mudroom [before & after]

A couple of weeks ago I decided we needed a mudroom.
I wanted a better (and more organized)place
for the kids' backpacks, jackets, hats and gloves,
and all of their sports stuff.

So we took this spot in the garage:
(embarrassing picture alert!)



The door to the house is on the right,
and the workbench on the left that is covered in aluminum foil
is where I used to solder...
Ryan and I have a running joke
that our neighbors would see me in there
with my crockpots and my torch
and call the cops thinking we had a meth lab going on in there.
Thankfully, it never happened :)

So we moved the fishing stuff
painted
hung up closet shelving from Lowe's
and a calendar for keeping track of games and practices,
and now we have this:



The kids backpacks and jackets go on the hooks on the right,
(picture was taken while the older kids were at school
so all that is up is Eden's)
The sports stuff is hung up or on the shelf on the left,
a hamper for their dirty sports stuff after games and practices,
(so I know what needs washing
without mixing in with our regular laundry)
in the middle are baskets for gloves, hats, etc.
and shoes go down below,
and we have lots of room for more baskets
or whatever we end up needing in the future!

Much better :)