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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Terri Williams is a journalist covering housing trends. Laundry rooms have been popping up in several home design trends this year ...

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 ...

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 ...

I also love saving money. Put the two together, and the combination is irresistible. I’m the queen of cheap room makeovers, and my latest undertaking is no exception. I gave my laundry/mud room an ...

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 ...