When designing your ultimate dream home, a mudroom is probably pretty low on your must-have list, right? Reconsider, friends. Take steps to cut out the clutter and chaos typical of mudrooms and, instead, replace it with a stylish space inspired by this charming design by Kristina Crestin. Add a versatile butcher-block table — perfect as a catch-all, sorting mail or even as a work-space for messy crafts. Give your pet a posh place to take their afternoon snooze and store a sleek, expandable pet crate beneath the table. Create ample light from above via a cool, pendant light fixture. A sliding barn door and a warm, rattan desk chair instantly add an earthy element to the design while uniform, wicker baskets create ideal storage for your many this-and-that’s. Find all our must-buys to transform your forgotten mudroom from messy, to magical, in the links below.