It's done!

After 1 1/2 years of mostly nights and weekends, we've got our mudroom:)

This is the side entrance. You can see that the floor level is 14" below grade.

On one side of the room, there is an enormous bench of white oak.

12' 5" long by 18" wide.

That's over 4' of space and 5 double hooks for each person.

Anna is in the middle with Sofia closest to the camera and Gabriel at the far end.

My nook is opposite, beside the fridge.

Along with a few more cabinets to store my paint and finishing things, and a sink for washing up.

A gratuitous shot of the bench top, because I like taking pictures of white oak.

Also you'll see registers cut in at each person's area.

The radiator is underneath the bench and against the wall, so those are a good way to distribute heat.

As a bonus, the kids can put there wet mitts on there in the winter and they should dry out faster.

Looking through the new entrance at the original entrance.

It's a blue door!

And it looks pretty good at night, too;)

Good night!

ps: What about the nice "y" in my downpipe? I'm pretty proud of that one.

Thanks to all.