Lauren is a writer and architectural designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a writer at Forbes, she works as a freelance architectural designer specializing in residential ...

Mudrooms are the workhorses of the home, carrying the burden of everyday life and functioning as the buffer between the outdoors and in, but it doesn't have to look like it. When approached ...

“A functional mudroom needs to offer many different types of storage for a variety of items,” says Claire Paquin, founder and principal of Clean Design Partners in Scarsdale. “Closed-cabinet storage, ...

Mudrooms have been a staple of large houses, especially in climates with plenty of rain and snow. But increasingly, a mudroom has become a design essential even for apartment dwellers and those with ...