Lack of a mud room? So what!
2008 August 17
After drooling over this mudbench and the hanging hooks, I strong-armed my dear hubby into helping my re-organize the hall/entry closet. Now my “work of art” is certainly not as glorious, but the closet is now functional instead of a 4 letter word. (And I got rid of another of my household nemeses – the inconvenient hanging clothes bars and shelves that are too deep to reach to the back! Mu-ha-ha-ha!) On top of that, I have a good pile of things for the YMCA Advancement next time they come to take donations. Thus – I present my “entry” (pun intended) for the Organizing Junkie’s Roundup – the Entry Way.
Sorry no before pictures. I was in such a hurry to get going on the project.
Very nice!!! It looks great and a hook for everything!
Thanks Caille! I was so glad to get it done. I like this closet now.
I LOVE those hooks! Good luck in the Org Junkie contest!
I can’t read the labels and I’m nosy, what’s in the buckets?
I always struggle with ‘what’s essential to this room/area?’ 
whoops- forgot this:
LOVE THE NEW ENTRY WAY CLOSET!!!!!!!!!!!!
A True Work of Art!!! And another inspiration to add to my pile for our new house!!
Great idea! I’ve got a similar situation, so I just might have to try this…! Thanks!
@Lindsay
labels are “Winter Hats”, “Scarves and Mittens”, “Rain Gear, Emergency and Swimming”
I love those hooks. That was such a great idea, looks perfectly organized!!!
Love, love, love your idea. So practical and looks great too!
One more question for you…what are the dimensions on this closet? Would like to compare to mine to see how realistic this would be for me. Thanks!
@Susan
The closet is 19 inches deep and 36 inches wide (on the inside). Is that what you needed?
It’s cool to think that what I did might be helping others too!
wow that looks really good. I like how you made a hall closet a mudroom of its own
What a smart idea! I wish I would have thought of this before redoing my coat closet. I really like the hooks for hanging up hats. Maybe I can add that to the back of the closet that I just reorganized. Thanks for sharing!
That’s great! I am looking for a way to turn my downstairs entryway closet into the exact same mudroom (literally- I showed my husband the very picture you linked to!).
wow this is amazing what you did with the space you had! love it!
Love it! I don’t think I would have thought of just doing the hooks around the walls like that! Great idea! And give your hubby a pat on the back for a job well done too!
Oh. My. That is a GREAT idea! And it looks cheap and easy to do…I may have to borrow this one…
I love this closet! You did such a great job on it. My favorite is the special hook for the vacuum hose. Those things are a pain to store and you found the perfect solution. I’m going to borrow it.