and I'm going to use that term... always. I love the sound of it, the implications of muddy boots, hanging sweaters, the detritus of coming-ins and going-outs. Mudroom.
At move-in, the mudroom was a large square, one step down from the rest of the house, after entering, on your left you stepped up to the kitchen. It was stuffed with the orphans of the previous owners.... a washing machine, a portable dishwasher..... one wall was almost completely occupied by a cement double sink. This sink was invaluable for cleaning months and months of brushes, rollers and tray.
The mudroom's on the driveway side of the house, the door is the one we all use. The only other door is the lake-facing one. So I want the mudroom super presentable.. this will be the major entry. 
I decided we needed to semi-divide the mr into 2 sections, with a 3/4 high wall just behind the entry door. The entry side will be one-third, the "business section", behind the partition, will be two-thirds, because it will have the washer/dryer, freezer, a lazy susan left over from the kijiji cupboard purchase, a small coat closet repurposed from the tall wooden cupboard in the far corner.
To create the 3/4 high, 3/4 across the room wall, we used a 4' high shelving unit from our old basement. The solid back was faced towards the entry side of the mr, the open shelves toward the business end of the mr. These shelves would supply open storage for small appliances and all my jams. Then Kee added on two more shelves, making it about 2.5' from the ceiling.... just enough and a bit for the ceiling light/fan.... which would be necessary because laundry would be going on in this smaller room.
The mudroom was shut off from the kitchen by a solid door. We removed that, repurposing it to a new bedroom door down the hall. We replaced thedoor opening with the beautiful oak french door we refinished and rehandled. Now lightfrom the kitchen and mudroom flow.
We fronted the partition with beadboard. Kee had the brilliant idea of tucking in 6 small open shelves, at the beginning of the partition, just behind the side door. Perfect for shoes - actually, the only place we have for shoes.
We fronted the partition with beadboard. Kee had the brilliant idea of tucking in 6 small open shelves, at the beginning of the partition, just behind the side door. Perfect for shoes - actually, the only place we have for shoes.
We gave away the old beer fridge to my son's friend and bought a small black and stainless Danby all-fridge refrigerator and a 41" Danby chest freezer. The fridge goes in the front third, along the kitchen wall, behind the Hab4Hum oak french door, the freezer's in the back 2/3rd.
Storage, storage....... and more storage.....
I saw a cupboard/pantry unit on sale in Canadian Tire. We picked it up... it wasn't as sturdy as Kee would have liked, but thought he could strengthen it.
We mounted it on the long wall of the mr, about 1' from the ceiling, 2.5' from the floor. This let it be mounted flat on the wall, taking out the heating rad completely. This is holding so much - all my baking stuff, herbs, mixes, some china. Kee has now sided the lower space and shelved it - more storage, more, more....
I've got it painted and now it holds the giant roaster, a myriad of muffin tins, pizza trays, heavy duty cast iron frying pans and my precious French crepe pans.
The arts & crafts looking fan/light was a Hab4Hum deal also. We painted the blades the ceiling cream. The fan circulates the laundry heat well. After adding the suspended pantry, Kee had to recut the blades so I could open the left door - works perfectly. Now the jams formerly on the black plastic shelves are on the reverse of the divider wall, with all the smaller electric appliances and giant pots.
The former wooden, shelved closet is now a small coat closet, but I think enough to hold Kee & mine coats that need hanging up. It's painted a light grey acrylic that I originally bought for use on the bottom of the clawfoot tub, but had more than enough, so why waste.....The booze is still underneath, maybe one day I'll get around to painting it.
So.... the walls and ceiling are fixed and painted; the washer/dryer is installed; we've got a coat closet finally; the lazy susan has loads of bakeware in good order; freezer and dedicated fridge are bought,
