The mudroom is the hardest-working few square feet in a Pennsylvania house. It takes salt, snow, wet dog paws and four sets of school bags at once, and it has to look presentable from the kitchen. These articles cover bench heights, cubby widths, hook placement and the drainage and finish choices that keep a bench from swelling after its first wet season.
We build mudrooms as furniture, not shelving: closed lockers where you want the mess hidden, open cubbies where you want speed, and a bench deep enough for an adult to actually sit and pull off boots.
Read the pet-friendly and must-have-features pieces together, they cover most of the decisions you will make before a designer ever visits.