These clients reached out to Hillcrest Construction when their family began out-growing their Phoenixville-area home. Through a comprehensive design phase, opportunities to add square footage were identified along with a reorganization of the typical traffic flow throughout the house. All household traffic into the hastily-designed, existing family room bump-out addition was funneled through a 3’ berth within the kitchen making meal prep and other kitchen activities somewhat similar to a shift at a PA turnpike toll booth. In the existing bump-out addition, the family room was relatively tight and the dining room barely fit the 6-person dining table. Access to the backyard was somewhat obstructed by the necessary furniture and the kitchen alone didn’t satisfy storage needs beyond a quick trip to the grocery store. The home’s existing front door was the only front entrance, and without a foyer or mudroom, the front formal room often doubled as a drop-zone for groceries, bookbags, and other on-the-go items. Hillcrest Construction designed a remedy to both address the function and flow issues along with adding square footage via a 150 sq ft addition to the family room and converting the garage into a mudroom entry and walk-through pantry. - The project’s addition was not especially large but was able to facilitate a new pathway to the home’s rear family room. The existing brick wall at the bottom of the second-floor staircase was opened up and created a new, natural flow from the second-floor bedrooms to the front formal room, and into the rear family hang-out space- all without having to cut through the often busy kitchen. The dining room area was relocated to remove it from the pathway to the door to the backyard. Additionally, free and clear access to the rear yard was established for both two-legged and four-legged friends. The existing chunky slider door was removed and in its place was fabricated and installed a custom centerpiece that included a new gas fireplace insert with custom brick surround, two side towers for display items and choice vinyl, and two base cabinets with metal-grated doors to house a subwoofer, wifi equipment, and other stow-away items. The black walnut countertops and mantle pop from the white cabinetry, and the wall-mounted TV with soundbar complete the central A/V hub. The custom cabs and tops were designed and built at Hillcrest’s custom shop. The farmhouse appeal was completed with distressed engineered hardwood floors and craftsman-style window and door trim throughout. - Another major component of the project was the conversion of the garage into a pantry+mudroom+everyday entry. The clients had used their smallish garage for storage of outdoor yard and recreational equipment. With those storage needs being addressed at the exterior, the space was transformed into a custom pantry and mudroom. The floor level within the space was raised to meet the rest of the house and insulated appropriately. A newly installed pocket door divided the dining room area from the designed-to-spec pantry/beverage center. The pantry was designed to house dry storage, cleaning supplies, and dry bar supplies when the cleaning and shopping are complete. A window seat with doggie supply storage below was worked into the design to accommodate the existing elevation of the original garage window. A coat closet and a small set of steps divide the pantry from the mudroom entry. The mudroom entry is marked with a striking combo of the herringbone thin-brick flooring and a custom hutch. Kids returning home from school have a designated spot to hang their coats and bookbags with two deep drawers for shoes. A custom cherry bench top adds a punctuation of warmth. The entry door and window replaced the old overhead garage doors to create the daily-used informal entry off the driveway. With the house being such a favorable area, and the clients not looking to pull up roots, Hillcrest Construction facilitated a collaborative experience and comprehensive plan to change the house for the better and make it a home to grow within.

Angle Eye Photography Period Architecture
フィラデルフィアにあるトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなマッドルーム (青い壁、レンガの床) の写真

New mudroom on rear of 1875 home. Mudroom was part of an addition featuring a new powder room. Back door opens to deck beyond. Mudroom features plenty of storage closets, dark oak bench, wire mesh cabinet doors, oiled bronze hardware and a reclaimed brick floor. Construction by Murphy Construction; photo by Greg Martz.

The space coming into a home off the garage has always been a catch all. The AJMB carved out a large enough area to store all the "catch-all-things" - shoes, gloves, hats, bags, etc. The brick style tile, cubbies and closed storage create the space this family needed.

This room was once a wide open entryway. We separated the room into three sections; a pantry, a mudroom with cubbies and and entryway. These custom made cabinets leave a space for everything.

セントルイスにある高級な中くらいなトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれなマッドルーム (ベージュの壁、レンガの床、赤い床) の写真

フェニックスにあるトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなマッドルーム (ベージュの壁、レンガの床、グレーのドア) の写真

ニューヨークにある高級な広いトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなマッドルーム (白い壁、レンガの床、白いドア、赤い床) の写真

Mud room Cabinets
ボストンにあるトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな玄関 (グレーの壁、レンガの床、白いドア) の写真

アトランタにある中くらいなカントリー風のおしゃれなマッドルーム (グレーの壁、レンガの床、茶色い床) の写真

This side entry mudroom features a custom bench, brick floor, and custom storage for keys, dog leashes and umbrellas. William Manning Photography
シンシナティにある中くらいなトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれなマッドルーム (グレーの壁、レンガの床、赤い床) の写真

Is your closet busting at the seams? Or do you perhaps have no closet at all? Time to consider adding a mudroom to your house. Mudrooms are a popular interior design trend these days, and for good reason - they can house far more than a simple coat closet can. They can serve as a family command center for kids' school flyers and menus, for backpacks and shoes, for art supplies and sports equipment. Some mudrooms contain a laundry area, and some contain a mail station. Some mudrooms serve as a home base for a dog or a cat, with easy to clean, low maintenance building materials. A mudroom may consist of custom built-ins, or may simply be a corner of an existing room with pulled some clever, freestanding furniture, hooks, or shelves to house your most essential mudroom items. Whatever your storage needs, extensive or streamlined, carving out a mudroom area can keep the whole family more organized. And, being more organized saves you stress and countless hours that would otherwise be spent searching for misplaced items. While we love to design mudroom niches, a full mudroom interior design allows us to do what we do best here at Down2Earth Interior Design: elevate a space that is primarily driven by pragmatic requirements into a space that is also beautiful to look at and comfortable to occupy. I find myself voluntarily taking phone calls while sitting on the bench of my mudroom, simply because it's a comfortable place to be. My kids do their homework in the mudroom sometimes. My cat loves to curl up on sweatshirts temporarily left on the bench, or cuddle up in boxes on their way out to the recycling bins, just outside the door. Designing a custom mudroom for our family has elevated our lifestyle in so many ways, and I look forward to the opportunity to help make your mudroom design dreams a reality as well. Photos by Ryan Macchione

Lynn Unflat
オースティンにある高級な広いトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれなマッドルーム (レンガの床、白い壁) の写真

アトランタにある高級な中くらいなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなマッドルーム (グレーの壁、レンガの床、マルチカラーの床) の写真

ヒューストンにある高級な中くらいなカントリー風のおしゃれなマッドルーム (白い壁、レンガの床、青いドア、茶色い床、塗装板張りの壁) の写真

セントルイスにある高級な小さなトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれなマッドルーム (ベージュの壁、レンガの床、グレーのドア、マルチカラーの床) の写真

Bjurfors.se/SE360
ヨーテボリにある低価格の中くらいな北欧スタイルのおしゃれなマッドルーム (グレーの壁、レンガの床、白いドア、茶色い床) の写真

a view into the kitchen from the mudroom
フィラデルフィアにある高級な広いカントリー風のおしゃれなマッドルーム (白い壁、レンガの床、グレーのドア、マルチカラーの床) の写真

フィラデルフィアにあるカントリー風のおしゃれなマッドルーム (マルチカラーの壁、レンガの床) の写真