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Detached mud-room redo

13 years ago
last modified: 13 years ago
Our house was built in 1935, and had been gutted, redone, and a second story added in the mid 90's. The previous owner, actually flipped the layout, so that the original dining room is now the kitchen and vice-versa. In doing so, to create a pantry, the door way to the exterior facing mudroom was sealed off. This created a little "shed" attached to the side of the house, which was, frankly, getting to be a junkyard. It is approximately 6x5, so not able to use as a sunroom or anything fun.

Cleaned it out, pulled the ceiling down, don't ask what was up in there! Pulled out the broken plastic windows, leaving one piece of original glass, which weighs a ton. We used plywood to replace the windows, so we can have some decent storage and shelving.

We are at this point today, and hoping to get it done this week. We find it helpful to have the kitty supervise all work!

Comments (11)

  • 13 years ago
    Why not make it a laundry room? I'm sure it's currently in the basement and that's a perfect spot, coming in from the backyard!
  • 13 years ago
    How about a little office? Reading room? Tiny art studio? A little mini kitchen/bar for outdoor entertaining in spring, summer and early fall?
  • 13 years ago
    jabber629, actually there is no entrance to the house whatsoever, and is level with the first floor. We have an awesome laundry in the basement!
  • 13 years ago
    mforr...good ideas...it is really gross, and has no electricity to it, and we live in the DC area, and the summers make outdoors uninhabitable! Great ideas thou...
  • 13 years ago
    Oh so that's the only entrance?!? Okay...I'd simply leave it as a foyer then
  • 13 years ago
    jabber629, there is no doorway to anything aside from what you are seeing...windows on 2 sides, solid brick against the house, and this opening...the original door to the house was bricked in years ago...
  • 13 years ago
    Oh ok...so then in that case I would make it like a little reading spot for during the summer and a spot to put your shoes during the winter.
  • 13 years ago
    Oh sorry I didn't understand that there's no access... I got it now. Sorry, I would have that still be a reading nook and a toll shed in the winter
  • 13 years ago
    It would be my own little greenhouse :) Keep up the good work!
  • 13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    Well, if we could sit outside in the summer (DC!) and if we took our shoes there in the winter, we would have to then walk across some flagstone, over the lawn and to the backdoor...Hence, the garden tool shed!