The Mudroom

If you're looking for a few ideas to make your mudroom work a little harder this season, we've gathered some favorites below.


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Duck boots and kids' snow boots lined up on a rubber boot tray by the back door, with wool socks drying on a rack.

Boot Trays & Winter Boots

A wooden entryway bench with wicker baskets underneath and a wall hook rack holding coats, scarves and a canvas tote.

Hooks & Benches

A wicker basket overflowing with knit beanies, wool mittens and a plaid scarf on a mudroom bench.

Hats, Mittens, & Scarves

A wooden sled leaning by a back door with kids' snow pants, mittens on a string and a snowball maker on the step.

Snow Day Gear

Enamel mugs of hot cocoa with marshmallows and a thermos on a mudroom bench beside a folded flannel throw.

Warm Up Station

Plush Throw

A dog leash on a wall hook above a paw-cleaning towel, a treat jar and a washable mat by the back door.

The Dog’s Corner

The Mudroom Rules

Every house had them. Nobody wrote them down. Everybody broke them anyway.

  • Boots come off at the door. Socks are a different story.

  • If you find a single mitten, it goes in the basket. Its match is never coming back.

  • Wet snow pants hang on the hook, not on the floor, not on the dog.

  • Cocoa is served in the order people came inside.

  • The sled lives by the door until March, no questions asked.

Consider this your excuse to make the back door the coziest spot in the house this winter.

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