The mud room in this Bloomfield Hills residence was a part of a whole house renovation and addition, completed in 2016. Directly adjacent to the indoor gym, outdoor pool, and motor court, this room had to serve a variety of functions. The tile floor in the mud room is in a herringbone pattern with a tile border that extends the length of the hallway. Two sliding doors conceal a utility room that features cabinet storage of the children's backpacks, supplies, coats, and shoes. The room also has a stackable washer/dryer and sink to clean off items after using the gym, pool, or from outside. Arched French doors along the motor court wall allow natural light to fill the space and help the hallway feel more open.

The fanned, curved stairs leading to the entry steps flanked by stepped retaining wall units make a stunning entrance to the home. The hardscape materials look beautiful with the home's brick façade and stucco exterior as well.

Large Mud Room with lots of storage and hand-washing station!
シカゴにある高級な広いカントリー風のおしゃれな玄関 (白い壁、レンガの床、木目調のドア、赤い床) の写真

Photo: Jim Graham Photography
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 (グレーの壁、レンガの床、グレーのドア、赤い床) の写真

ヒューストンにあるお手頃価格の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、白いドア、ベージュの床) の写真

他の地域にあるカントリー風のおしゃれなマッドルーム (レンガの床、白いドア、ベージュの壁、赤い床) の写真

Design Consultant Jeff Doubét is the author of Creating Spanish Style Homes: Before & After – Techniques – Designs – Insights. The 240 page “Design Consultation in a Book” is now available. Please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com for more info. Jeff Doubét specializes in Santa Barbara style home and landscape designs. To learn more info about the variety of custom design services I offer, please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com Jeff Doubét is the Founder of Santa Barbara Home Design - a design studio based in Santa Barbara, California USA.

ボストン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 (グレーの壁、レンガの床、ベージュの床、塗装板張りの壁) の写真

オースティンにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな玄関ドア (赤い壁、レンガの床、白いドア、赤い床) の写真

A large, rustic entryway with Laura Lee Designs sconces along the staircase.
ロサンゼルスにある高級な広い地中海スタイルのおしゃれな玄関ラウンジ (グレーの壁、レンガの床、濃色木目調のドア、赤い床) の写真

The pair of custom designed entrance gates repeat the "sheaf of wheat" pattern of the balcony rail above the main entrance door.
マイアミ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玄関ロビー (白い壁、レンガの床、白いドア、赤い床) の写真

We are ready to help with aluminum picket fencing, acrylic and vinyl windows, and we can even provide permits for all of your home improvements. You can work with a locally owned and operated business that provides high-quality aluminum services to Fort Myers and the surrounding area.

ボストンにある広いカントリー風のおしゃれなマッドルーム (レンガの床、グレーの壁、赤い床) の写真

フィラデルフィア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、赤い床) の写真

Angle Eye Photography
フィラデルフィアにある小さ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、赤い床、濃色木目調のドア) の写真

アトランタにある高級な広いおしゃれな玄関ドア (ベージュの壁、レンガの床、濃色木目調のドア、赤い床) の写真

Marilyn Peryer Style House Photography 2016
ローリーにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれな玄関ロビー (レンガの床、濃色木目調のドア、赤い壁、赤い床) の写真

サリーにあるカントリー風のおしゃれなマッドルーム (緑の壁、レンガの床、赤い床、塗装板張りの壁、壁紙) 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