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Landry room - Mud room

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This is my laundry room, entryway, mudroom. I would love to stack washer and dryer to get more room. I need places do shoes, coats, snow pants, a vacuum/broom closet would be nice. I do not have a single closet to put them in in this house. I am unsure to do locker like or long bench. Any design idea help. Paint colors. Etc. thanks

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  • last month
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    Nice room and view out the window. Please upload a measured floor plan that includes doors and windows.

    Please clarify:

    Do you want a real coat closet with doors for a dozen coats or a row of hooks?

    Do you need to store eight or ten pairs of shoes and boots with heated boot trays?

    How many snow pants?

    Does your vacuum hang from a hook or does it sit on the floor?


    Here's an inspiration photo with coat hooks and shoe storage:

    Craftsman Style Home with a Mountain View in Raymond · More Info


  • last month

    Entryway from the garage right?

    Dimensions are?

  • last month

    Vacuum is upright so it does sit on the floor. We have 5 people, 10ish shoes. We do keep our farm boots in the garage with warmers. But it is to cold in there to dry out snow gear! It’s a pretty small area would like to keep as open as possible but would be great to hide laundry hamper and or vacuum. Not sure it is large enough for all this.

  • last month

    This is a great space. On the wall with the washer dryer i would do a bench with hooks above it and shelving above that. Bench should be tall enough that boot bins can go under it for went shoes etc. then do a taller bin with pull out bins for shoe storage. This will give you spots for the kids stuff in a way they can access and manage. Open shelving above the hooks also gives you storage space. On the other side no bench but could still have hooks for coats and storage up high. It is a nice sized room and there is lots you can do

  • PRO
    last month

    Great space to get all of that in there I love lockers they close wih all the stuff inside and if the kids do not hang up the coats no one knows .i do like a bench just for putting on and taking off boots for sure and as mentioned the shoes can go under . I think a lot will depend on how many kids for sure

  • last month

    Please add the window to your floor plan. Is the hallway door black? Or is that the garage door?

  • last month

    For sure you need hooks for wet stuff.



  • PRO
    last month

    Do you fold your laundry in this area? I would leave the w/d side by side. Have full closets ( separated as needed for various storage ) between the garage door and the w/d, then have a bench with hooks and more storage on the opposite wall to really maximize the space

    The same as shirlpp's first pic above but keep the w/d by the window and keep the top of them for folding.

    Good luck! Looks like a great space!

  • last month

    You have a huge space. It’s going to be amazing!

  • PRO
    28 days ago
    last modified: 28 days ago

    Get a wood butcher block countertop to go over the appliances. that will give you space to fold.

    something like this. maybe do a small shelf right above it for extra storage. move your existing cabs up a bit higher


    I'd prob move the cabinets off to the side to make room for a clothes rod, just like this.


    this top is a piece of quartz. simple to DIY the surround for it to sit on

    another example of the wood top


    You could even look for a stone remnant




    on the opposite side do a bar that comes out from the wall to hang shirts and delicates to dry








    for the blank area, do a bench and cubbies of some sort







    or, what about this? you can still have the side by side appliances, do a top piece for folding, then build a bench w/cubbies and cabinets like this:


    you could also buy pre-made versions of this . try Wayfair

    Here's a DIY one you can try. gave you a runner too



    Custom DIY Built-In Mudroom Cabinets with Seating/foter.com/




    https://foter.com/pin/13843007

  • 28 days ago

    I am always curious about who folds in their laundry room. It would definitely change how I designed a space. Personally I never have folded in there. Table only while watching tv

  • 28 days ago

    Beautiful floor. Nice room. Here is a layout. It involves removing the ironing board. Do you use it much?


    Standing facing the wall with the light switches on the left and the window down to the right place:


    A bench with boot storage beneath the light switches.

    Then a tower of shelves, each shelf can hold a laundry basket, one can hold detergents

    Then a stackable washer/dryer.

    Then next to the window, have a closet built for your vacuum cleaner.


    On the wall opposite the light switches, hang two staggered rows of coat hooks - a lower kid height row, and upper adult height row.


    Skip the magazine styled mudroom. Coats on rows of hooks instead in a locker will dry faster, save money on cabinetry, and increase the likelihood that they don't just end up thrown on the bench.


    Brilliant insight below to not hang your coats above the bench, otherwise they get the bench wet. And, it is no fun to sit on a bench with wet coats pressed against your back.


    Yes to a stackable washer and dryer. I assume you don't fold on your washer and dry otherwise you would have not wanted stackables in the first place. I have an LG washtower and like it a lot. The controls are in the middle of the tops and bottom so you don't have to reach all the way up to get to them. They work well and are quiet.


    I don't know what your budget is, but there are plenty of nice shelving units you can buy -- like Inter Metra from Container Store, and it doesn't cost much to have a vacuum closet made. Trick it out with good hooks for hanging other cleaning items.





  • PRO
    28 days ago

    We often design lockers in our mudrooms especially if a family has children. They seem to work out well. We often incorporate built-in benches as well for ease of taking off and putting on shoes. Your laundry room appears large enough to handle those as well as additional storage. You might want to incorporate some hanging rods and a fold down ironing board.