Show Not Muddy Mud Rooms Help Keep Homes Clean By Carolyn Garrison Extension Agent Mud rooms are a modern convenience convenience con con- in many new homes but the term is perhaps a mis mis- nomer No good housekeeper expects or allows a mud room to be literally muddy 1 Rather this is a room room room-or or just justa a small back entry area will do that do-that that can be easily cleaned up daily more often if necessary necessary sary with wipe wipe ups ups using soap detergent suds THE FLOOR should be covered covered cov cov- ered with easy easy care care vinyl or linoleum and the walls with plastic laminated or wallpaper or paint Other aids are a boot caddy fashioned from froma a trimmed cookie sheet This can easily be cleaned and keeps I the mud off the floor A trough a long metal flower box will serve th the purpose purpose pur pur- pose should be placed under tinder wall hooks that hold wet raincoats raincoats rain rain- coats or childrens children's snow laden ski pants to catch drips as the clothing dries PLASTIC wastebaskets are helpful for messy mittens or gloves and hats Rain snow and slush can be taken care of with mops and sponges squeezed from thick sudsy water then rinsed Fixing an area such as this in hi your home will help on the clean up You can avoid having the wet and dirt tracked through the rest of the house When it itis itis itis is all concentrated in one spot it is not so hard to clean up This also gives the members of the family a definite place to put wet or muddy outer wear |