In the past, the mudroom was located at the back door. Today, with our families so much more dependent on automobiles, mudrooms are more often located at the door from the garage, as you suggested.

Q: We have a vacation house in coastal Virginia, overlooking Powell's Bay.The interior trim and floor molding of our exterior mudroom door has sustained rainwater damage. We attempted to correct ...

Dear James: We are designing a new house. We have two children and think a mudroom between the garage and the kitchen would be nice. What is the best size to build, and what features should we ...