DIY Entryway Mudroom

Sarah Cook
by Sarah Cook
2 Materials
$200
3 Days
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For years and years, even before my husband and I owned our home, I have dreamed of having a mudroom in our entry. When we bought our first house 2 years ago that dream finally became a reality. We scoured Pinterest for inspiration and picked apart different ideas to create our own custom design.

We started with this blank space right when you enter our home. I made a rough sketch of my vision on the wall with chalk.

We ripped up the baseboard and built a frame for the cubbies out of plywood.

The bottom shelf and top support boards for the bench seat were added next.

Next came the framing for top, bottom, sides and front of the cubby dividers.

We popped a piece of plywood on top for the bench seat and were ready to secure it to the wall.

I wanted to add some character to the wall above the bench, so we added a board and batten treatment with beadboard in between.

The top of the board and batten was finished with a flat board and some decorative trim.

I filled all of the nail holes with wood putty, sanded the heck out everything and then painted the board and batten and the cubbies white. We stained the top but I don't have a picture of that process.

The last step was to add the hooks and accessories- my favorite part!

Fore more details and product sources, check out the full post on my blog! http://www.littleredbrickhouse.com

Suggested materials:
  • Wood
  • Paint
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  • Jennie Reis Jennie Reis on Apr 07, 2019

    Hi! I'm trying to find the whole tutorial on your blog page but the page isn't working?

  • Craig Harmon Jr. Craig Harmon Jr. on Apr 22, 2019

    Your website is not working. How can I get the plans for this project?

  • Hal53852555 Hal53852555 on Oct 17, 2021

    Do you have dimensions or the sizes of wood you used & materials???

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