You can convert the existing window into a pony wall like this and you wouldn't feel like the space is cramped up or that you are losing out on the light. The light will come through the archway above the door (since there is plenty oof space there).
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this maybe something that's achievable in the available space
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another mudroom look
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Adding this pic to give an idea of how mudroom would look
You can convert the existing window into a pony wall like this and you wouldn't feel like the space is cramped up or that you are losing out on the light. The light will come through the archway above the door (since there is plenty oof space there).
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