LLStyle: The Making of a Great Mudroom (and Waterproof Floors You’ll Need)

A great mudroom services function first—it’s a space to organize and store outdoor items and miscellaneous goods, as well as a place to drop boots, shoes bags, coats — and any mud, snow, or water that comes with them — before entering your home. By definition, it’s a space that needs to be able to handle the elements, so it’s important to have floors that can withstand moisture and grit without threat of damage.

Here are some tips for what you need for the perfect mudroom (or an entryway doubling as a mudroom), and the waterproof floors that can set the scene.

Build Smart Storage

Mudrooms can take all different shapes and sizes. If you’ve got a small coat closet near the entry, a few things you can do to maximize the space is remove the doors, install shelving above, add hooks around the inside walls and bring in a bench with closed storage underneath. Added baskets or drawers in the storage units above and below make the space more visually appealing while keeping your stuff organized and out of sight. 

If you have a devoted mudroom to work with, building a standing storage unit is a great way to organize your stuff, and there’s more room to customize your storage seasonally or by family members. Creating divided storage with room for hanging items and drawers or cubbies below keeps items organized and, most importantly, off the floor. 

Waterproof Flooring

No matter how much smart storage you install, or steps you take to avoid it, with kids and pets (and adults, for that matter) it’s inevitable that water and dirt will be tracked into your house. To ease the fears of damaging your floors, it’s best to go waterproof.

Between vinyl, tile, and hybrid resilient options, LL Flooring has a wide variety of waterproof flooring that’s designed to keep moisture out. For a vinyl option, LL’s ReNature by CoreLuxe is waterproof, hypoallergenic, and mindfully manufactured with 25% recycled materials. LL’s exclusive Duravana hybrid resilient flooring is specially designed with Dual Defense™ waterproof protection, making it our most water-tight option in hardwood flooring.

A medium-toned floor like the ReNature by CoreLuxe Ordesa Valley Oak Waterproof Rigid Vinyl or Duravana Sagrada Oak Waterproof Hybrid Resilient Flooring can disguise any dirt or grit that tracks into the mudroom. 

For another highly waterproof option, tile is extremely durable and impervious to moisture, making it a great mudroom floor. LL’s Avella Sandstone Earth Porcelain Tile has a warm medium hue, soft earthy pattern, and matte finish that disguises any dirt that’s tracked in from the outdoors.

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