{"id":42333,"date":"2019-07-17T18:19:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T23:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=42333"},"modified":"2019-07-17T18:19:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T23:19:47","slug":"five-things-every-mudroom-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=42333","title":{"rendered":"Five Things Every Mudroom Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love looking at different rooms on Pinterest and in magazines.\u00a0 Do you do that, too?\u00a0 It’s always surprising to me how varied the designs of mudrooms are. There are all kinds and sizes.\u00a0 Some are big and fancy, and some are small but practical.\u00a0 No matter how big and fancy or how small and quaint they are, all good mudrooms have common characteristics that make them work the way they are supposed to.\u00a0 Let’s look at five things every mudroom needs.<\/p>\n

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Hooks<\/h2>\n

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Some mudrooms have closets, but most have a wall or walls of hooks for hanging hats, coats, jackets, scarves, and umbrellas.\u00a0 We have hooks on three of the walls in our small mudroom, and they sure do get a workout.\u00a0 Jordan’s mudroom has hooks on two levels.\u00a0 One row is high for the adults, and on another wall, they have hooks that the children can reach.<\/p>\n

Bench<\/h2>\n

\"Mudroom<\/p>\n

Every mudroom needs someplace to sit.\u00a0 After all, that’s where we put on and take off our shoes.\u00a0 It also provides a spot to put bags and packages when we are taking off our coats.\u00a0 The bench in our mudroom is freestanding, but plenty of mudrooms have beautiful built-in seating with storage underneath.<\/p>\n

Rug<\/h2>\n

\"Twonhouse<\/p>\n

Probably the most important item in a mudroom is a rug or at least something for wiping off dirty shoes.\u00a0 A practical choice is a rag rug that can be tossed in the washing machine or an indoor\/outdoor rug that can be hosed down when it gets soiled.\u00a0 Our mudroom rug isn’t practical at all, but we normally wipe off the bottoms of our shoes really well in the garage before we even get to the mudroom.<\/p>\n

Baskets<\/h2>\n

\"Closet<\/p>\n

Baskets are just as necessary in a mudroom as hooks, we think.\u00a0 They need to be in a mudroom to hold gloves, keys, papers, and more.\u00a0 They can corral children’s school papers, sports equipment, sunscreen, etc.<\/p>\n

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Mirror<\/h2>\n

\"Townhouse<\/p>\n

It’s always nice to get a glimpse of yourself right before you walk out the door.\u00a0 Is your hair looking its best?\u00a0 Is there a piece of spinach in your teeth?\u00a0 Is there an eyelash on your cheek?\u00a0 That’s why we think a mirror is a necessity in the mudroom.<\/p>\n

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Mudrooms come in all sizes, colors, and shapes, but they all need these five items to do their jobs.<\/p>\n

Take care.<\/p>\n

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I love looking at different rooms on Pinterest and in magazines.\u00a0 Do you do that, too?\u00a0 It’s always surprising to me how varied the designs of mudrooms are. There are all kinds and sizes.\u00a0 Some are big and fancy, and some are small but practical.\u00a0 No matter how big and fancy or how small and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":42336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42333"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42333"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42340,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42333\/revisions\/42340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}