Entry #875, January 3, 2012

This winter your entryway, mudroom and laundry room to your home takes a lot of abuse! Between muddy feet from the rain and snow, to bookbags and groceries being set down, you need to get organized! Here are some helpful tips and inspiring images to help your front entry become the most welcomed area of your home!

Bright and welcoming entryway:

Ensure your entryway has welcoming colors, and colorful organization tools to make your family want to use it! This gorgeous mudroom has bins, baskets, cubbies, hooks, and a reachable area for each person of your family.

Bright and colorful mudroom

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A ‘pretty’ mudroom:

Your entryway doesn’t have to be only utilitarian. Bring in decorative display, bookshelves, and other accents to make your mudroom/entryway inviting and cozy. Love this mudroom that looks like you would want to take your time and enjoy the view!

Bring in decorative display, accents to beautify your space

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Help your guests feel welcomed

What about a basket full of warm and cozy slippers for your guests as they come into your home? This ideas from Martha Stewart ensures your guests will feel right at home, and your floors will stay clean too!

Who doesn't love a warm pair of slippers to greet them?

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Handy area for keys, phone, and easy to forget items!

Love this idea of segmenting a basket into areas for your easy to lose and forget items. Whether it’s your keys and phone, or it’s your child’s id badge for school… everything can go in the same place entering and leaving the house.

Don't lose those keys again!

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This winter, keep everything where you need it with these helpful mudroom and entryway ideas. After all, when you leave the house doesn’t it feel good to know when you return it will still be organized and not full of chaos?! Ahhh, welcome home!

For more mudroom organization ideas on Stagetecture, click here.