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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Devin Toolen

Is your mudroom ready for back-to-school season? Here are all the upgrades you need to get this hardworking space prepped, according to designers

A mudroom with a vibrant blue wallpaper and blue cabinetry, a bench holding a backpack and several shoes.

The summer is nearing its end, and back-to-school season is rapidly approaching. Your kids have finished their summer homework, and their school supplies are ready for the first day of class. But there's one spot in your home that you might have overlooked during all of that back-to-school prep. That is, the mudroom.

Of course, the mudroom is subject to lots of traffic during the summertime, but nothing compares to the chaos of back-to-school season. From scrambling to grab backpacks and coats in the morning to kicking off shoes and tossing those same backpacks in the afternoon, the mudroom can feel like a zoo on school days.

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