40 Mudroom Ideas for Spaces Small and Large

Combine style and function with these mudroom ideas.

In many homes, the mudroom is the first thing guests see upon entering. No matter how much space you have, create an entryway that’s welcoming and has plenty of storage for shoes, coats, and bags. Even if you just have a small section of hallway available, adding a few shelves, cabinets, and hooks can quickly update a mudroom with a lot more storage. Pick and choose from our best mudroom ideas to create your dream space.

Large Mudroom Storage

If your entryway opens into a large room, consider decking it out as a complete mudroom and storage area. In addition to built-in storage for coats and shoes, this mudroom includes an extra set of shelves for storing any odds and ends, while also doubling as a computer room with a built-in desk.

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Mudroom with Hidden Storage

If simple shelves and hooks just don’t cut it for your family, go all in on storage. This mudroom has a false wall behind the cabinets, and actually opens into a larger closet for keeping even more shoes and coats.

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Mudroom Bench Ideas

A built-in bench is a great addition to a mudroom, because it provides a place to sit down and tie shoes before heading out the door. This cushioned bench also doubles as a storage space, with built-in cubbies beneath for organizing shoes.

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Closet-Turned-Mudroom

Turn an entryway closet into an all-purpose mudroom with built-in shelves, drawers, and rods for hanging coats. This closet has ample space for storing shoes and bags, and the extra room is filled with sports equipment, laundry supplies, and school backpacks.

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Minimalist Mudroom Ideas

Create a light and airy entryway by keeping the walls white and installing white shelves and cabinets. If you don’t need a ton of storage space in your mudroom, keep the storage to a few open shelves and built-in benches, and consider adding another element to the room, like a desk space.

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Small Mudroom Ideas

When your entryway opens into a hallway or another room, you can still create a lot of storage space by adding built-in cubbies. In this design, everyone in the house has their own space for storing shoes, hanging coats and bags, and a basket for anything else to help stay organized.

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Built-In Mudroom Storage

A small built-in section helps maximize space in this tight entryway. A low, built-in bench gives the option for placing items like purses, and creates space for a drawer beneath, and hooks, shelves, and cabinets above for extra storage.

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Colorful Mudroom Ideas

Lots of trending mudrooms make use of farmhouse style with white cabinets and wood floors, but there’s no reason you can’t break the mold and use bright colors. This design accents built-in cubbies with bright blue paint, which contrasts with the colorful coral floors and patterned area rug.

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Classic White Mudroom

No matter how much space you have in your mudroom, you likely have room for this traditional storage idea. Separated cubbies include hooks for hanging coats and bags, plus a small bench area, drawers, and built-in shelves for organizing anything you might need before heading out the door.

Mudroom with a Sink

Make use of your mudroom in the literal sense. This design includes a sink for easily watering plants or washing hands, plus shelves for storing pots and other garden supplies. Easy-clean tile floors are also a great option for families with kids or pets who may not always remember to wipe their feet.

Stylish Mudroom Ideas

Create a comfy, cozy, stylish mudroom that welcomes you home every day by adding color accents and an area rug. Light wood stands out against the pale blue walls, and a cute window seat not only adds a place to sit, but is also an opportunity for storage with built-in drawers.

Rustic Mudroom Ideas

Instead of classic white, give your mudroom a more rustic feel by installing wood shelves, cabinets, and a bench. It stands out against the white shiplap walls, making the mudroom look polished and stylish.

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Large Mudroom Storage Ideas

If space isn’t a concern in your mudroom, consider adding a large built-in that can serve as one stop for keeping everything organized. This idea has cubbies, hooks, shelves, and even baskets that can hide any clutter and make your mudroom look clean and put together.

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Add a Mudroom Table

In addition to space for shoes, coats, and bags, a table can really help keep everything in your mudroom organized. In this design, it’s a great place to store a pet kennel, leash, and treats, but it can also add decoration to an otherwise function-first room.

Simple Mudroom Ideas

Maximize space in a smaller mudroom or entryway by keeping it to just the basics. A cushioned bench provides a place to sit with room for shoe storage beneath, while shelves and hooks add enough storage space for the entire family.

Creative Shoe Storage

Built-in shelves and cubbies provide an easy way to organize shoes in a mudroom. However, for tall shoes that don’t fit, such as rain boots, place an all-purpose tray next to the entryway to store boots and catch any drips of water or mud.

Laundry Room Mudroom

Combining your mudroom and laundry room is a natural fit—clothes that get muddy outside can go straight into the washer on your way in. Plus, the extra storage space in this mudroom means there’s plenty of room for keeping extra supplies like laundry detergent and dryer sheets.

Elegant Mudroom Ideas

If tracking in dirt isn’t a huge concern in your mudroom, consider creating a more upscale-look in your entryway. This design has a stylish patterned area rug covering the floor and throw pillows and wallpaper accents adding interest to the coat storage area.

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Casual Mudroom Ideas

From the moment you walk in the light blue front door, this entryway immediately gives a relaxed feel. The rattan bench provides a place to sit and take off shoes, while decorative accents like potted plants make the mudroom feel welcoming.

Mudroom Accent Wall Inspiration

Make your mudroom feel larger than it actually is by adding a dark accent wall. In this room, the storage area is set off by deep navy blue paint, which makes the cubbies feel deeper than they are, and pairs well with the darker gray tile floors.

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Color Block Mudroom

The bold use of contrasting colors—in this case, navy blue and white—instantly creates a composed, upscale feel in this mudroom. The blue and white patterned tile floors bring the two colors together, contributing to the stylish look.

Mudroom with Wood Cabinets

Go rustic with a farmhouse feel by adding built-in benches and shelves with natural wood. The darker oak paired with more modern, colorful tile floors gives this entryway a casual but still elegant feel.

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Mudroom Cabinet Storage

If you want to keep your mudroom looking clean and organized, try installing cabinets instead of open shelves. The cabinet doors will hide any clutter that accumulates on shelves and hooks, which will keep your mudroom looking polished and orderly.

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Update a Mudroom with Paint

Modernize the look of the wood in your mudroom by adding a coat of paint. This design keeps some of the original wood of the bench, but pairs it with navy-painted cabinets to quickly upgrade the look and feel of the room.

Minimalist Mudroom Inspo

Go basic with your mudroom design if you only need a little storage space. Lots of hooks on the walls provide plenty of space for bags, coats, and household supplies, while a low bench adds seating and a convenient place to keep a few pairs of shoes.

Mudroom Meets Sunroom

For a large mudroom with lots of windows, make it double as a relaxing sunroom. Multiple benches and window seats add shelves with storage, but also a place to relax and enjoy the natural light.

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Mudroom Bag Storage

If lots of storage space for bags is a mudroom must, hang rows of hooks close together. The spacing allows for a lot of purse and scarf storage space, since the hooks are stacked in rows instead of the single row you’d need for hanging coats and jackets.

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Subtle Mudroom Decor

Add extra interest to white mudroom cabinets and shelves by throwing a few more colors in the mix. The wood bench seat matches the brown baskets, but subtle shades of blue and yellow-orange inside the cubbies add just a hint of extra color to this modern room.

Armoire Storage

Instead of opting for permanent, built-in shelves and drawers, make the design of your mudroom a little more flexible by placing large armoires near the entryway. These tall furniture pieces provide plenty of room for storing coats, shoes, and bags, and also give the entryway a more elegant, refined feel.

Mudroom Wallpaper Ideas

Go bold with color in your mudroom by covering the walls in a graphic print. Because built-in counters and laundry covers a portion of the walls, the wallpaper print looks stylish and fun without overwhelming the smaller space.

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Kids' Storage Ideas

For households with little ones, set up your mudroom so they can reach their own coats and shoes. This stylish room has hooks placed at half the normal height, which can function for adults as well as young kids.

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Farmhouse Sink

A sink in your mudroom is a great addition that can be used by your whole family as a place to wash hands or quickly rinse mud and stains off clothing. However, if you have furry family members that often need a rinse after playing outside, consider adding a small pet washing station to your mudroom for quick baths.

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DIY Mudroom Storage

You don’t have to add fancy built-in shelves to create more storage in your mudroom. This design builds a small storage area around a bench with a tall bookshelf for storage and an anchored ladder as a place to hang umbrellas and other items.

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Simple Mudroom Bench

Add storage to a small entryway by placing a narrow bench just inside the door. It’s a place to sit or stack up items like bags, and it also creates a separate area of the wall to hang a row of hooks for extra storage.

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Two-Tone Mudroom

Set off the mudroom with contrasting colors such as white and dark gray. The two-tone design instantly elevates this mudroom and makes it feel more sophisticated, and the darker color used for the shelves makes the storage area look a little bit bigger.

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Garden Storage Ideas

Make your mudroom into a cozy space to store garden supplies along with other odds and ends like coats and shoes. This entryway has a stylish built-in bench with a light blue cushion, creating storage space for items like a garden hat, straw bag, and baskets for keeping other supplies like gloves.

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Combined Mudroom and Laundry Room

A large mudroom with no shortage of space can serve several different purposes. In this case, in addition to cabinets for storage, a window seat adds a cozy place to relax while waiting for laundry to finish, and a built-in sink acts as an extra area for prep with storage space for dishes and utensils.

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Dark Blue Mudroom Ideas

A small entryway just inside the front door becomes a mudroom with the addition of a bench, hooks, and built-in cubbies for shoes. Keeping the colors dark throughout the room, including the tile and dark blue walls and ceiling, makes the room feel a little bigger while also helping to hide any dirt or mud that gets tracked in.

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Simple Hallway Mudroom

A spacious hallway in this home provides plenty of space for industrial shelves for keeping shoes, bags, and jackets. If you don’t have the space inside your house, you could add a similar area with open shelves to a garage as extra storage for shoes and sports equipment.

Mudroom with Pet Storage

Give Fido his own space to unwind by building a dog crate into your mudroom storage. The open area beneath the countertop is just right for placing a pet bed, while cabinets above offer storage for treats, toys, and more.

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