You are so incredible! This has been on my list to make when we rearrange our office/mudroom. We have five in our family so I wasn't sure how we would use the sixth locker. You have made my day by just giving the idea of the mail sorter in there (another delimma I've been trying to solve). Wahoo! Thank you!

Another fantastic piece! I am poised to begin my building phase in January, I can't wait! Here's hoping you have a happy and enjoyable Christmas! Your site is the best site I visit and I can't wait to see your next creation!

This is *exactly* what I've been needing and I didn't even know it! Thank you!

Looks like a New Year's weekend project to me :)

Yay! I have been eyeing this up for a while and wondering how I would do all the mail and stuff. Yay! Now to get my husband to help me start....Maybe after Christmas!

I so need this in place of the cheapo storage hutch i have by the front door...my mind is already buzzing with thoughts of "primitiving" it up with old wood and major distressing...this would be my husbands dream too...he's a storage/organizer/ADD/everythings gotta have a space kinda guy!! great plans and work!!

Thank you all! I'm so glad you like this plan. What do you think of adding the door plans?

I personally would love it...an easy way to "hide" my clutter...should my husband overwhelm it with gadgetry!! Yet still leave me with the storage I need.

I would love this with doors. Have a very Merry Christmas, I think your site is the best!

I am going to see if I can't work this plan into my budget. What a great idea and I have been wanting to do something with my entry way for a while! I'll have to modify the plan though to fit cowboy boots :D If I build it one section at a time I think this plan is totally doable!

One question- I looked through the other plans for this system as well, but can't find the "how should you secure the top locker part to the bottom shelf or drawer part" instructions. Am I missing something? Because this would be perfect for my entry :)

After searching all morning for mudroom solutions, I came across your site through googling for the "world's best mudroom organizer". Your site if fabulous, not to mention empowering. For those of us out here who know we could build "it" if we just had a little direction, you have provided that direction in a precise as well as a creative way. Thank you so much for being out there. I will take this opportunity to build with my children and be back with pictures.

Tiffany, what I would do is two things:

1. Use a metal bracket (ask for "simpson strong ties" at Home Depot or Lowes, and look for a straight bracket that you can attach to the hutch and base) and screw the bracket to the base and hutch. Make sure you are screwing into more than just plywood - you want to actually get into the frame boards.

2. Tip Resistant Kit. You should be able to find a tip resistant kit at most any hardware store. It's simply a wire with two screws to keep the piece from tipping forward on someone. Make sure you follow the directions and attach to a stud in the wall behind the hutch and also to a frame board in the hutch.

Good luck. Sheila made this and it is stunning!

Hi Ana, huge fan of yours and appreciate all your inspiration and help. wondering what your thoughts are on having this as a freestanding object, as opposed to being against a wall? Would it be safe? What would you suggest to put on the other side if you think it might tip over? We don't have a wall to put this against, but want to create a mud area by having this freestanding in our playroom and would love your thoughts, thank you!