Upcycled entertainment unit as mud room

[kirstylowrey]

An old entertainment unit painted and fitted with hooks and used as a mud room feature to help the family stay organised.

• The project
• Steps
• Tools and materials
• More inspiration for your mud room project

The project

When I saw this old entertainment unit on Facebook Marketplace I instantly knew I wanted to turn it into a functional mud room for the whole family.

Steps

Step 1

First I removed all doors, hinges and screws. I then removed the decorative detailing from the sides and along the top of the piece and filled in the holes with wood filler.

Step 2

Next up was to make the bottom left and right boards level with the centre. I measured out the height and used brad nails along the sides and back of the piece to secure them in.

Step 3

Up next was designing the four separate lockers. To do this, I removed the lower shelving wood and with some spare wooden VJ panelling, I created a divider in the middle of the piece and also one down the bottom to create another small cubby. I used spare pieces of wood to cover the gaps in the middle sections, a lot of nails and a lot of wood filler. 

 

Step 4

Once all the holes were filled and gaps sealed, this piece was given a full scuff sand with the orbital sander. Seats were sanded down to raw timber and the whole piece was given a good washdown ready for primer and paint.

Step 5

Finally, two coats of primer were added, and three coats of duck egg blue Dulux paint, along with two coats of Cabot's Matt Clear Varnish. Black coat hooks were added, baskets from Kmart and finally the job was complete ready for a family to use.

Tools and materials

Materials used in the project:

• Dulux 1Step Prep Primer
  
  
• Dulux Vivid Low Sheen
   
• Cabot's 1L Matt Water Based Clear
  
  
• Timbermate 250g White Wood Filler
  
  
• Selleys 475g No More Gaps Interior Multipurpose Gap Filler
   
• Adoored Black deco robe hook
  
  
• Brad nails
  
  
• Orbital sand paper
  
  
• Paint roller kit.

Tools used in the project:

• Orbital sander
  
  
• Brad nailer.

More inspiration for your mud room project

Workshop member Donna created a mudroom using an upcycled cabinet that had been unused for 50 years.

Community member Trevelyan completed their bedroom renovation with a VJ panel mudroom feature, adding valuable storage space.

For more ideas for your home, check out 10 practical mud room storage projects shared by Bunnings Workshop community members.