Storage in Mud Rooms
It’s wintertime, which in many parts of the country means it’s the season to wear bulky coats, scarves, hats, gloves and boots, among other items. This much outerwear is great when you are outside in the elements and it keeps you warm, but what about when you get home, or when guests arrive? Then, all of a sudden, the outerwear presents a problem. In the spring, summer or fall, it’s no problem if a guest stops by and tosses their jacket over the back of a chair, but in the winter, where will they put all their cold weather gear? Your coat closet or coat rack could easily become overwhelmed.
If you have the space in your home, setting aside a mud room is a great idea. Mud rooms are best located at an entryway; they are called “mud rooms” for a reason—mud often gets tracked in from outside. Thus, tile or linoleum floors make more sense in a mud room than do wood floors or carpet. If you don’t want to use the area inside your front door as a mudroom, try locating it just inside the back door, the door leading from the garage to the house, or some other entryway. Mud rooms are perfect for storage year-round—you can keep everything from sports and outdoor gear to seasonal clothing in mud rooms. That way, your snowboards aren’t taking up space in your garage and your bathing suits and snorkeling gear aren’t taking up space in your bedroom closet or dresser drawers.
Clothing racks in a mud room are the perfect place for you—and your guests—to stow your bulky winter outerwear. A clothing display rack with a horizontal bar on which to hang clothes—like you would find in a department store—is far better for a mud room than a coat rack. On a typical coat rack, wet outerwear rests on top of each other, causing all the items to either stay or get wet, while clothing racks allow each item enough space to spread out and air dry.
In addition, a mud room is a great place to have your washer and dryer. Many of the items stored in a mud room will need to be washed anyway, such as muddy soccer uniforms. Also, the clothing racks you have in your mud room can be used to hang clothing that is meant to air dry rather than be put into the dryer, or to hang clothing cleaned with one of the home dry-cleaning systems available on the market.
About the author: Jon Bassfarm is an Internet content writer who enjoys researching and writing about many subjects including garment racks, clothing racks, landscaping, and much more.
If you have the space in your home, setting aside a mud room is a great idea. Mud rooms are best located at an entryway; they are called “mud rooms” for a reason—mud often gets tracked in from outside. Thus, tile or linoleum floors make more sense in a mud room than do wood floors or carpet. If you don’t want to use the area inside your front door as a mudroom, try locating it just inside the back door, the door leading from the garage to the house, or some other entryway. Mud rooms are perfect for storage year-round—you can keep everything from sports and outdoor gear to seasonal clothing in mud rooms. That way, your snowboards aren’t taking up space in your garage and your bathing suits and snorkeling gear aren’t taking up space in your bedroom closet or dresser drawers.
Clothing racks in a mud room are the perfect place for you—and your guests—to stow your bulky winter outerwear. A clothing display rack with a horizontal bar on which to hang clothes—like you would find in a department store—is far better for a mud room than a coat rack. On a typical coat rack, wet outerwear rests on top of each other, causing all the items to either stay or get wet, while clothing racks allow each item enough space to spread out and air dry.
In addition, a mud room is a great place to have your washer and dryer. Many of the items stored in a mud room will need to be washed anyway, such as muddy soccer uniforms. Also, the clothing racks you have in your mud room can be used to hang clothing that is meant to air dry rather than be put into the dryer, or to hang clothing cleaned with one of the home dry-cleaning systems available on the market.
About the author: Jon Bassfarm is an Internet content writer who enjoys researching and writing about many subjects including garment racks, clothing racks, landscaping, and much more.
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