Dreaming of a mudroom...

Ok...so who would not LOVE to have a 20'x7' laundry/mudroom?!  That's right...that's what I've got, plus a full bath with a walk-in shower (just rubbing it in!).  Now, if i had only had that when my kids were younger.  Oh well, moving on.

So, how to organize that space to maximize the storage, function, and usability?  Never fear...I've been dreaming of just that!  Here's what the space looks like now:

And here's what I'm planning to do along the long wall without the window...

And along the other wall will be some thing like this...



....and this....

Both of the above images were found on www.decorpad.com

So...what do you think?  Now, cabinet color and countertop finishes are yet to decided...but I just love the style of the above two photos!  And as a bonus, I was playing around with a free app on my iPad called Room Arranger and created this design:

In the above arrangement, the outside door to enter the mudroom is at the end on the right. The wall of cabinets will be located to the left of the door, and the coat hooks will be on the right.  Just past the coat hooks is a countertop space under the window, and just between that space and the coat hooks will be an under-the-counter mini-refrigerator for our eggs (once we get chickens again).  Then further down on the right, you see the sink, washer, and dryer.  At the end of the room is the bathroom, with an envisioned sliding barn/rustic door to close that space.  The other "pocket door" space shown is the doorway into the kitchen.  I hope that all make sense?  I really need to figure out how to add arrows or numbers into a photo so that you would know exactly where I was talking about!!

Can you imagine how nice this space will be?  Can you understand now when I say that once we get this house finished, I will never move again?!  Yup, that's why.