Mudroom Closet Make Over

Well I hate to admit but my mudroom closet was a sad story. We put some shelves in last year (it came with just a shelf around the top) and that helped but things were never organized from the original move in.  It's been the go to pile- something needs to move? toss it in the mud room closet!
My summer plan involves organizing and rearranging several key areas of the house this summer.  We don't have the cash to do major renovations- but simple organization is easily done on a budget.

I started with Home Depot- where I had priced out the best cheap containers. Two sizes $3.98 and $4.98! Can't beat that! They aren't the strongest- but they are clear- have a flip top lid and work.  Great for this kind of thing where we'll just be in and out of things a few times a year. The label maker came out and even though the boxes are clear they are labeled so even the kids can figure out (hopefully) where things go.

Before: note this is after I cleared out the floor- the closet is just about 3' deep and has shelves on both short ends and across the long side.

A lot of stuff hit the garbage bin, the donation bin and a few things moved to the shed (Horse stuff) where they really belonged.  But most of this did enter back in. Christmas Ornaments fit into 3 bins- 1 large and 2 'mini' and voila our after (Sorry you can't see the floor but it's pretty much empty.  There is one box (air mattress and pump) with my dog grooming dryer and my rolling container that has all the dog grooming stuff.  On the other side of the floor is winter boots that still fitthe kids for next year and the rolling frame for the air mattress.

What's that? There's shelf space- yes sir there is.  And floor space! it's great!