Mudroom Remodel Advice Needed

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

Hello,

I am converting a breezeway that connects my garage to my house to be a more functional mudroom. I was hoping to get some advice/help on a floor plan or design. I want to add a built-in for coats and shoes and I am thinking maybe we should have some benches with storage under each window? I am open to thoughts and suggestions. My home is styled modern/mid-century modern throughout.

I am moving the steel door from the house to the garage, creating an opening directly into the house.

(This is the opening into the house with the steel door. We removed this steel door and put one up going into the garage)

(This is the new door going into the garage)

Inside my house, I have original hardwood floors that are stained dark brown. I think I want the floor in the mudroom to be either tile or vinyl. My home is styled modern/mid-century modern throughout.

Does anyone have any recommendations on what kind of flooring/color/patterns I could use?

(This is the front of the house)

(This is the back of the house)

(This is the doorway going into the house without the steel door there)

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jck910

6 years ago

How about linen look tile?

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SJ McCarthy
6 years ago
What is the insulation like in that space? What is your climate? What is your preferred look (dark or light)?
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houssaon
6 years ago
How about linoleum instead of vinyl? It is a natural material that is used a lot in MCM.
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njmomma
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Not a Pro.

I would do a slate gray tile floor, with dark grout. If privacy is not an issue, I would not use window treatment at all. They just get dirty and in the way of wall space. If you need privacy, consider just a blind or shade.

Budget wise, check IKea, Facebook Market, Craigs List, Garage Sales for Hall Trees. All you have to do is see if it fits the space. Same with benches. Baskets under benches for hats, scarfs, mitten's etc. Mats for wet or dirty shoes and boots.

Add an indoor out door area rug like a Ruggable that can be washed easily.

Add a beautiful ceiling light.
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njmomma
6 years ago

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Kory Stamper
Original Author
6 years ago
@jck910 I like the linen tile. We are kind of trying to avoid using real tile because we haven't tiled many times and we wanted the installation to be easy. I was looking into using a product that clicks together. I don't want to use the stick on materials.
Kory Stamper
Original Author
6 years ago
@SJ McCarthy we are adding insulation to the walls and we are going to ass a baseboard heater (unless there are better options). Our preferred look it light, but i am not opposed to using dark accents.
SJ McCarthy
6 years ago
There are MANY click-together 'tile look' vinyl products out there.

Remember: anything that is 'built in' will have to have flooring installed AROUND it. Anything that is portable (like a bookshelf or shoe rack) will sit on top of the floor.

A click together can be very good for your situation or it could be very tough. Click together vinyl with multiple cuts gets very tricky.

I know you want something you can install yourselves and that's fine. Just remember vinyl does NOT like to over heat (the baseboards MUST be high-enough on the wall to limit the vinyl's exposure to intense heat) and it does not like intense cold...which is where the temperature setting comes in.

As a cork flooring expert, I would click together a cork floating floor and then site finish it with polyurethane so that water/dirt does NOT get between the planks. It is tough and easy to clean and low-slip surface (so long as you use the Loba 2K Supra AT on top).

And cork acts like a layer of insulation on the floor = reduced heating bills. But you have to be ready for cork. It fades. It dimples. It is a soft hardwood.

Just a little FYI for a DIY.