Home Design: The Mud Room

As we settle into the fall weather that makes Atlanta so enjoyable, thoughts turn to sweaters, jackets and boots.  Where better to egress a home than a proper Mud Room. This room can add value to your home by making it a warm invite, and improved first impression thru expanded space and organization.  The Home ReBuilders design/build team has tackled mud rooms that range from simple and straight forward to spaces that serve a variety of functions.

The mud room is most often a transition space from the exterior elements to the sanctuary of your home’s living spaces.  Although some mud rooms are relatively open to other living spaces, many include a secondary interior passage door.  This secondary door serves several purposes – it creates an easy way to separate the living space from dirt & grime carried in during nasty weather, and it can even increase the energy efficiency of your home.  The mud room essentially becomes an “air lock” that catches the cold air (during winter months) and hot air (during summer months) as you open and close the exterior door.  The concept of an “air lock” to maximize efficiency is not a new one.  In fact, every time you enter a grocery or department store you pass through an “air lock” which is used to dramatically cut unnecessary energy loss.

If your home is missing a transition space, or if your existing mud room is simply not working for you, let Home ReBuilders help you work out a great solution.  We can design mud rooms that are purely functional, that maximize storage, that help your family stay organized, and much more.