Tidy Tip 5

I came up with this little tip while helping a good friend the other day come up with ideas on design/color schemes etc. on their new home they are moving into. I had so much fun that morning. It was a playdate for Jordan and his friend but I enjoy doing that kind of stuff so I also had a fun playdate!
I absolutely LOVE her mudroom and so wish I still had one of those in our current house. We had one in MN and it was so wonderful especially with boys! She was showing me the bottom part of the benches where the shoes would go and she told me she was going to have to find something to put there so the wood doesn't get ruined. I am not even sure where I got this idea that came to me but I told her to find some cookie sheets that would fit perfectly. It will collect all he mud, dirt etc and you can just wipe it off... Not only is it a neat little trick but a cheap one at that. I found 17x11 size cookie sheets at Walmart for $5.00! I think I am actually going to use this in my entry way/laundry room. I don't have the neat little locker set up anymore but it will help limit the dirt, mud, and pebbles that get tracked in...I could even decorate them with some paint...
Leave it to the mom who doesn't bake cookies that often to use cookie sheets as a shoe holder!
At some point, my wish list has some built-ins put in the garage as our "mudroom"! It is almost a necessity with 3 boys and a husband who likes to get dirty as well!