Is there a room in your home that frustrates you? An area in your house that totally stresses you out? A space that just doesn’t work for you and your family?
For us, this was the mudroom. It was absolutely dreadful.
There wasn’t a good place anything – bags, coats, shoes, or packages that came in the mail all haphazardly piled up. We had a old bench awkwardly blocking the light from the window.
The room itself was pretty boring – the beige walls, the brownish tan floor, and an outdated light fixture.
Tired of sighing every time I walked in the house or did laundry, I decided to make some simple changes to the mudroom.
Here are 10 photos from our mudroom makeover that are totally awesome and will hopefully inspire you to transform a space in your home that drives you nuts.
Mudroom “Before” Photo
Let’s start with the before photos. Now, I just have to say that these before photos are real life. This is exactly what the room looked like day in and day out. You can see why it drove me so crazy.
Mudroom Makeover Details
First, we cleared out the room, relocated the wooden bench and started fresh.
Stenciled Accent Wall with Shiplap
We decided to do an accent wall – that was half stenciled and half shiplap. It turned out so awesome, right?! The stencils are from Stencil Revolution, and we have a stenciling tutorial coming soon!
L-Shaped Entryway Bench with Cubbies
We also built a DIY bench (see above and below). This was a simple place for people to sit to take their shoes off.
Additionally, we put drawers underneath for winter accessories. Underneath the drawers was open space for shoes. A tutorial and plans for this DIY bench are coming soon!
As you can see, the bench allowed much more light to come through the window.
One of my favorite parts of the room are the card-catalog style drawer pulls. Insert heart-eyed emoji here 🙂
Above the bench, we also built locker-style cubbies. Within these cubbies, we installed more shiplap to create a uniform look across the room. Then, we stenciled the wall above the entryway piece.
New Mudroom Light Fixture
We found a new light to replace the dated one. We partnered with Wikibuy to find this awesome lamp. Wikibuy is a website and browser extension that finds you the lowest prices on things you want to buy online. It’s just like having a shopping assistant 🙂
It’s amazing the difference that a gorgeous light fixture makes.
Next, we put hooks everywhere. You can never have too many hooks in the mudroom or entryway. I think we put at least 16 in 🙂
Mudroom “After” Picture
This was the view walking in. What a difference!
And, it was so much more functional for our family because there are tons of places to put everything. The drawers the huge, the hooks are plentiful, and the baskets help with extra storage.
The baskets were an awesome find from Michael’s. They have three different sizes – this one is medium. I was able to use their coupons and make several trips to get each one discounted. 🙂
You could also make your own storage bins with cardboard and contact paper – thrifty and easy!
And, comparing the mudroom to the before picture, here is the same view as the before picture. SUCH a difference, right!?
It’s absolutely amazing to walk into the room and not see a disorganized mess.
Everything has a place in the entryway cubby shelves. The locker-style cubbies help to keep everyone in the family’s things organized. The L-shaped bench provides plenty of seating for our family and visitors to put their bags or sit and take off their shoes. The stencil and shiplap add so much character to the room.
It definitely looks like a completely different space.
Have a room that you want to makeover?
If you are wondering if you can do this, you CAN!
You can totally makeover a room into something you love too!
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If you have a room in your home that’s driving you crazy, stressing you out, adding to your frustration, then definitely sign up for our FREE challenge 33 Days To a Space You’ll Love.
We will send you daily emails with simple assignments which will help you transform a room in your home in a month’s time.
You don’t need to have a lot of time or money to makeover your room – just a willingness to make some small changes. Small changes in a room make a HUGE difference.
Make sure to sign up for our FREE challenge and you will be transforming a space you don’t like into a space that you LOVE.
And when you do, don’t forget to send me before and after pictures. I would love to see 🙂
