Mud Room Features

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Love our mudroom!

Mudroom greets those who enter via the garage or the side door. Front hall entrance looks wonderful for arriving guests as a result!

12x12 tile floors with non-white grout. (no dogs so we didn't want the drain/shower thing).

One double-door closet. Single closet pantry. Closets completely fitted by one of those closet stretcher/calf. closet places. Much of the "unsightly" stuff thus out of sight.

Pottery Barn bench with underneath basket cubbies and above hooks for kid coats (we didn't do built-ins for the flexibility but many I see online for new houses are nice!)

Neutral color indoor/outdoor 5x7 carpet on the tile floor. Can be vacuumed and then tossed when too dirty.

Suggestions on a good place to buy such a rug (well, I think we're looking for one size down than this, but whatever) that isn't too pricey? All the ones I see in stores have hideous patterns (I'm not against a pattern of some sort but something not so fugly). We have a dog and two young kids so we expect to have to replace it on a somewhat regular basis, hence the desire for "not too expensive".

You can get it from Home Depot or Lowes. They sell it from big rolls, like carpeting. Just have them cut the size piece you want and bind the edges. (Not even sure you need the edges bound, as it might not fray like a regular carpet.) Very cheap and you can get the exact size you want.

[Anonymous]

I would do radiant heating under the floors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would do radiant heating under the floors.

I love radiant heating, but in a mud room I would rather have a big flat radiator that can be used as a drying rack, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would do radiant heating under the floors.

I love radiant heating, but in a mud room I would rather have a big flat radiator that can be used as a drying rack, too.

oh - even better!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would do radiant heating under the floors.

I love radiant heating, but in a mud room I would rather have a big flat radiator that can be used as a drying rack, too.

gross

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Love our mudroom!

Mudroom greets those who enter via the garage or the side door. Front hall entrance looks wonderful for arriving guests as a result!

12x12 tile floors with non-white grout. (no dogs so we didn't want the drain/shower thing).

One double-door closet. Single closet pantry. Closets completely fitted by one of those closet stretcher/calf. closet places. Much of the "unsightly" stuff thus out of sight.

Pottery Barn bench with underneath basket cubbies and above hooks for kid coats (we didn't do built-ins for the flexibility but many I see online for new houses are nice!)

Neutral color indoor/outdoor 5x7 carpet on the tile floor. Can be vacuumed and then tossed when too dirty.

Suggestions on a good place to buy such a rug (well, I think we're looking for one size down than this, but whatever) that isn't too pricey? All the ones I see in stores have hideous patterns (I'm not against a pattern of some sort but something not so fugly). We have a dog and two young kids so we expect to have to replace it on a somewhat regular basis, hence the desire for "not too expensive".

I highly recommend Dash and Albert polypropylene rugs. They have nice patterns and don't look plastic, but you can toss them in the wash and let them air dry and they look brand new. I spilled cranberry sauce on the one in my kitchen and it wiped right off. We have wool Dash and Albert rugs in the foyer and they're remarkably stain-resistant, as well. I think you can get them on Amazon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:are your mudrooms in the front of houses (e.g. by entrances?) we have one, but its at the back of the house. pretty useless if you ask me.

You don't have a back door?