Take off your boots and stay awhile

It's a Blizzaster, the Blizzard of Oz, the Blizzard of 2011, I've heard it all.  Basically, it snowed yesterday.  A ton.  And after my husband shoveled the driveway three times in full on ski clothes (complete with goggles), I started to think about how nice it would be to have a mudroom (complete with a crystal chandelier of course).  It would be the ultimate luxury in my dream home.  I can imagine hanging up my Barbour jacket in a neat little cubby, parking my Wellies and having a place to set my glass of wine while I take the leash off of our dog to wipe her paws. Dare to dream people.<br /><br />Here are some lovely mudrooms on this snowy day.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jEFl8jTxsl3oG9TSikIhmNTCCZf3gBVzKoxPAUuCUKZ1QlNz38xIDvwkYKYia5ERTEj7Og6q1_XIY5-0EjvEJRK5DdyK-WEhaoG8cJ9LxQE99NHxQRBb0K6PiHG5wvp9mQshFXqCgrTb/s1600/Mudroon+via+SHELTER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jEFl8jTxsl3oG9TSikIhmNTCCZf3gBVzKoxPAUuCUKZ1QlNz38xIDvwkYKYia5ERTEj7Og6q1_XIY5-0EjvEJRK5DdyK-WEhaoG8cJ9LxQE99NHxQRBb0K6PiHG5wvp9mQshFXqCgrTb/s640/Mudroon+via+SHELTER.jpg" width="513" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="http://shelterinteriordesign.blogspot.com/2011/01/hang-up.html">SHELTER</a> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzt7IEloXqO6ZyMW9xjIDUeS1GLfqI306mMW0l3Mbh4RbWFDSuNzvaDklwHJQXshfTGXCYPGD10obkHkW1Bhm2xw-DiYEDj6pDnZjsW9P9pUxvIrZEOVQd3CFX331hR_1XqHZKG4t3emMX/s1600/back-door-Traditional-Home+via+Hooked+on+Houses+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzt7IEloXqO6ZyMW9xjIDUeS1GLfqI306mMW0l3Mbh4RbWFDSuNzvaDklwHJQXshfTGXCYPGD10obkHkW1Bhm2xw-DiYEDj6pDnZjsW9P9pUxvIrZEOVQd3CFX331hR_1XqHZKG4t3emMX/s640/back-door-Traditional-Home+via+Hooked+on+Houses+.jpg" width="488" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a> </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLB9CqqULoTXAmWzesFeauOuh44hpTR9wcoqdsbAd3BteBlwQISYmfdpkTP0UDRnJtAD0WM4YlJGHDxaf6Wg-dRj0Yb1U7_u23ShFBS6hlQta3sddu6YtTPOTnzSda70KZqFEtg-UF5mnq/s1600/Blue+Mudroom+via+DecorPad+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLB9CqqULoTXAmWzesFeauOuh44hpTR9wcoqdsbAd3BteBlwQISYmfdpkTP0UDRnJtAD0WM4YlJGHDxaf6Wg-dRj0Yb1U7_u23ShFBS6hlQta3sddu6YtTPOTnzSda70KZqFEtg-UF5mnq/s400/Blue+Mudroom+via+DecorPad+.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/">DecorPad</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdwkvi9HX2slKKkZLFUR3IMYeIixTtHv-lMu_ForjXvhveEdVJdCoc34Ct_3e8cMkOxnkpehFAz_16o0-V159qvYWgoexMq_6wjSWZj6hLE5PAaW4PJ9vQi1BCAgLCpCEKlf__-FJFWmp/s1600/chandelier+mudroom+via+decorpad.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdwkvi9HX2slKKkZLFUR3IMYeIixTtHv-lMu_ForjXvhveEdVJdCoc34Ct_3e8cMkOxnkpehFAz_16o0-V159qvYWgoexMq_6wjSWZj6hLE5PAaW4PJ9vQi1BCAgLCpCEKlf__-FJFWmp/s400/chandelier+mudroom+via+decorpad.png" width="263" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/">DecorPad</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmfQLlHssDtY_XOAU6L8FMA3aLwmeX8cVg-LuRf7K-vrz9ujw3BmyF65jJBkZDCn_rU5egkv6hFBiJUvsMRUJYejNYTtdDtkf55hk6-RrLHpNcNkSmY70YPKl9S5lsdMqz2IsxcXrB7qL/s1600/hc+meg+braff+east+hampton+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmfQLlHssDtY_XOAU6L8FMA3aLwmeX8cVg-LuRf7K-vrz9ujw3BmyF65jJBkZDCn_rU5egkv6hFBiJUvsMRUJYejNYTtdDtkf55hk6-RrLHpNcNkSmY70YPKl9S5lsdMqz2IsxcXrB7qL/s400/hc+meg+braff+east+hampton+5.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meg Braff via <a href="http://habituallychic.blogspot.com/2009/07/weekend-chic.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FGcuC+%28Habitually+Chic%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Habitually Chic </a> </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxiKeaWg9YI9BnyESdBnscWC3klNLt_s0CtumH52WHSpP_Q-8O4gek8aagbPxNhlyFnktM1j3xI00TAG0bA0oL9qf91Bbgz2x_I9kRFEf4s0A4QF5xu8xsMB8oaD2kPX44ZLE0RO3ApYt/s1600/Mudroom+via+Cote+De+Texas+.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxiKeaWg9YI9BnyESdBnscWC3klNLt_s0CtumH52WHSpP_Q-8O4gek8aagbPxNhlyFnktM1j3xI00TAG0bA0oL9qf91Bbgz2x_I9kRFEf4s0A4QF5xu8xsMB8oaD2kPX44ZLE0RO3ApYt/s400/Mudroom+via+Cote+De+Texas+.png" width="335" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loi Thai via <a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2009/07/tone-on-tone-on-move.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CoteDeTexas+%28COTE+DE+TEXAS%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Cote de Texas </a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoaCSYYh-8pow7Lw5qMZO5qUg6BZOjuqQREjHjuBphGUajSUyrMbdMNVy4S6lp9GaboeReWcdOY_jhjm9aRrVkFkf0F-u24rvO6oCJB_yboHhKGyFgICiedhCuItV_aBgshoM8MjeQp9f/s1600/mudroom-milesredd+vi+high+street+market.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoaCSYYh-8pow7Lw5qMZO5qUg6BZOjuqQREjHjuBphGUajSUyrMbdMNVy4S6lp9GaboeReWcdOY_jhjm9aRrVkFkf0F-u24rvO6oCJB_yboHhKGyFgICiedhCuItV_aBgshoM8MjeQp9f/s640/mudroom-milesredd+vi+high+street+market.jpg" width="488" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miles Redd via <a href="http://highstreetmarket.blogspot.com/2011/01/redd-mudroom.html">High Street Market </a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8mnL4TfGO5nJKsxNYF8Yx-D5SlATsGQyAXolRs6QPVMlXqHXH0xNHj_p3nf7OnMrkHZoOBnLy-SAQq9jLGL37ZwMcNx-J2fxOYtHjunG3tf6ZGC2f7HVrpXnjjwugtFyncZh1ndRD4x8/s1600/MudroomVerandaJan2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8mnL4TfGO5nJKsxNYF8Yx-D5SlATsGQyAXolRs6QPVMlXqHXH0xNHj_p3nf7OnMrkHZoOBnLy-SAQq9jLGL37ZwMcNx-J2fxOYtHjunG3tf6ZGC2f7HVrpXnjjwugtFyncZh1ndRD4x8/s400/MudroomVerandaJan2011.jpg" width="282" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veranda January 2011</td></tr></tbody></table>

Take off your boots and stay awhile

It's a Blizzaster, the Blizzard of Oz, the Blizzard of 2011, I've heard it all.  Basically, it snowed yesterday.  A ton.  And after ...

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