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When I moved from Germany to England, I had no idea how much the change would spark my love for interior design. Living here, I’ve been so inspired by the lovely English interiors, and I’ve found myself drawn to things like panelling, wainscoting, and picture rails. I’ve even started to play with colours and think about giving wallpaper a go, all while keeping true to my personal style, which is a mix of neutral tones and a hint of boho.<\/p>\n

This inspiration actually led me to tackle a project that’s been on my mind since we moved in \u2013 our kitchen extension. The area that leads straight out to our garden had turned into a bit of a dumping ground for muddy wellies, jackets, and tools, taking over the cute little coffee corner we had planned. With only about 90cm of wall to work with, I knew I had to get creative to turn this tiny space into a mini mudroom that actually works and looks good too.<\/p>\n

In this blog post, I’m chuffed to take you through the process of how we transformed this challenging spot into a practical and pretty corner. I’ll share all the steps, what we used, and of course, plenty of before and after snaps so you can see the amazing transformation for yourself. Let’s dive in!<\/p>\n

Before we dive in, let me show you a before snap of the area before we moved in:<\/p>\n

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Originally, we hadn’t planned on renovating everything \u2013 we just wanted to open up the wall between the dining room and kitchen. But when we started, the builders realised that there wasn’t enough support for some openings in the kitchen, so we had to add more steel. They also discovered that one wall wasn’t properly insulated, which meant we had to redo the entire brickwork on one side. When all that was finally sorted, we were left with an amazing blank canvas to work with.<\/p>\n

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First, we added a vintage wooden cupboard with rattan details, which was brilliant for storing lots of our kitchen bits and bobs. We also created a little coffee corner on the unused wall to the right. Our idea was to sit there regularly, sip on a cuppa, and get some work done.<\/p>\n

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And we did use that corner often to work and relax, but not as much as we would have liked. Because after a while, it turned into a proper dumping ground for wellies, bags, tools, and whatnot.<\/p>\n

That’s what led me to this brilliant idea (if I do say so myself, haha!): creating a mini mudroom wall or corner. We only had 90cm of space to play with, but I was determined to maximise that space and make it super practical and easy on the eye too.<\/p>\n

What we used:<\/strong><\/p>\n