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

Shelley Metcalf & Glenn Cormier Photographers
サンディエゴにあるおしゃれな玄関ドア (ベージュの壁、紫のドア) の写真

Arch Studio, Inc. designed a 730 square foot ADU for an artistic couple in Willow Glen, CA. This new small home was designed to nestle under the Oak Tree in the back yard of the main residence.

Chris Nolasco
ロサンゼルスにある広いトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれな玄関ドア (ベージュの壁、無垢フローリング、紫のドア、茶色い床) の写真

This mudroom/laundry room was designed to accommodate all who reside within - cats included! This custom cabinet was designed to house the litter box. This remodel and addition was designed and built by Meadowlark Design+Build in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Photo credits Sean Carter

Looking into Foyer from Front Door Mike Schwartz Photo
シカゴにある高級な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 (ベージュの壁、磁器タイルの床、紫のドア、グレーの床) の写真

リヨンにある高級な巨大なコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな玄関ロビー (白い壁、無垢フローリング、紫のドア) の写真

ナッシュビルにある広いカントリー風のおしゃれな玄関ドア (白い壁、紫のドア) の写真

ニューヨークにあるトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれな玄関ドア (ベージュの壁、紫のドア) の写真

'Empty-nesters' restructured their home to better accommodate their new lifestyle. The laundry room (off the garage) was relocated to a portion of an upstairs bedroom. This former laundry area became a welcoming and functional mudroom as they enter the house from the garage. A new kitchen island reflects this mudroom with the same Executive Cabinetry and Cambria countertops. Upstairs, a 'his' master closet was created in the remaining part of the bedroom (turned laundry). The master bathroom was completely renovated to replace the never-used corner tub with a steam shower (including rain head). Natural light floods the space via both glass block (in the steam shower) and the Solar Tube skylight. Melanie Hartwig-Davis (sustainable architect) of HD Squared Architects, LLC. (HD2) located in Edgewater, near Annapolis, MD. Credits: Kevin Wilson Photography, Bayard Construction

Monogram Interior Design, Monogram Builders LLC
ポートランドにあるお手頃価格の小さなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな玄関ドア (ベージュの壁、無垢フローリング、紫のドア、茶色い床、三角天井) の写真

Steven Long Photography
ナッシュビルにある広いカントリー風のおしゃれな玄関ドア (白い壁、紫のドア) の写真

European inspired gated garden entry to this full view Anderson double door. Lion cast icons above the windows are a nod to the world traveler who designed this home. Photos: jconleyimages.com

Custom shelving in the front entry was designed to accommodate our clients sculptural collection. This remodel and addition was designed and built by Meadowlark Design+Build in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Photo credits Sean Carter

The mural and light fitting over the stairwell create distinctive design features. Architect - Utz Sanby Photo by Marian Riabic
シドニーにある中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな玄関 (白い壁、無垢フローリング、紫のドア) の写真

Tim Williams Photography
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玄関ドア (白い壁、無垢フローリング、紫のドア、茶色い床) の写真

ポートランドにあるおしゃれな玄関 (ベージュの壁、紫のドア) の写真

ロンド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 (白い壁、無垢フローリング、紫のドア) の写真

Nichole Kennelly Photography
セントルイス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 (ベージュの壁、無垢フローリング、紫のドア) の写真