8. Say goodbye to summer accessories that have seen better days. Sun, sand and salt water are hard on fabrics. Instead of keeping things past their prime, take a moment to sort through your shoes, bags, hats and sunglasses, and give those old, crusty flip-flops and worn out beach bags the heave-ho.
I don't know what this floor material is... looks like square bricks, or some really weathered kind of stone. I like the diagonal pattern and how is coordinates with the wood flooring in the next room. The smaller scale on the tile is probably a good size for your mudroom.
I love the built in look. You could do this with some careful finish carpentry and by painting what portions you want to look like the back wall in the same paint as the wall.
Maybe rather than putting rolling backpacks under bench or hooks, take out bench high shelf in "bookcase" on either side and dedicate that to rolling backpacks.