Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. This article is more than 2 years old. Laundry and mud rooms ...

Sometimes a lot of function in one room turns out to be not so functional. Although this laundry room in Georgia had much going for it — washer and dryer, sink, pet crate, mudroom cabinets and a water ...

The modern home always wants more from less space. We don’t want a small, utilitarian laundry room hidden in the basement anymore. The Laundry-Mudroom Combo is one of the best and most useful home ...

Every renovation has a catalyst. For Jennifer McNaughton, it was a mud room. A very messy one. “I would come home at the end of the day and the first thing I’d see was laundry piled up on the washing ...

An “underrated design opportunity,” that’s what Katie Rosenfeld calls a room like this. It’s a combination mud room and laundry room, and in New England, she says, “these are often the two most used ...

You know the struggle if you've ever tried to step inside your house while carrying a load of muddy boots, soggy jackets, or piles of snow-covered gear. How do you get everything sorted without ...

There’s more to The Block than bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and living rooms! In Scott Cam’s opinion, the hallways, laundries, mudrooms, and powder rooms connect everything and are crucial to ...

A mudroom or laundry room is often used as an everyday entryway and a transitional space between the outside and inside of a home. But this drop zone can also be overlooked when remodeling or building ...

ELMHURST, Illinois - Designer Gary Ayala from Closet Works, located in Elmhurst, Illinois, entered this project, "Banish the Mess," in the 2017 Top Shelf Design Awards. A key feature of this design is ...