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Door
- direction of door swing
- adequate width of doorway for your needs
- doggy door attached to door
- adequate threshold height so door does not get hung up on floor mat or rug when opened
Floor
- non-slip surface
- water and stain resistant
- color or pattern that does not show every speck of dirt
- grout color that will not get dingy over time
- drain in floor if necessary
- height of actual drain lower than the floor surface
Plumbing
- faucet on the wall with sprayer for cleaning floor if necessary (great for sandy areas, farm/ranches, hunting areas, and rainy climates)
- sink in area for miscellaneous use
- dog bath area
- powder room off of mud room
Electrical outlets
- on shelf or in cubby to charge cell phone
- for automatic dog feeder
- for boot warmer or dryer
- for 5-gallon water dispenser
- for vacuum cleaner
- camera battery
- other items that need charging
Backing
- for support holding coat hooks
- for the built-in cubby holes and shelves to attached to the wall
- for a mirror (nice to have a mirror to take one quick look before you leave the house or to put on lipstick as you go out the door in a hurry)
- for other items that might be mounted on the wall
Lighting
- adequate lighting to see what is in a cubby hole or locker
- specific lighting fixture to use as a night light
Built-ins: lockers/shelves/cabinets/cubby holes/drawers
- correct size for tennis racquet to fit
- correct size for skis to fit
- correct size to hang jackets and coats
- adjustable shelves and cubby shelves
- ridge to keep balls from rolling off
- large enough area for dog bed
- area for cat litter box
- place for pet food and pet equipment
- place for dirty clothes basket
- place for dirty shoes box
- enough shelves, cabinets, and cubby holes to hold all items you plan to store (make a inventory list of what you want to store)
- enough drawers to hold all items you plan to place in a drawer (make a drawer inventory list)
- not enough lockers for all household members (don't forget live-in helpers, elderly relatives)
Hallway or Room
- wide enough for your built-ins to fit
- wide enough for your rug to fit
- wide enough for your door mat to fit
- long enough if you want a to locate a specialty room or powder room off of the mud room
- wide enough if you are adding a piece of furniture such as a bench or chair
- space to place an umbrella stand if you so desire
- a place designated for a bike if you keep your bike or bikes inside
Misc.
- not enough coat hooks for jackets, hats, etc.
- no place to sit down to put on and take off shoes
- not enough space for shoes and boots
- clothes drip area for clothes or umbrellas if you live in a rainy climate or run or bike outside even if it is raining
- drip area for waiters to dry if you are a duck hunter (I have seen a pulley system in a mud room that hoists the waiters up off the floor for drying)
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