
Bring in Bins
The easiest way to gain extra space is with a storage system. Try lockers, a rolling workbench, and plastic bins, like the ones Annie Selke used here.
Prepare for Pets
Make the mudroom work harder, too. In this Nashville house, designer Jeannette Whitso added a soapstone sink for washing the family’s dogs, who go in and out through a louvered dog door at the base of the floor-to-ceiling cabinets.