Farm House Mud Room This time of year in the Northeast, yards, roads, farms, and job sites are a muddy mess. That means there is a good possibility that dogs, cats, kids, and adults will be tracking mud into the house. The best defense is a good mud room. In the design of these mud rooms, we try to make them bright, comfortable, and above all, functional.  In one home, the entry/mud room is off a paved path, [...]
Mudroom Over the years, we have designed many mudrooms. Â Sometimes they are designed as a room dedicated to getting mud off of kids, pets, and everyone coming into the side door of the home. Â Other times, they serve light duty as entries with coat hooks and a place to sit and take off or put on shoes. In the design of these mudrooms, we try to make them bright, comfortable, and above all, functional. Â In one home, the [...]
Lake House Mud Room Country Laundry Room/Mud Room Over the years, we have designed many mudrooms. Â Sometimes they are designed as a room dedicated to getting mud off of kids, pets, and everyone coming into the side door of the home. Â Other times, they serve light duty as entries with coat hooks and a place to sit and take off or put on shoes. In the design of these mudrooms, we try to make them bright, [...]
As in life, sometimes it is the little changes that make the greatest impact on how we live, and that is especially true with home renovation projects. A comfortable place to take off your boots and hang up your coat in the northeast is more than a convenience-it is a daily necessity. A well-organized laundry room with a sink, storage, and a place to work is just the basic outline of a room which is critical to every home. If [...]
Entry Hall 1. Â Organize your hall. Â It doesn't take much to turn chaos into calm. Â By adding a bench which doubles as shoe storage, some hooks, and cabinets, you can transform an entry into a mud room. Pull Out Baskets Kitchen Updated 2. Â Cook more family meals (In a kitchen you love) Â Out of all the renovations I have done to my home, no renovation changed my home and how we live more than [...]
