Every house needs this,” Barbara says of the mudroom: “The back entrance the family uses 90 percent of the time, where everyone can disrobe, take their shoes off,” and get rid of the mail, newspaper, and work bags before they clutter up the rest of the house. This room, which Barbara lovingly refers to as “the guts of the house,” should contain plenty of storage options, including coat hooks and cabinets. (It should also have shiplap wall paneling instead of sheet rock, she says, since it’s bound to get beaten up.)
Every house needs this,” Barbara says of the mudroom: “The back entrance the family uses 90 percent of the time, where everyone can disrobe, take their shoes off,” and get rid of the mail, newspaper, and work bags before they clutter up the rest of the house. This room, which Barbara lovingly refers to as “the guts of the house,” should contain plenty of storage options, including coat hooks and cabinets. (It should also have shiplap wall paneling instead of sheet rock, she says, since it’s bound to get beaten up.)
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