Our New "Mudroom"...

One thing I admire most about my husband is that he is not lazy.  If he wants to do something, but doesn't know how, he will look it up and learn.  When I first married him he didn't know much at all about fixing stuff around the house, but over the years he has taken the time to learn some things and is slowly getting better and better.  When we moved in to our first home it needed a lot of updating.  Dennis was able to learn how to change hardware, install ceiling fans and other light fixtures among a few other things.  Over the last couple weeks, he has been working on his latest project...

When we were looking at homes in Indiana, I had really wanted a mudroom.  With three little boys and snowy weather, I knew we would drive ourselves crazy trying to keep the house clean.  I also knew that we needed somewhere to hang all the snow gear.  Anyway, the house we chose did not happen to have a mudroom, so we have been trying to figure out how we can organize their stuff and where to put their dirty shoes.  The way the house is set up the only option is the garage.  So, I started looking up cubbies online and all the systems were pretty pricey for something that was going to be in a garage.

Well, my awesome husband decided he could try and build one for a lot less.  He did a little research online to get some inspiration and this is what he came up with...

I am so excited about how it turned out and very proud of Dennis for tackling his first wood work project!