The two of us have a lot of coats/jackets/hoodies. We are outdoorsy people, and living in New England with 4 seasons, need the outerwear and footwear to deal with all of that. There is always a lot going on at our home, so it can be a challenge to keep a bit of order amongst all the chaos.
I wanted two zones for coats and boots: A nice one for Guests upon entry into the side door, with Arts and Crafts style built-ins/bench, and another, more utilitarian His and Hers one for us. When we work outside, or in the wood shop, etc. we will mostly come in through the back door of the mudroom, so I wanted an easy, efficient and ample space to put our hard-working(dirty!) jackets and boots away.
We love the convenience of hooks for hanging up our jackets(who doesn't?!) though they have their limitations: mainly they take up a lot of linear space, but they also often encourage doubling or even tripling up of jackets on one hook. I theorized that utilizing linear space in two axes, specifically x and z axis, could solve that problem. I came up with the design of a W-bracket, with hooks spaced every 5" or so, along all of the surfaces. Not wanting to cantilever out too much, I ended up with 14 hooks, or 7 for each or us. Not bad!
We definitely don't have as many boots as jackets(phew!), but they are big and hefty, and wet/dirty/mucky. First and foremost I wanted a solution where they would be kept off the floor. That not only gets messy, but we have a Roomba(Rhonda), so the boots just get in the way of her doing a proper vacuuming. Rhonda needs a clearance of about 5", so I had to factor that into the design. I came up with a combo of baskets and slatted shelves, plus some hooks for our indoor shoes to change into from our outdoor shoes.
(I added an extra bit of utility with a small shelf for coffee cup/doggie leash to hang out while one laces up boots for the morning hike with doggies.)
The full build/tutorial can be found on my instructables page:
https://www.instructables.com/Mudroom-Jacket-and-Boot-Organizer/
~ Cynthia
Vanessa virginiences, or American Lady on Liatrus Spicata, or Button Snakewort.
Both Native
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
Cool! I've never noticed galls on staghorn sumac. Location: SE NH.
Melaphis rhois on Rhus typhina
https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1112
Happy garden with all the heat, humidity, and occasional rain.
I made a yummy zucchini chocolate bread for my sister's visit. Going to air fry some of what I just picked.
