Many people find their first point of entry into the home through the kitchen. It makes sense then, to create a mudroom space as part of the kitchen design, especially if you don't have a dedicated mudroom elsewhere in the house. Find out how you can carve out space for a mudroom in even the most unexpected places.

Command center with a pet station. This would be a must in my dream country kitchen! #LGLimitlessDesign #Contest More

Taking on a kitchen renovation feels like you're asking for a disaster: Whether you wind up cooking on hotplate for four months or your ceiling collapses, there's so much potential for everything to go wrong. Which is precisely why Christina Applegate hadn't touched her "god awful" kitchen—despite the fact that every other room in her home, which was built in 1985, had already been redone. Here are the dreary befores. And then fate, in the form of a flood, intervened. When Christina had to…

Cassie Ogburn on Instagram: "I can’t believe we almost didn’t do this! 🤯 I knew it would be nice to have some sort of a drop zone when we come into the kitchen from the garage but I thought maybe we’d diy something or just have a piece of furniture here. I’m so glad we changed our minds because this space has been SO useful for our family. And it’s the only way our kitchen counter doesn’t get cluttered with a ton of stuff after school 😆 What is the BEST thing you’ve added to your home that…

A spot in your home that is conveneintly located for mail, forms, paperwork for the family. Can be in the kitchen or the entry way.

20 Brilliant Command Centers and Family Drop Zones. Get yourself organized this school year and make mornings easier with these creative family spaces.

Drop zone

I love a small but well-utilized space. This little drop-zone in between the clients’ mudroom & pantry (tucked behind the pocket door) and leading into the family room/kitchen provides functional storage and keeps things looking neat and tidy 📨