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Or at least with most people who visit our house.

Our benches seemed like the best idea ever, but it turns out that they’re not so helpful when you put them to use in the real world.. Horizontal Surfaces.I’m calling this next type of mud room feature “horizontal surfaces”, although I’m sure a lot of people will think of these as benches as well, only bigger.

The difference with what I call a horizontal surface is that it’s much bigger and more useful on a daily basis as both a place to sit and a drop zone that doesn’t get completely covered in junk in 5 seconds flat.I would classify the lower area that we have in our new back hall mud room as a horizontal surface and it’s definitely super useful.Unlike a little bench that just sits on the floor, this horizontal surface is built in and runs the entire length of the space available.

Kind of like a mini kitchen counter that you can sit on.We use this surface constantly as a drop zone for bags of stuff from the beach that needs to be put away, as a set-up area for yard sales, and vacation packing, and just about everything else.

The great thing is that because it’s so long, it holds a lot of stuff and it can be used as a drop zone for most daily items without becoming completely filled up.

We have a little horizontal surface on the opposite wall in the form of a little nook in the wall of cabinets and it’s almost useless compared to the one on our mud room wall.Marinated and Grilled Zucchini Recipe.

Restaurant-Style Sauteed Mushrooms.Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix.

Homemade Jamaican Jerk Seasoning Recipe.Homemade Italian Seasoning Recipe.