In the Mudroom

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A mudroom is a transitional space in a house - a place to leave items from school, work or sport - before entering one's home. A mudroom not only offers a spot for muddy Wellies and wet umbrellas, it also can do double-duty as a home office, pantry or place to store the family canoe (yes, really). A shot of chartreuse or zesty orange can make a mudroom modern, while floors of terra-cotta or bluestone ground more traditional spaces. <a href="http://www.aia.org/practicing/AIAB095957">According to The American Institute of Architects Home Design Trends Survey (covering activity during the second quarter of 2012)</a>, "over one in five residential architects selected mudrooms/drop zones (for backpacks, outerwear, or even personal electronics) as the most popular special function room." If you are thinking of adding a mudroom to your current home, perhaps these photos can inspire you. Take a look . . . </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoJBKSDQpIg5KQyQuwsJhGWzjlTRzZJfwxX82F-G6bgcOWmzJxHpKmFS16MJZmAFPgt7D3SMxR3m8eUWEGq9UJS0wF_f-2v2j9u5ifxKS4pItB4mS5tn_fv1ZTKmP_1534Lm_wZe2-w6o/s1600/101490776_w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoJBKSDQpIg5KQyQuwsJhGWzjlTRzZJfwxX82F-G6bgcOWmzJxHpKmFS16MJZmAFPgt7D3SMxR3m8eUWEGq9UJS0wF_f-2v2j9u5ifxKS4pItB4mS5tn_fv1ZTKmP_1534Lm_wZe2-w6o/s640/101490776_w.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Helping the family stay organized is a mudroom outfitted with <a href="http://www.brunschwig.com/">Brunschwig and Fils</a> wallpaper." Area rug by <a href="http://www.beauvaiscarpets.com/">Beauvais Carpets</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Morris County, New Jersey, home of Janet and Peter Simon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Janet Simon, <a href="http://janetsimoninc.com/">Janet Simon Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultant: Ralph Harvard, <a href="http://www.ralphharvard.com/">Ralph Harvard Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder (renovation): Ted Aanensen, <a href="http://www.aanensens.com/">Aanensen's</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Garden State Grandeur" text by Sabine Rothman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a> (October 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitVO8Azp9p9wdUgNVAJlbbZLK0fOunuiv6J8PTIUL3zX4zZHXU998AXeuXjQvj4YauKT4Dyqf3l4AXn97KomH95CYLQ0JIJrdYdOOrCa9IGzgn-yMFJ2n3J8qKbxHMvYMCH8fY4diiHCf/s1600/hbx-office-browns-bags-20-1010-de-82324165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitVO8Azp9p9wdUgNVAJlbbZLK0fOunuiv6J8PTIUL3zX4zZHXU998AXeuXjQvj4YauKT4Dyqf3l4AXn97KomH95CYLQ0JIJrdYdOOrCa9IGzgn-yMFJ2n3J8qKbxHMvYMCH8fY4diiHCf/s640/hbx-office-browns-bags-20-1010-de-82324165.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Dana] Abbott's mudroom doubles as her work space, with Arts and Crafts-inspired oak desk and vintage metal chair. The flooring is stamped antique terra-cotta tiles from <a href="http://www.xsurfaces.com/">Exquisite Surfaces</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior designer Dana Abbott's Corona del Mar, California home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Dana Abbott and Kim Fiscus, partners in <a href="http://www.mema-design.com/">Mema Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by David A. Keeps</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/casual-home-decor-1010?click=main_sr#slide-14">Natural and Polished</a>" produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (October 2010).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYyLQgFR-9TcVhR83D1u2surdOddePgZhhdT9aMn_uP1VQU-Crf9qWETZG3S9ybCXGetmEBZgOsnmLtMFCGBwnd3oAnfRsg0lYzP6opq0jo80GlDaTTYExkSk_UZideGu_YoRlxY7PG7-/s1600/showhome-mudroom-p153_OC11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYyLQgFR-9TcVhR83D1u2surdOddePgZhhdT9aMn_uP1VQU-Crf9qWETZG3S9ybCXGetmEBZgOsnmLtMFCGBwnd3oAnfRsg0lYzP6opq0jo80GlDaTTYExkSk_UZideGu_YoRlxY7PG7-/s640/showhome-mudroom-p153_OC11.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lockers perfectly accommodate coats, hats and accessories. The mudroom and servery at the back door of the 2011 Princess Margaret Showhome are visually joined by yellow toile-papered walls."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lockers, <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/">Restoration Hardware</a>. Bench, <a href="http://www.elte.com/">Elte</a>. Wallpaper, <a href="http://thibautdesign.com/">Thibaut</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by <a href="http://www.michaelgraydon.ca/">Michael Graydon</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/spacious-country-mudroom">Spacious Country Mudroom</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://houseandhome.com/magazine/2011-4">Canadian House and Home (October 2011)</a>.</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1jL3znr7pj7qOMlmPefKSdqqRsvRZgAY9WMmB3XO1uJshWViMHf2C3t3Y-ZmKekqnQK4bu-Jo6v5YUEnQARQcsFtiHbwN8paME3b4S67ecjiDWJp4xV9f5m-guQZKq3fxbeMmPaufAxK/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.miles-redd-09-mudroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1jL3znr7pj7qOMlmPefKSdqqRsvRZgAY9WMmB3XO1uJshWViMHf2C3t3Y-ZmKekqnQK4bu-Jo6v5YUEnQARQcsFtiHbwN8paME3b4S67ecjiDWJp4xV9f5m-guQZKq3fxbeMmPaufAxK/s640/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.miles-redd-09-mudroom.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The mudroom is painted <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/">Farrow and Ball</a>'s Olive; the chair is by George Nakashima."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greenwich, Connecticut, home of Jennifer and Dominic Moross and their children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.milesredd.com/">Miles Redd</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Rob Haskell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-07/miles-redd-connecticut-house-slideshow#/slide=9">Flights of Fancy</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2012). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MKV_innPFcdB6ne6thACN4TbyaqUs0gOQXnJrjG4L_89B0FHjxJ80HpKaqkkQ1NuOYadUVgX2ZNwMbtpdnFxotpTfo0-ZXBZ8ZfDHp4CUMyFS1u80W5Ic3bdJrbqJCKMjnTocP9uN8nF/s1600/img_Bremner_ss7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MKV_innPFcdB6ne6thACN4TbyaqUs0gOQXnJrjG4L_89B0FHjxJ80HpKaqkkQ1NuOYadUVgX2ZNwMbtpdnFxotpTfo0-ZXBZ8ZfDHp4CUMyFS1u80W5Ic3bdJrbqJCKMjnTocP9uN8nF/s640/img_Bremner_ss7.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Indiana artist John Thom painted a mural of Lake Maxinkuckee for the mudroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(I love the Nantucket bag hanging from the peg; I have a similar one.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lake Maxinkuckee, Indiana, vacation home of Gina and Jim Bremner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Suzanne Kasler, <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/">Suzanne Kasler Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural design by Gary Nance, <a href="http://garynance.com/">Nance Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder: Mike Stallings, Mirar Development Inc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/weekendlivingsecondhome/salute-to-summer_ss7.html">Salute to Summer</a>" produced by Betsy Harris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlsP8XdP73GxqIK3ZbPF3wMDMZYonRWRM3Wxwx-tOsvTBltJjVdNnyo7WG-1f4ZLhNFKImMp5sOy7eQ636xuNjltUJ9-ke0g5ejQHHZ-uIiTXW9NNYfLrYzgsLD6tUVnTo2vp-UVGLhYr/s1600/sun-valley-4-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlsP8XdP73GxqIK3ZbPF3wMDMZYonRWRM3Wxwx-tOsvTBltJjVdNnyo7WG-1f4ZLhNFKImMp5sOy7eQ636xuNjltUJ9-ke0g5ejQHHZ-uIiTXW9NNYfLrYzgsLD6tUVnTo2vp-UVGLhYr/s640/sun-valley-4-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The mudroom harbors the canoe in winter and also serves as pantry space because the kitchen is small."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Chipper Joseph.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Sandra Vlock and Glenn Arbonies, <a href="http://www.akvpc.com/">Arbonies King Vlock Architecture</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Maura McEvoy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/sun-valley-barn-style-house?click=main_sr#slide-4">A Barn-Style House in Sun Valley</a>" by Frances Schultz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>.</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiabALYe6g6o82Jc8WcmB_5APK7anq1y2cQ3-k79SKBqE2kCFWCNVdbqOvaYBgXO8SIEPqofSnaxdtNzyjvgjt-4bIiXZfRF4FxMMxUHHb5cZyyUZ9p6SzUOWvODpL3Cf8-3UDuvW7HSvf/s1600/101788874_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiabALYe6g6o82Jc8WcmB_5APK7anq1y2cQ3-k79SKBqE2kCFWCNVdbqOvaYBgXO8SIEPqofSnaxdtNzyjvgjt-4bIiXZfRF4FxMMxUHHb5cZyyUZ9p6SzUOWvODpL3Cf8-3UDuvW7HSvf/s640/101788874_ss.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In order to create a more functional and welcoming rear entrance, [Mary Douglas] Drysdale eliminated the exterior stairs and converted the lower-level former au pair room into a mudroom. [Homeowner] Karen Sealander's prized blue-and-white dishes look at home in an antique pine cabinet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1890s Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.) row house of Karen and Winfield Sealander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural and interior design by <a href="http://www.marydouglasdrysdale.com/">Mary Douglas Drysdale</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ron Blunt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/before-after-capitolhill-renovation_ss19.html">Before and After: Capitol Hill Renovation</a>" written and produced by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a> (March 2012).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbF8qevcJGuwyTo__DuGnLelQ_iiWBbvCnly7j78DgheCfq8GmET5Cicqs4GoMKX925Ol70En7_FpO0G1hy6xIKTQzGRqcW-RBf_W24OdkmIdGSbuJUD3gA3Qr67PK4re9chxhtMHndhaf/s1600/307-00530_SUP_HH_DE10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbF8qevcJGuwyTo__DuGnLelQ_iiWBbvCnly7j78DgheCfq8GmET5Cicqs4GoMKX925Ol70En7_FpO0G1hy6xIKTQzGRqcW-RBf_W24OdkmIdGSbuJUD3gA3Qr67PK4re9chxhtMHndhaf/s640/307-00530_SUP_HH_DE10.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Beautiful cabinets and wicker baskets conceal clutter in this high-traffic space. The mudroom in the 2010 Princess Margaret Showhome is a well-designed service entry equipped with a shower for rinsing off boots or showering the dog. Custom cabinetry offers plenty of storage while a built-in bench provides a practical place to sit. The heated bluestone pavers covering the floor are durable and low-maintenance."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2010 Princess Margaret Showhome.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by <a href="http://www.michaelgraydon.ca/">Michael Graydon</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/clean-organized-mudroom">Clean and Organized Mudroom</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/magazine/2010-6">Canadian House and Home (December 2010)</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6304vEZ2MujJ9dnfSio8r98OQxhip-YoG02Z7vF-SIuVkvYnICrBtH2A1afOGggNaBUfni5Iidgck8-yEddOX_hjHIzzwpnmWq-iVGzkF_Lba3SIcSZ7BCA6V5hGLA-jk4LgwrjHE67oO/s1600/img_campboxwoods_ss9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6304vEZ2MujJ9dnfSio8r98OQxhip-YoG02Z7vF-SIuVkvYnICrBtH2A1afOGggNaBUfni5Iidgck8-yEddOX_hjHIzzwpnmWq-iVGzkF_Lba3SIcSZ7BCA6V5hGLA-jk4LgwrjHE67oO/s640/img_campboxwoods_ss9.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A coffered ceiling creates architectural character overhead . . . while a panel of stained glass partitions the mudroom from the adjoining interior space in a kaleidoscope of color. Antique French dinnerware decorates the wall commanded by a step-back china cabinet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Madison, Georgia, retreat of Dan Belman and Randy Korando.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design, contracting and landscape design by Randy Korando and Dan Belman, Boxwood Gardens and Gifts in Atlanta, Georgia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Colleen Duffley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Candace Ord Manroe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/weekendlivingsecondhome/campboxwoods_ss9.html">Camp Boxwoods</a>" produced by Lisa Mowry.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSunmpK7P9hGaNat8QU7cuV3NOAhRB01N6rPOFtDy8SFyPz7H_pKM3pFB60fx2a-omZPJ_sdhtd_Z73qe38FpPuDXcStxBi-SxTiTbRV7Vm_AVzJBouI7M10uqErJX8FgRtwueCkwkYQg/s1600/img_crowleyhouse_9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSunmpK7P9hGaNat8QU7cuV3NOAhRB01N6rPOFtDy8SFyPz7H_pKM3pFB60fx2a-omZPJ_sdhtd_Z73qe38FpPuDXcStxBi-SxTiTbRV7Vm_AVzJBouI7M10uqErJX8FgRtwueCkwkYQg/s640/img_crowleyhouse_9.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Coats and hats hang from hooks in an arched niche in the mudroom. The drawer below stores more gear."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Canaan, Connecticut, home of Serena and Paul Crowley and their children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design consultant: Serena Crowley, <a href="http://www.serenacrowleydesign.com/">Serena Crowley Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural design by Louise Brooks; project manager, Charles Loucks, <a href="http://www.brooksandfalotico.com/">Brooks and Falotico Associates, Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder: Frank Tavolacci, Tavolacci Builders.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/crowley-house_ss9.html">Sunshine and Sensibility</a>" produced by Bonnie Maharam.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGAzYO0Ba81LZxXBeQXVwS17fO2EO9UCCTWWgs7RuX3CR2gq5YWvWz3b9oUerafSMMpJ5RvwG-tJVbRoG2Bs3Z0RNFUyaIxgDcXL3LtuTq4-ppiqLJT1RZc_E1WyRvgvmi4W32tswCGII/s1600/img_crowleyhouse_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGAzYO0Ba81LZxXBeQXVwS17fO2EO9UCCTWWgs7RuX3CR2gq5YWvWz3b9oUerafSMMpJ5RvwG-tJVbRoG2Bs3Z0RNFUyaIxgDcXL3LtuTq4-ppiqLJT1RZc_E1WyRvgvmi4W32tswCGII/s640/img_crowleyhouse_8.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Serena [Crowley] arranges bouquets in the potting room, with its deep copper sink and open shelves for vases."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is not a picture of a mudroom; this is the potting room. The Crowley family has a separate mudroom, which is pictured in the previous photo. However, a mudroom can double as a potting room as the following photo attests.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Canaan, Connecticut, home of Serena and Paul Crowley and their children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design consultant: Serena Crowley, <a href="http://www.serenacrowleydesign.com/">Serena Crowley Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural design by Louise Brooks; project manager, Charles Loucks, <a href="http://www.brooksandfalotico.com/">Brooks and Falotico Associates, Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder: Frank Tavolacci, Tavolacci Builders.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/crowley-house_ss8.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunshine and Sensibility</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" produced by Bonnie Maharam.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional Home</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4jexSedhpsnuLXhxng5QNrD0rXEAOFGpenO8d2oNC5KMt_11kEh5-EgvUnVIiSBXQPKJYDYlndIl9sfAEyoaLAunoQ1t_tVcg6OKkYFR-D56RpKZP-F7YbOr6pMCXxyShi6_2_zIlVJn/s1600/1-cottage-kitchen-dec0707_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4jexSedhpsnuLXhxng5QNrD0rXEAOFGpenO8d2oNC5KMt_11kEh5-EgvUnVIiSBXQPKJYDYlndIl9sfAEyoaLAunoQ1t_tVcg6OKkYFR-D56RpKZP-F7YbOr6pMCXxyShi6_2_zIlVJn/s640/1-cottage-kitchen-dec0707_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The mudroom multitasks for flower arranging, with open shelves that store baskets and the owner's pitcher collection. Beadboard and an oversize porcelain farm silk create the feeling of turn-of-the century Martha's Vineyard. Resilient navy-blue granite countertops keep watermarks at bay and oak floors have a light pine stain so sand doesn't show."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beach house at Martha's Vineyard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Paula Perlini, <a href="http://www.paulaperlini.com/">Paula Perlini Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Don Freeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/cottage-classic-0707?click=main_sr#slide-1">Cottage Classic</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (July 2007).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfv4bQfmbifaLRm9ljGBU9mM7_0NxHddSlp3yj8cOayKhGm6qOQnoZyEFDFdLEyAWbX6u5zwZmY88uVqe11Kp6Yb02y8fk8jN-vpNFwXZkMXogmi0wI_TbBnDP2BPuLSURDV4Jy4gUKrYv/s1600/2-willey-0309-xlg-75591883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfv4bQfmbifaLRm9ljGBU9mM7_0NxHddSlp3yj8cOayKhGm6qOQnoZyEFDFdLEyAWbX6u5zwZmY88uVqe11Kp6Yb02y8fk8jN-vpNFwXZkMXogmi0wI_TbBnDP2BPuLSURDV4Jy4gUKrYv/s640/2-willey-0309-xlg-75591883.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A bold burst of citron in the entrance hall - <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Fresh Cut Grass - is the first clue that this isn't a typical Nantucket cottage. Designer John Willey chose amplified colors for every room. The Turquoise Empire Chandelier by Marjorie Skouras adds an element of exotic chic. Vintage baskets under an antique English console are for beach towels; the entry doubles as a mudroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nantucket guesthouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by John Willey, <a href="http://willeydesign.com/">Willey Design Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Lisa Cregan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/john-willey-bright-design?click=main_sr#slide-1">Sky + Sea + Citron</a>" produced by Ellen O'Neill and Orli Ben-Dor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (March 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbZRsm6bgVuJ7tJz5KAdX1mKPeu0Nw3sq3u5z0NbS63nbNCxDwXFBPunhq-h8d8dpXYETfQxLGuwgSCvdM22Gz3Lm5lJVZIlbPQ36Wp7_tkxz69ZUcb2PRqnpBsKfOpSr9koGQuLG0Asp/s1600/hbx-10-selke-garage-stripes-mudroom-de-93618968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbZRsm6bgVuJ7tJz5KAdX1mKPeu0Nw3sq3u5z0NbS63nbNCxDwXFBPunhq-h8d8dpXYETfQxLGuwgSCvdM22Gz3Lm5lJVZIlbPQ36Wp7_tkxz69ZUcb2PRqnpBsKfOpSr9koGQuLG0Asp/s640/hbx-10-selke-garage-stripes-mudroom-de-93618968.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A dog door is a practical must-have" in a mudroom, which is painted <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Sweet Vibrations. KraftMaid cabinets. <a href="http://www.dashandalbert.com/">Dash and Albert</a> indoor/outdoor rug.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.annieselke.com/">Annie Selke</a>.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/home-makeovers/garage-makeover-design-1010?click=main_sr#slide-15">Home Makeover Part 8: Annie Selke's Garage</a>" interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (October 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCpBJ1YiVmqcwIoKDs3GKfSD9PmJdvHeXBaTri0h3Kme9-qlSLtCUQPy7bVdveKj5tt-jgHaoK9D6qT8SzXxdh-lfzeYp1VQK85AZrUA8hsmlIHTtabIVQXIFfec5Nsmfm2iLhuFkrza9/s1600/orange-accent-wall-foyer-0911-berman-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCpBJ1YiVmqcwIoKDs3GKfSD9PmJdvHeXBaTri0h3Kme9-qlSLtCUQPy7bVdveKj5tt-jgHaoK9D6qT8SzXxdh-lfzeYp1VQK85AZrUA8hsmlIHTtabIVQXIFfec5Nsmfm2iLhuFkrza9/s640/orange-accent-wall-foyer-0911-berman-mdn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Strong color - <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Fresno - keeps the mudroom from looking like your everyday mudroom." Anchor pillow by <a href="http://www.jonathanadler.com/">Jonathan Adler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Jersey beach house of Maureen Doron, owner of the clothing store <a href="http://shop-skirt.com/">Skirt</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mona Ross Berman, <a href="http://www.monarossberman.com/">Mona Ross Berman Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jonny Valiant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Lisa Cregan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/vintage-colorful-beach-house-0911?click=main_sr#slide-7">A Sixties Surfer-Chic Beach House</a>" produced by Ori Ben-Dor and David M. Murphy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (September 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBJ8KH4YIeslWjSzhuEuuJFq5Ue76icXP3rZ4-qNVaqzbTCTB4cKYlDuviJlnFB1KUEzAocK2HVdv29YdWqj9BD0X590gAmmtrrm__Pic1j0MY3VFt787gxycx4F60xioyb4tuRCHk2BQ/s1600/mudroom-m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBJ8KH4YIeslWjSzhuEuuJFq5Ue76icXP3rZ4-qNVaqzbTCTB4cKYlDuviJlnFB1KUEzAocK2HVdv29YdWqj9BD0X590gAmmtrrm__Pic1j0MY3VFt787gxycx4F60xioyb4tuRCHk2BQ/s400/mudroom-m.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Doors on lockers keep things out of sight and give this space a less cluttered look."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laurey W. Glenn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styling by Lisa Powell Bailey.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/solutions/mudroom-perfection-no-more-clutter-by-the-door-00400000008339/">Mudroom Perfection: No More Clutter by the Door</a>" by Alice Welsh Doyle.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/">Southern Living</a> (October 2005).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJdXDGtjGBCeeei4G97x2Ol8Lz8Ef3m_2gMrq_3GKtjjjdybErinIEb6SRdnTW7YCFDCFXGTvBRX0VraKhW2LCzwVNoPOehn-VlwKMvkw4xJlbskhOFklsI2qW9MVrEEcj7Zr0zh3hdhn/s1600/white-mud-room-1-0107-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJdXDGtjGBCeeei4G97x2Ol8Lz8Ef3m_2gMrq_3GKtjjjdybErinIEb6SRdnTW7YCFDCFXGTvBRX0VraKhW2LCzwVNoPOehn-VlwKMvkw4xJlbskhOFklsI2qW9MVrEEcj7Zr0zh3hdhn/s640/white-mud-room-1-0107-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The blue and white lattice pattern of the <a href="http://www.luludk.com/">Lulu DK</a> fabric covering the seat cushion in the mudroom mimics the diamond motif of the marble floor."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco home with views of the bay.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Karyn R. Millet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/san-francisco-cottage-0107?click=main_sr#slide-6">Happiness Now . . . Casual!</a>" by Heather Macisaac.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (January 2007).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXHAV6O3m9HvgSw94SzaOgZMzj9ssWyc-qQFfk74AnidNe3aFXmmMGYnfFeDy58Ej5vG_IQtGEFBaPRoZy-DgJOmaBpKc-86oUoQD9GRvtZHl_Wt_VpTprC4tAzLE7PisbtPRJ4conzGE/s1600/white-kitchen-2-0107-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXHAV6O3m9HvgSw94SzaOgZMzj9ssWyc-qQFfk74AnidNe3aFXmmMGYnfFeDy58Ej5vG_IQtGEFBaPRoZy-DgJOmaBpKc-86oUoQD9GRvtZHl_Wt_VpTprC4tAzLE7PisbtPRJ4conzGE/s640/white-kitchen-2-0107-xlg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The pantry, with reclaimed terra-cotta floors from Country Floors, doubles as a mudroom. An extendable KWC faucet is paired with Linkasink's nickel silver farmhouse sink. Antique butcher block from Howard Kaplan."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Hilary Musser.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gridley and Graves.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/kitchen-otm-masschusetts-0107?click=main_sr#slide-4">A Collector's Fantasy in Nantucket</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (January 2007).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuV1xuz0HdEE_a4bv_BPznxgzFd9MYmpkHecKbB-O9oPh5WXthPK8Mb9BLNQ3F_9UicHK9gBMMVy03MaOCQHGQCXLWZNwI0LiLFXckfYjddHGigpCB9e9hzEleHrhG02cz0p37nbcLMdrm/s1600/img_horseheaven_ss5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuV1xuz0HdEE_a4bv_BPznxgzFd9MYmpkHecKbB-O9oPh5WXthPK8Mb9BLNQ3F_9UicHK9gBMMVy03MaOCQHGQCXLWZNwI0LiLFXckfYjddHGigpCB9e9hzEleHrhG02cz0p37nbcLMdrm/s640/img_horseheaven_ss5.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A clever pet door in the mudroom allows the homeowner's two dogs, two cats, and even visiting dogs such as this curious pooch to pop in and out on their own schedules. Because the animals have the run of the house, fabrics and finishes are durable and pet-friendly."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Door with dog gate: Woodstone Architectural Windows and Doors.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Horsewoman Diana Cummings's home about 50 miles from Washington, D.C.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shoshana Datlow, Lifestyle Interiors Inc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Mark Buchanan, AIA, <a href="http://nlbarchitects.com/">Neumann Lewis Buchanan Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder: Jim Eicher, J.D. Eicher Builder Inc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape contractor: Rich Shoemaker, Shoemaker Landscape Inc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ron Blunt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/horseheavenss_5.html">Horse Heaven</a>" written and produced by John Francisco Andreu.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

In the Mudroom

A mudroom is a transitional space in a house - a place to leave items from school, work or sport - before entering one's home. A mudroom...

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