Build your seat base cut 2 2 4 s to the required seat depth.
Diy closet into mudroom.
I needed to add some braces to support my upper cubbie shelf.
Installing a hinged bench over the cubbies makes the most of tight space.
Attach one approximately 18 from the floor to bottom of the 2 4 on the left side to the wall studs with 2 1 2.
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Add baskets and hooks for belongings.
I dropped that into my base and sides in the closet and added the top for the bench.
A 300 do it yourself closet converted mudroom makes this space more functional for the entire family as it transitions with the season.
Remove or move if possible any hanging bars taking up valuable real estate.
A fun transformation happened in our house recently.
And it all began with an awkwardly shaped coat closet by the front door.
How to turn a closet into a mudroom.
In a effort to give my closet some more depth i decided to remove the drywall on the back of my closet.
I wanted to hire this project out.
After moving into our new house and unpacking quickly.
I am infatuated with this space in my house.
Diy laundry mudroom makeover.
Cut a scrap piece of lumber the width of the closet and use it in conjunction with a level to find the level area on.
Limited space is often a problem when converting an entryway closet into a mudroom.
Next i removed the shelf from the closet and built my own.
Closet to mudroom makeover.
The house of smiths granted this makeover courtesy of the house of smiths started with a generous front closet but even smaller closets could be turned into mudrooms i used quotations marks here because the space really isn t a mud room but it does give a mud room vibe with organization galore.
Empty it and give it a fresh coat of paint if needed.
In the end everything that was in the closet was in the new mudroom with the exception of the the two cardboard boxes which have since been unpacked and put elsewhere where it all should have gone in the first place we moved less than a year ago and unpacking has been well a little slow and a few coats were relocated to our other coat.
Let me tell you why and how to turn a closet into a mudroom.
Yes there was a coat rod in there with a standard shelf right above the rod but ack a lot of wasted space.
Entry way closet makeover.
Just pull up the hinged bench and drop.
A drop and go spot to a nice functioning mudroom.
I wish i had done this first.