Mud room - who has one? Im so excited about the thought of it!

I love the idea of what enters at the door, stays at the door. Hats, bags, jackets, shoes etc will be stored as per the need / season only in the mud room. The mud room will be straight from the garage into the hallway. It will be fitted out later and just left as a large alcove for now with bulk head. The plan is to place a bench seat with room for shoes in a basket underneath and hanging above hooks for bags / jackets. On the sides of the alcove will have some storage magazine type holders for each of us. It will contain notes / folders needed to LEAVE the house as notes notes notes from 4 kids at school is a constant task I keep on the kids about. The end of the alcove will have a sliding door so it can be closed off from sight and will make the very long corridor seem a little less long ... a normal opening door would have the risk of slamming shut if wind or a/c got a hold of it ... Do you have a mud room?