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Mudrooms Are Making a Comeback

September 7, 2025

Kids, pets, and inclement weather are just some of the many ways the outdoors tracks its way into your home. Even with welcome mats, your entry areas can quickly look worse for wear. To alleviate this problem, we build homes in Wasilla that include a mudroom for daily use that keeps your home cleaner. Plus, you can customize your mudroom to ensure it serves your particular needs.

Seating and storage are key elements for any mudroom. Deep benches, whether built-in or freestanding, are a must for removing muddy or snowy shoes and boots comfortably. They also provide a great place for additional storage underneath the bench for shoes. You can even use large baskets under the bench to create more attractive storage options.

Think carefully about what you would like to store in this area and consider your design options accordingly. You’ll likely need storage for multiple coats and jackets, scarves, gloves, and other outdoor clothing, as well as dog leashes and similar items. A combination of closed storage and hooks keeps the space organized and still attractive. Include some open shelving with storage baskets for keeping similar items together such as gloves and hats, or make sure each person has their own basket for their personal items.

If you have dogs or kids that play outdoors, adding in a wash area in your mudroom is a great idea. Dog washing stations make it easy to keep dirt and mud from being tracked into your home, plus it keeps your own bathrooms in better shape. It has the added benefit of providing somewhere to clean off shoes, boots, and dirty feet throughout the year for everyone in the family.

A mudroom should be useful and easy to clean, but it doesn’t have to look utilitarian. Stylish cabinetry, attractive baskets or boxes, molding, and interesting light fixtures can help the mudroom fit in with the rest of your home’s style. Choose natural wood colors or consider painting the storage and bench in rich, dark colors, as this can also help hide dirt and wear and tear over time. Bold colors, accent walls, and stylish hooks can add personality to the space, while still being functional on a daily basis.

Mudrooms aren’t spaces where people spend a lot of time, but they don’t have to be a hodgepodge of layers of coats and leashes on a few hooks and piles of shoes against a wall. By incorporating the right blend of storage options and adding in some color and decoration, it can be a space that makes your life that little bit easier and still welcoming to you or guests. We understand the importance of a mudroom, which is why we include them in many of our homes in Wasilla. We invite you to explore our range of floor plans, and reach out and contact us to get started on finding your ideal home.

This post was written by Hall Quality Homes.