

You understand these “in case you give a mouse a cookie” tasks that result in many extra? Properly this mudroom is the rationale we renovated our primary flooring, added a brand new kitchen after which got here again round and did a makeover on this room, too HA!
That makes us sound ridiculous, however I’m glad we did the renovation. LOL! Many cookies later, right here we’re. I’ll add hyperlinks to the entire renovation on the finish of this submit, however at this time I wish to speak particularly concerning the mudroom makeover challenge, why it began right here, what we did and (didn’t do) on this house and why.
Whereas we undoubtedly made some beauty adjustments, we additionally used what we had!


Imagine it or not, our renovation challenge began TWO YEARS in the past (my how time flies!). We simply hung the sunshine on this room a few months in the past, so all of it takes time. I’ve much more concepts for this house however we are going to save these for the long run. We love how it’s now.
Additionally I by no means know what to name this room. Mudroom? It’s additionally a pantry. The canine’s feeding station. A hallway. There’s obtained to be a extra charming phrase than mudroom! Please assist me discover one thing extra inspiring! I’m jealous of those that have butler’s pantries however I’m very grateful to have a mudroom :).
Disclaimer: I made a decision to incorporate a couple of pictures on this submit that I had proven in our Christmas tour, too, however relaxation assured we don’t preserve Christmas decor up all yr. 🙂
Mudroom Makeover Initiatives


Eradicating the outside door
This mudroom wall beforehand led to our yard, however we needed to shut up the doorway to make room for the Tiny Cottage (which is now the place my dad and mom dwell!).
Right here’s a few pictures of the way it seemed like “earlier than”.




I used to be a little bit unhappy to lose the door due to the pure gentle the window introduced in, but it surely was a small sacrifice for the Tiny Cottage.
The necessity to take away that door is when and why our complete primary flooring renovation began.
Since we have been shedding the door to the yard, we wanted a brand new exterior door to have the ability to entry the yard.
And so long as we’re including a brand new door ….
Many cookies later, we now have beautiful French doorways in a brand new kitchen that result in the yard.
Ha! It’s true, we may’ve added new doorways with out a new kitchen and it might’ve been fabulous, too. I had plenty of concepts for that! However I assumed all of it by fastidiously and there actually have been many good causes to renovate as we did (which I’ve shared previously).
So right here we’re. I’ve no regrets.
Isn’t it wild although how tasks can snowball?


Mudroom Format
Whereas the door elimination did in reality result in the complete primary flooring renovation after which we returned to this room and made beauty adjustments to circulation with the remainder of the tasks 🙂 we didn’t change the structure of this room in any respect. Simply patched up the outlet the place the door was! 🙂
This little room is true off our kitchen. It results in the storage and the Tiny Cottage in addition to the whale powder room. It’s a little bit hub, virtually a hallway!


I’ll admit that in our renovation I got here up with many extra concepts for the way to “enhance” this Tiny Mudroom by renovating the house extra extensively. Ha! That’s what I do. I dream of concepts. It’s enjoyable for me to dream, plus “so long as you’re doing XYZ” it actually does make sense to make sure you aren’t “lacking a possibility” to enhance it “whereas the contractors are there anyway.”
However ultimately I confirmed that the prevailing structure of the mudroom labored for us and is all we wanted anyway! Phew.
That is why I recommend you all the time dwell in an area FIRST earlier than you renovate. That means you know the way your property capabilities.


The mudroom is the one room on the primary flooring you can tuck something away in, so regardless that it’s tiny, I like the closet and open flooring house right here.
With that mentioned, I didn’t need us to deal with it as a storage room, regardless that typically it’s helpful as a brief touchdown spot like Christmas decor or different stuff that’s heading to the storage.
To keep away from the entire room turning into a everlasting litter magnet, we made all of it cute and every a part of it’s purposeful for every single day life.
Give areas clear functions and make them cute. That’s the secret — it really works for us each time.
So now that you know the way we obtained right here 🙂 I’ll share the distinct functions of this house and the beauty makeovers we did!


Flooring
We switched out flooring all through the home in the course of the renovation so we carried the identical White Oak (engineered hardwood) proper on into the mudroom and the pantry closet. This makes me glad –I like how clear it feels! In a small house, carrying the flooring all through could make a distinction. Nevertheless it typically it is smart to modify just one house. If you are able to do so at a logical spot, you may even make it extra charming like including tile to fulfill as much as wooden.
Right here’s when the mudroom flooring got here out, earlier than the door was eliminated!


Paint
Since we have been portray the complete primary flooring, and we needed to paint the wall and beadboard after it had been repaired, we determined it made sense to color the entire room :). We did a reverse trim colour so the wooden is now all in a fairly shade of blue (Smoke Benjamin Moore) and the partitions are the creamy white colour of our kitchen (Basic Mild Buff Sherwin Williams). I’m glad we did it this fashion. I beloved the way it was too, but it surely feels cheery and enjoyable to stroll in to this little house now and makes it really feel particular.
Pantry Closet


The pantry closet was already right here and purposeful with stable shelving, so we left it as is — aside from the paint! We’ll most likely add some hooks, however the cabinets are good for a pantry or no matter we determine to make use of it for sooner or later (I nonetheless have concepts ha!).
The Lazy Susans we had purchased to assist with group within the earlier kitchen earlier than the renovation however they got here in helpful right here! It’s good to have the ability to spin them round so you may see the whole lot and it makes it simpler to maintain it organized.
I’m contemplating some kind of baskets for the ground of the closet, however I do like having the choice of the ground being clear so we now have someplace to to stash all of the random issues we don’t have a spot for throughout a celebration or anytime. Plus it seems good (if we’d be capable to preserve it clear ha, that’s the query).
Use What You Have Canine Feeding Station


The primary goal of this room is it’s a spot to feed the canine. So principally it’s the canine room. We even stored Finnegan’s crate in right here when he first got here to us (however now he’s upstairs).
You understand these fancy canine feeding stations you see on Pinterest or Instagram with in-built taps?
We don’t have something like that. 🙂
We used what we had (the in-built bench) and made it work for us.


Glass jars
The very first thing I did was to get these hermetic glass jars to retailer their meals in. I like these jars! We’ve got them in this dimension and this bigger dimension. They are often nice for bulk pantry gadgets as effectively.
With a pet and a “senior” canine they every have completely different meals. We determined to make use of the prevailing mudroom bench (which we don’t want to sit down on) as a handy pet food station. There may be storage beneath the bench high which we use for additional gadgets we don’t want fairly often.
My husband feeds the canine and prefers quick access to their meals and bowls. So slightly than put all of it within the closet or kitchen, he desires it proper right here.
I recommend every time potential, design areas in line with what works for the individuals who use it probably the most.
I attempt to present the sensible methods we truly use our dwelling, so that is how we made probably the most of what we had right here (the prevailing storage bench) and made it right into a system that works for our chief canine feeder.


Baskets
We determined to place the jars into these baskets as a result of it gave a little bit additional storage to tuck within the canine bowls. Plus I didn’t need Finnegan to knock the jars down for the reason that jars could be slippery and he was so interested by them!
Now the hampers preserve the whole lot collectively and in place and add a pleasant texture to the room, too.


Hooks
I’m an enormous fan of hooks. There have been already hooks on this spot however we had these whale tail hooks that we introduced from our final dwelling so we simply swapped them for hooks which can be a little bit quirky however a enjoyable nod to our coastal dwelling. Plus they’re a little bit connection to the whale wallpaper that was already right here within the adjoining powder room.


These hooks are helpful for thus many issues, however day after day we principally use them to hold breadboards and baskets to carry the canine treats or any dietary supplements for them, too.
It’s a handy place to hold visitor coats or tote luggage, too, as wanted.


Ornamental Updates
Botanical art work
We had the 2 giant framed botanicals for years (initially from Ballard Designs, they don’t appear to have them anymore). I beloved that they make an enormous assertion right here and add shades of inexperienced. They actually make a enjoyable assertion and add extra colour and curiosity to this house.
Listed below are some botanicals which can be very comparable!


Mild Fixture
The sunshine fixture within the mudroom is new — it’s such a fairly shade of inexperienced (this gentle in rosemary mist colour)! This was the very last thing we added to the room. Altering lighting fixtures is one thing I love to do in virtually each room once we transfer to a brand new dwelling (over time) as a result of it provides character and brings our personal character to the house.


Spherical Rug
I did get this darling new spherical rug (it’s the similar rug, however a unique colour than one my mother has within the Tiny Cottage…mine is Legacy Blue). It’s exhausting to seek out rugs that work in a small or completely different formed room like this and actually virtually pointless, however spherical made the room really feel cozy, introduced the colours collectively, I can use it within the powder room, too.
Corkboard
We’ve had the large cork board for a few years (I believe I obtained it at HomeGoods) so at the very least for now, we use it right here! It’s helpful for group. Utilizing one thing we had provides us time to consider precisely what we would like, too!
I’ve rounded up some comparable cork boards / pin boards right here.


We’ve been making a couple of updates to our powder room, too. The whale paper will keep at the very least for awhile however we’re engaged on a couple of easy updates.
I’ll have extra to share on that house quickly.


So there you will have it! The place and challenge that began all of it. Like I mentioned, we now have no regrets. That is our “without end” dwelling and we adore it right here. Plus it’s not a big dwelling, so we wish to make each house work effectively for us.
A spot for the whole lot and the whole lot as a replacement!
That’s my phrase for the yr and it’s been such an inspiration all through our renovation over the previous two years, too.


Semi Flush Mount Mild in Gloss Rosemary
Spherical Braided Rug in Legacy Blue
Botanical Artwork (comparable)
Hermetic Glass Jar with Lid (Bigger dimension)
Ocean Artwork Print (printed on textured paper) in This Walnut Oak Wooden Body (Discover this similar print assortment and different favourite artwork and frames in my Amazon Artwork and Body storefront)