on a mudroom hook to be at the ready for fall nights in San Francisco.
Above: A pair of Hunter Rain Boots in Green; $158 from Zappos.
Above: The final touch? A houseplant of your liking. I'm going with a Blue Fern; $3.99 at Josh's Frogs. Photograph by Erin Boyle from A Fern of a Different Color: Hardy Blue Fern.
For more looks to steal, have a peek at dozens and dozens of posts in our archive (such as Alexa's Steal This Look: Minimalist DIY Entryway on Remodelista).
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