40 Mudroom Ideas for Spaces Small and Large

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Large Mudroom Storage

entryway mudroom office with wood-look tile — Credit:
Laura Moss

If your entryway opens into a large room, consider decking it out as a complete mudroom and storage area. In addition to built-in storage for coats and shoes, this mudroom includes an extra set of shelves for storing odds and ends. It can also double as a computer room with a built-in desk.

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Mudroom with Hidden Storage

If simple shelves and hooks just don’t cut it for your family, go all in on mudroom ideas for ample storage. This mudroom has a false wall behind the cabinets, and actually opens into a larger closet for keeping even more shoes and coats. A mudroom is also an excellent place to keep your family organized. A framed chalkboard is used to update appointment times and other must-know information.

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Mudroom Bench Ideas

A built-in bench is a great mudroom idea because it provides a place to sit down and tie shoes before heading out the door. This cushioned bench also doubles as a storage space, with built-in cubbies beneath for organizing shoes. Use baskets labeled by family members and activities to keep things sorted and easy to find.

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Closet-Turned-Mudroom Idea

Turn an entryway closet into an all-purpose mudroom with built-in shelves, drawers, and rods for hanging coats. This closet has ample space for storing shoes and bags, and the extra room is filled with sports equipment, laundry supplies, and school backpacks.

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Minimalist Mudroom Ideas

Keep the walls white and install white shelves and cabinets to create a light and airy entryway. If you don’t need much storage space in your mudroom, limit the storage to a few open shelves and built-in benches and consider adding another element, like a desk. These brick floors warm up the all-white space and add texture for visual interest.

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Small Mudroom Ideas

Farmhouse mudroom — Credit:
Brie Williams

When your entryway opens into a hallway or another room, you can still create a lot of storage space by adding built-in cubbies. In this design, everyone in the house has their own space for storing shoes, hanging coats and bags, and a basket for anything else to help them stay organized.

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Built-In Mudroom Storage Idea

Entryway mudroom built-in storage — Credit:
Greg Scheidemann

A small built-in section helps maximize space in this tight entryway. A low bench is a place to drop items like purses, creating space for a drawer beneath and hooks, shelves, and cabinets above for extra storage. Use high cabinets to stash out-of-season items like gloves, hats, and boots in the summer or pool and beach supplies in the winter.

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Colorful Mudroom Ideas

White Mudroom with Bold Aqua and Salmon Paint; and Multi-Colored Rug; Colorful rug by cabinet in mudroom — Credit:
Rachel McGinn

Many trending mudrooms include farmhouse style with white cabinets and wood floors, but there’s no reason you can’t break the mold and use bright colors. This design accents built-in cubbies with bright blue paint, contrasting with the colorful coral floors and patterned area rug.

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Classic White Mudroom

No matter your space, you likely have room for this traditional mudroom idea. Separated cubbies include hooks for hanging coats and bags, a small bench area, drawers, and built-in shelves for organizing anything you might need before heading out the door. The keys to keeping a small space from feeling cluttered? Organization and simplicity.

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Mudroom with a Sink

Mudroom with sink — Credit:
David A Land

Make use of your mudroom in the literal sense. This design includes a sink for easily watering plants or washing hands, plus shelves for storing pots and other garden supplies. Easy-clean tile floors are also a great option for families with kids or pets who may not always remember to wipe their feet.

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Stylish Mudroom Ideas

Mudroom decor — Credit:
Kritsada Panichgul

Add color accents and an area rug to create a comfy, cozy, stylish mudroom that welcomes you home every day. Light wood stands out against the pale blue walls, and a cute window seat not only adds a place to sit but also offers built-in drawers for storage.

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Rustic Mudroom Ideas

mudroom with white shiplap walls and wooden shelving and bench — Credit:
Nathan Schroder

Instead of classic white, give your mudroom a rustic feel by installing pale wood shelves, cabinets, and a bench. The wood grain contrasts and stands out against the white shiplap walls and connects to the deep red-brown brick floors with thick white grout for a polished and stylish mudroom idea that integrates with the kitchen and family room beyond.

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Large Mudroom Storage Ideas

If space isn’t a concern, consider adding a large built-in that can be a one-stop location for keeping everything organized. This mudroom idea has cubbies, hooks, shelves, and even baskets that can hide any clutter and make your mudroom look clean and put together.

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Add a Mudroom Table

mudroom with blue shelves and dog kennel — Credit:
PANICHGUL STUDIOS INC

In addition to space for shoes, coats, and bags, a table can really help keep everything in your mudroom organized. In this design, it’s a great place to store a pet kennel, leash, and treats, but it can also add decoration to an otherwise function-first room. The sturdy butcher-block top adds function and utility for tasks like watering plants, filling up dog bowls, or sorting mail.

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Simple Mudroom Ideas

Maximize space in a smaller mudroom or entryway by keeping it to just the basics. A cushioned bench provides a place to sit with room for shoe storage beneath, while shelves and hooks add enough storage space for the entire family. Use every inch by adding functionality under the bench for even more storage.

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Creative Shoe Storage

Mudroom shoe storage — Credit:
Marty Baldwin

Built-in shelves and cubbies provide an easy way to organize shoes in a mudroom. However, for tall shoes that don’t fit, such as rain boots, place an all-purpose tray next to the entryway to store boots and catch any drips of water or mud.

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Laundry Room Mudroom

Combining your mudroom and laundry room is a natural fit—clothes that get muddy outside can go straight into the washer on your way in. Plus, the extra storage space in this mudroom means there’s plenty of room for keeping extra supplies like laundry detergent and dryer sheets.

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Elegant Mudroom Ideas

If tracking in dirt isn’t a huge concern in your mudroom, consider creating a more upscale look in your entryway. This design has a stylish patterned area rug covering the floor, throw pillows, and wallpaper accents, adding interest to the coat storage area.

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Casual Mudroom Ideas

Country french style mudroom — Credit:
Edmund Barr

From the moment you walk in the light blue front door, this entryway immediately gives a relaxed feel. The rattan bench provides a place to sit and take off shoes, while decorative accents like potted plants make the mudroom feel welcoming. The hexagon terra-cotta tile is easy to clean, bringing another natural touch to this cozy space.

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Mudroom Accent Wall Inspiration

Make your mudroom feel larger than it actually is by adding a dark accent wall. In this room, the storage area is set off by deep navy blue paint, which makes the cubbies feel deeper than they are and pairs well with the darker gray tile floors. Navy is the most relaxing color, so walking in the door after a busy day will feel calming and peaceful.

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Color Block Mudroom

Blue and white mudroom — Credit:
Read McKendree

The bold use of contrasting colors—in this case, navy blue and white—instantly creates a composed, upscale feel in this mudroom. The blue and white patterned tile floors bring the two colors together, contributing to the stylish look.

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Mudroom with Wood Cabinets

Go rustic with a farmhouse feel by adding built-in benches and shelves with natural wood. The darker oak paired with more modern, colorful tile floors that help to hide dirt when there's no time to clean gives this entryway-mudroom idea a casual but still elegant feel.

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Mudroom Cabinet Storage

If you want to keep your mudroom clean and organized, try installing cabinets instead of open shelves. The cabinet doors will hide any clutter that accumulates on shelves and hooks, keeping your mudroom looking polished and orderly.

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Painted Mudroom Cabinets

Modernize the look of the wood in your mudroom by adding a coat of paint. This design keeps some of the original wood of the bench but pairs it with navy-painted cabinets to quickly upgrade the look and feel of the room. The colorful area rug ties the blue and wood tones together.

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Minimalist Mudroom Inspo

If you need only a little storage space, go basic with your mudroom design. Lots of hooks on the walls provide plenty of space for bags, coats, and household supplies, while a low bench adds seating and a convenient place to keep a few pairs of shoes. Fewer places to store things means less clutter when you walk in the door.

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Mudroom Meets Sunroom

gray/white mudroom with open bench seating around the windows for seating and storage — Credit:
KIM CORNELISON

For a large mudroom with many windows, make it double as a relaxing sunroom. Multiple benches and window seats add shelves with storage and a place to sit and enjoy the natural light. Despite the many storage options, the simple black, grey, and white color scheme keeps the sunroom-mudroom a peaceful space.

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Mudroom Bag Storage

organizational containers on shelving in enclosed cabinets for charging cellphones; sporting equipment; lint rollers, etc. — Credit:
KIM CORNELISON

If lots of storage space for bags is a must-have mudroom idea, hang rows of hooks close together. The spacing allows for a lot of purse and scarf storage since the hooks are stacked in rows instead of the single row you’d need for hanging coats and jackets.

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Subtle Mudroom Decor

Mudroom built-in shelves — Credit:
Buff Strickland

Adding a few more colors to the white mudroom cabinets and shelves adds extra interest. The wood bench seat matches the brown baskets, but subtle shades of blue and wood tones inside the cubbies add just a hint of extra color to this modern room. A small plant adds a bit of the outdoors with bright green leaves that soften the environment.

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Armoire Storage

Instead of opting for permanent, built-in shelves and drawers, make the design of your mudroom a little more flexible by placing large armoires near the entryway. These tall furniture pieces provide plenty of room for storing coats, shoes, and bags, giving the entryway a more elegant, refined feel. Bonus points for the sconces to add illumination to help find items inside the armoires.

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Mudroom Wallpaper Ideas

Laundry room with terra cotta floor — Credit:
Kim Cornelison

Go bold with color in your mudroom by covering the walls in a graphic print. Because built-in counters and laundry cover a portion of the walls, the wallpaper print looks stylish and fun without overwhelming the smaller space. The abundant plants on the countertop are the perfect accent to the big-leafed design of the wallpaper.

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Kids' Mudroom Ideas

modern entryway with custom storage — Credit:
Blaine Moats

For households with little ones, set up your mudroom so they can reach their own coats and shoes. This stylish room has hooks at half the normal height, which can function for adults and young kids. By creating storage that's lower, it allows for a substantial shelf above for decorative objects and to keep keys, mail, and other items.

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Farmhouse Sink

Mudroom with pet washing station — Credit:
Jay Wilde

A sink is a great mudroom idea that your whole family can use to wash hands or quickly rinse mud and stains off clothing. If you have furry family members who often need a rinse after playing outside, consider adding a small pet washing station to your mudroom for quick baths.

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DIY Mudroom Storage

Mudroom DIY storage — Credit:
Carson Downing

You don’t have to add fancy built-in shelves to create more storage in your mudroom. This design builds a small storage area around a bench with a tall bookshelf for storage and an anchored ladder as a place to hang umbrellas and other items.

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Simple Mudroom Bench

Modern farmhouse entryway — Credit:
Stacy Zarin Goldberg

Place a narrow bench just inside the door to add storage to a small entryway. It’s a place to sit or stack items like bags, and it also creates a separate area of the wall to hang a row of hooks for extra storage.

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Two-Tone Mudroom

Set off the mudroom with contrasting colors such as white and dark gray. The two-tone design instantly elevates this mudroom and makes it feel more sophisticated, and the darker color used for the shelves makes the storage area look a little bit bigger. Patterned-tile floors are a fun addition to the space, and the throw pillows repeat the patterns on the bench seat.

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Garden Storage Mudroom Ideas

Mudroom with gardening supplies — Credit:
Joyelle West

Make your mudroom into a cozy space to store garden supplies and other odds and ends like coats and shoes. This entryway has a stylish built-in bench with a light blue cushion, creating storage space for items like a garden hat, straw bag, and baskets for other supplies like gloves.

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Combined Mudroom and Laundry Room

Mudroom with sink, washer and dryer and sitting area. — Credit:
PETER CHRISTIANSEN VALLI

A large mudroom with ample space can serve several different purposes. In this case, in addition to storage cabinets, a window seat adds a cozy place to relax while waiting for laundry to finish or folding clothes and linens. A built-in sink acts as an extra area for prep with storage space for dishes and utensils, much like a butler's pantry.

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Dark Mudroom Ideas

Small dark blue mudroom — Credit:
Cody Ulrich

A small entryway just inside the front door becomes a mudroom with the addition of a bench, hooks, and built-in cubbies for shoes. Keeping the colors dark throughout the room, including the tile and dark blue walls and ceiling, makes the room feel a little bigger while also helping to hide any dirt or mud that gets tracked in.

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Simple Hallway Mudroom Idea

A spacious hallway in this home provides plenty of space for industrial shelves for keeping shoes, bags, and jackets. If you don’t have the space inside your house, add a similar area with open shelves to a garage as extra storage for shoes and sports equipment.

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Mudroom with Pet Storage

dog crate built into cabinets in mudroom — Credit:
TRIA GIOVAN

Give Fido his own space to unwind by building a dog crate into your mudroom storage. The open area beneath the countertop is just right for placing a pet bed, while the cabinets above offer storage for treats, toys, and more.