Mudroom Lockers and Benches: How to Organize Your Entryway

What are mudroom lockers?

Merriam-Webster defines a mudroom as "a room in a house designed especially for the shedding of dirty or wet footwear and clothing and located typically off the kitchen or in the basement." Its job is to catch coats, boots and bags before they spread through the house.

A locker, in the dictionary sense, is "a drawer, cupboard, or compartment that may be closed with a lock," especially "one for individual storage use." Mudroom lockers keep the "individual storage" part and usually drop the lock. Think of the school lockers many of us grew up with, rebuilt in wood: a tall unit split into sections, with a hook or two, a shelf above and a bench or cubby below for each person.

The reason they work is simple. When every person has a spot, there's one obvious place for the coat, the backpack and the shoes.

Mudroom lockers vs bench vs hall tree vs hall seat

These names overlap, and makers don't always use them the same way. Here's how they're generally used, with real sizes from pieces on our site where we have them.

Can you get Amish built mudroom lockers from us?

Here's the honest answer. As of November 2026, our site doesn't list a piece sold as a "mudroom locker." Our entryway collection has three pieces, and the closest to a locker is the Hall Seat With Tower.

Its product page lists it at 104 inches wide, 18½ inches deep and 80 inches tall. The page also lists the center seat section on its own at 72 inches wide and 60 inches tall, and each tower at 16 inches wide. The listed features are a beadboard back, dovetailed drawers on full extension slides, and adjustable shelves in the tower. The product photo shows a row of six coat hooks across the back, a cushion on the seat, and two drawers over open cubbies below.

That's a locker layout in all but name. Hooks for coats, a seat for boots, shelves for hats and bags, and drawers for small things. If you need a different width or more sections, most of our furniture is made to order, so the best next step is to bring your wall measurements to a showroom and ask what can be done.

What size should a mudroom bench be?

Seat height

A mudroom bench is mostly for sitting down to put shoes on and take them off, so seat height matters more than looks. The 2010 ADA Standards, the federal accessibility rules, say the top of a bench seat in places like public locker rooms "shall be 17 inches (430 mm) minimum and 19 inches (485 mm) maximum above the finish floor." Your home doesn't have to follow that rule, but it's a useful reference for a comfortable seat.

The benches on our site land in that range. Of the backed benches that list a seat height, seven sit at 17⅝ inches and one at 18 inches. Fourteen backless benches in our bench collection are listed at 18 inches high overall.

Width and depth

Width depends on how many people sit at once. The dining and entry benches on our site come in widths from 36 to 96 inches. Depth is usually 13½ to 18½ inches: the dining-style benches run about 14 inches deep, while the entry pieces above are 18 to 18½ inches deep, which leaves more room to sit and to store things below.

One way to plan: count the people who use the door every day, then check how many hooks or sections you'd get across your wall. On the Hall Seat With Tower, the photo shows six hooks across the 72-inch center, which works out to about one hook every 12 inches.

Which kind of mudroom storage do you need?

The University of Georgia Extension estimates that 30% to 40% of the contaminants in our homes are tracked in from outside, and recommends an entry system that captures soil, pollutants and moisture at the door: good mats, and taking your shoes off when you come in. A bench with a place for those shoes makes that habit easy. Match the storage to what you're storing:

• Open cubbies let wet boots and sneakers air out, and everyone can see where their shoes go. The Hall Seat With Tower has open cubbies below its drawers in the product photo.
• Drawers hide the small things that pile up: gloves, hats, keys, dog leashes. The Mid Century Entryway Bench lists undermount soft-close drawer slides.
• Storage under the seat holds bulky seasonal gear. The Pressback Storage Bench lists storage under the seat and comes in 36, 48 and 60-inch sizes.
• Doors keep clutter out of sight in a front hall that guests see. The Kula Sliding Door Bench is 48 inches wide and 15 inches high, and its page notes a fabric seat is available for the top.
• Hooks and shelves up high handle coats, bags and hats. A tall back with hooks, like a hall seat, puts them right above the bench.

How to plan your mudroom layout

Measure the wall and the swing of the door

Measure the wall you want to use, then open the nearest door all the way and mark where it lands. A bench 18 inches deep sticks out farther than you'd think, and you'll want room to stand in front of it while someone else walks past.

Check the height

If you're thinking about a tall unit, measure the ceiling, light fixtures and any window trim. The full Hall Seat With Tower is 80 inches tall; the center section alone is 60 inches, which can fit under a window or a low shelf.

Anchor anything tall

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission urges families to "anchor TVs and furniture, such as bookcases and dressers, securely to the wall" and to "store heavier items on lower shelves." A tall locker or tower full of bags and boots is the same kind of piece. Anchor it, especially if young children will climb onto the bench to reach their hooks.

Plan one spot per person

Give each person a hook, a cubby or a drawer, and label them if it helps. Younger kids can reach a lower hook more easily, so add a lower hook or two nearby if the piece allows it.

Entryway pieces from our collection

No mudroom? Making an entryway work

Plenty of homes don't have a separate mudroom. You can still borrow the idea:

• A short bench with storage under it and a row of wall hooks above covers most of what a locker does.
• A narrow hall table gives you a drop zone for keys and mail. The 18 hall tables on our site are each listed at 48 inches wide, 16 inches deep and 30 inches high. The Frontier Hall Table is one example.
• A basket on a lower shelf or under a bench catches shoes without a full cabinet.

You'll find more seating in our bench collection, from dining benches to backed benches with storage.

Caring for wood furniture in a mudroom

Set a boot tray in open cubbies so melting snow and mud don't sit on the wood. Wipe up water and salt the same day. Put an absorbent doormat just inside the door, as the UGA Extension guide suggests, so less grit and water reach the floor and the furniture. If you're comparing pieces, our guide to hardwood furniture vs mass-produced furniture explains what to look for.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a hall tree and mudroom lockers?

A hall tree is usually a single stand or tall piece with hooks, sometimes with a small seat. Mudroom lockers split a wider unit into one section per person, with hooks, shelves and a seat or cubby in each. Lockers hold more; a hall tree takes less space.

How tall are mudroom lockers?

It depends on the piece and your ceiling. The closest piece on our site, the Hall Seat With Tower, is 80 inches tall with its towers, or 60 inches for the center section alone.

What height should a mudroom bench be?

A seat about 17 to 19 inches off the floor is comfortable for most adults. That's the range in the federal ADA standard for benches, and the benches on our site that list a seat height sit at 17⅝ or 18 inches.

Do mudroom lockers need to be anchored to the wall?

Anchor any tall storage piece. The CPSC recommends anchoring furniture such as bookcases and dressers to the wall and keeping heavier items on lower shelves, and a loaded locker or tower is the same kind of piece.

Can I choose the wood for an entryway bench?

On many pieces, yes. The Hall Seat With Tower and the Mid Century Entryway Bench each list eight wood types on their product pages, and the Pressback Storage Bench lists oak, brown maple and cherry. Check the product page for the options on each piece.

Where can I see entryway pieces in person?

Visit one of our showrooms in Intercourse, PA, Lancaster, PA, or Murrells Inlet, SC. They're open Monday to Friday 10 to 5 and Saturday 9 to 5, and closed on Sunday. If you want to see a specific piece, call ahead to ask whether it's on the floor.

Sources

• Merriam-Webster: mudroom
• Merriam-Webster: locker
• U.S. Access Board: 2010 ADA Standards, Chapter 9, 903 Benches
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: Anchor It! campaign marks 10 years
• University of Georgia Extension: Reduce Indoor Contaminants, Leave Your Shoes at the Door
• Product pages on kingsamishfurniture.com (sizes and features as listed in November 2026)

How we made this guide: we reviewed every bench, hall seat and hall table on our site, compared their listed sizes and storage, read the dictionary entries, the federal bench standard and the safety and extension guidance above, and reviewed questions customers ask our team. Every fact was checked against our product pages.