Dear Colin: A mudroom is becoming a common addition to many newer home plans. In the past, the mudroom was located at the back door. Today, with our families so much more dependent on automobiles, ...

We’re enlarging an attached garage to create a mudroom for our kids’ sports equipment and foul-weather gear. It snows a lot where we live. I want this new space, which will connect to the kitchen, to ...

It used to be the concrete-floored laundry room where Dad would hang his overalls. But today's version features custom-built storage, special recharging stations for electronics and lockers for ...

Dear Pat: We are designing a new house. We have two children and think a mudroom between the garage and the kitchen would be nice. What is the best size to build, and what features should we consider ...