Jessica designed the mudroom area and had builders bring the built-in to life. Benjamin Moore's Simply White on the walls ...

The mudroom is more than just a place to take off your dirty boots. It provides an organized and dedicated space and serves as a catchall for messy outwear and other odds and ends.

Jacob Blanda lines up pieces of a built-in storage feature for a mudroom of a new home under construction in Bronzeville, in Chicago Feb. 14, 2023.