DIY Mudroom

So I have always wanted a built in mudroom in my house and in this house there is the PERFECT

spot for it right behind the garage door.

Most of everything we used came from IKEA (the best DIY store ever).

STOLMEN open storage: $60

EKBY shelf: $32

4 HEMNES hooks: $20

Furniture Legs: $15

You don't need to add the legs to the open storage bench but we have an HVAC vent underneath right where we want it so we needed to raise it.  Ty simply marked and screwed each leg on the base of the IKEA unit.

While he was doing that I started painting the wall white (with leftover paint that was left in our basement) where we were planning on installing the wood trim.

The only other materials you need to buy are white wood trim.  

17 feet of 4″ Trim – They sell this in 18 ft Length for under $15 (The lengths I used were: 2 lengths at 5 feet, 1 length at 40″ & 1 length at 3 feet for a total of just under 17′; they will cut these for you if you have your exact measurements – you will have to take into account what height you want your shelf and what you have or will be using for baseboard)

3 feet of 6″ Trim – This is the piece that the hooks go on so I decided to use a wider trim. You could use the 4″ trim if you’d like, or go even bigger.

Home Depot: Spent $35

Total Cost: $162

My husband started by using finishing nails to secure the trim but it wasn't secure enough for our liking so he used drywall screws which we will have to cover and paint (this has been finished for 2 months and I have yet to cover and finish painting the screws and trim which will honestly take 20 minutes max)

Oh and a while ago we bought this awesome leveler that has a red laser.  Best $40 we've ever spent.   This is a game changer when it comes to hanging pictures too.

In this picture you can see all the screws and nails.  I really need to get around to finishing it.