The 10 Top Entries and Mudrooms of Spring 2023
Get ideas for formal and casual spaces with a variety of storage and style options sure to make an impression
This Trending Now story features the most-saved entry photos uploaded to Houzz between March 15 and June 15, 2023.
A lot happens at the threshold of a home. People come and go, put on and take off coats and shoes. They drop bags, keys, mail and dog leashes. And they get their first and final impressions of the home. Some people have a formal front entry along with a less formal side entry. Others need one entry to serve as both. No matter what your style and functional needs are, you’ll find plenty of ideas in this countdown of the most-saved entry and mudroom photos recently uploaded to Houzz.
A lot happens at the threshold of a home. People come and go, put on and take off coats and shoes. They drop bags, keys, mail and dog leashes. And they get their first and final impressions of the home. Some people have a formal front entry along with a less formal side entry. Others need one entry to serve as both. No matter what your style and functional needs are, you’ll find plenty of ideas in this countdown of the most-saved entry and mudroom photos recently uploaded to Houzz.
9. Slim and Stylish
For this long and narrow New York entry, Betty Wasserman Art & Interiors chose a slim, glossy blue console that creates a drop zone while punching up the look and feel of the space. Curved brass details on the piece are echoed in the mirror frame and rug pattern. And horizontal lines in the wallpaper help visually expand the tight space while drawing the eye ahead toward views of the East River and Manhattan.
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For this long and narrow New York entry, Betty Wasserman Art & Interiors chose a slim, glossy blue console that creates a drop zone while punching up the look and feel of the space. Curved brass details on the piece are echoed in the mirror frame and rug pattern. And horizontal lines in the wallpaper help visually expand the tight space while drawing the eye ahead toward views of the East River and Manhattan.
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8. Bright and Balanced
Douglah Designs emphasized strong, clean lines in this Scandi-style Northern California formal entry with a sleek black door that features multiple panel windows and a sidelight. Meanwhile, curved forms on an Aalto tea trolley, a midcentury plant stand and a Vertigo light fixture help soften the look.
Douglah Designs emphasized strong, clean lines in this Scandi-style Northern California formal entry with a sleek black door that features multiple panel windows and a sidelight. Meanwhile, curved forms on an Aalto tea trolley, a midcentury plant stand and a Vertigo light fixture help soften the look.
7. A Little Bit of English Country
Etch Design Group provided extensive storage in this Austin, Texas, mudroom that includes locker cabinets and drawers under a wraparound bench. The dark cabinetry, wood accents, brass hardware and coat hooks lend a casual English country vibe to the highly organized space.
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Etch Design Group provided extensive storage in this Austin, Texas, mudroom that includes locker cabinets and drawers under a wraparound bench. The dark cabinetry, wood accents, brass hardware and coat hooks lend a casual English country vibe to the highly organized space.
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6. Farmhouse Feel
Sometimes less is more. The entry to this San Jose, California, home by Robson Homes flows into a living space. But a red door, paneled white walls and light wood flooring in a herringbone pattern signal that you’ve entered a world of farmhouse charm. Two nesting tables out of view near the door offer a place to drop items.
Sometimes less is more. The entry to this San Jose, California, home by Robson Homes flows into a living space. But a red door, paneled white walls and light wood flooring in a herringbone pattern signal that you’ve entered a world of farmhouse charm. Two nesting tables out of view near the door offer a place to drop items.
5. Transitional Treasure
For the mudroom side of this combined mudroom-laundry room in Groveport, Ohio, Dave Fox Design Build Remodelers created pleasing symmetry with a floating maple bench bookended by tall cabinets. The Shaker-style cabinets, slate-look porcelain flooring and foggy gray accent wall (Link Gray by Sherwin-Williams) give the space a fresh look while nodding to the home’s historical roots.
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For the mudroom side of this combined mudroom-laundry room in Groveport, Ohio, Dave Fox Design Build Remodelers created pleasing symmetry with a floating maple bench bookended by tall cabinets. The Shaker-style cabinets, slate-look porcelain flooring and foggy gray accent wall (Link Gray by Sherwin-Williams) give the space a fresh look while nodding to the home’s historical roots.
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4. Rustic and Refined
A Rocky Mountain mudroom needs durable flooring, a good spot to put on and take off boots, lots of hooks for coats, and storage for hats, mittens, gloves and scarves. Britt Design Group checked all those boxes in this Telluride, Colorado, entry while giving the space welcoming modern rustic style.
The gray built-ins are painted in Tin Lizzie by Sherwin-Williams. The flooring is walnut travertine.
A Rocky Mountain mudroom needs durable flooring, a good spot to put on and take off boots, lots of hooks for coats, and storage for hats, mittens, gloves and scarves. Britt Design Group checked all those boxes in this Telluride, Colorado, entry while giving the space welcoming modern rustic style.
The gray built-ins are painted in Tin Lizzie by Sherwin-Williams. The flooring is walnut travertine.
3. Open-Arm Greeting
Here’s an entry visitors will never forget. The fun-loving Austin, Texas, family that lives here wanted to greet guests in a way that would make a strong and playful first impression. Adella Design responded with giant octopus wallpaper on the walls and ceiling (Underwater Dream VI from Wallsauce). She then worked in vintage Murano glass light fixtures that complement the under-the-sea vignette.
Here’s an entry visitors will never forget. The fun-loving Austin, Texas, family that lives here wanted to greet guests in a way that would make a strong and playful first impression. Adella Design responded with giant octopus wallpaper on the walls and ceiling (Underwater Dream VI from Wallsauce). She then worked in vintage Murano glass light fixtures that complement the under-the-sea vignette.
2. Indoor-Outdoor Interest
A wall of steel and glass blurs the lines between inside and out in this Austin, Texas, entry. Kelle Contine Interior Design offset the strict architectural lines with a custom rug featuring circular patterns. The curves are picked up in the wood bench and mirror.
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A wall of steel and glass blurs the lines between inside and out in this Austin, Texas, entry. Kelle Contine Interior Design offset the strict architectural lines with a custom rug featuring circular patterns. The curves are picked up in the wood bench and mirror.
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1. Mountain Modern
Located in the mountains of Truckee, California, this entry needed to stand up to snowy boots, provide a spot where people could sit and take them off and include hooks for coats and scarves. KTG Design matched the warm, contemporary style of the home with a floating cast-concrete bench, Cote d’Azur stone tile flooring and a white oak V-groove door and cabinets.
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Located in the mountains of Truckee, California, this entry needed to stand up to snowy boots, provide a spot where people could sit and take them off and include hooks for coats and scarves. KTG Design matched the warm, contemporary style of the home with a floating cast-concrete bench, Cote d’Azur stone tile flooring and a white oak V-groove door and cabinets.
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A lovely arched wooden French door floods light into this Carmel, Indiana, formal entry by Everything Home. An intricately carved custom console serves as an elegant landing zone. A set of lamps and an abstract painting elevate the look.
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