What is the difference between a mudroom and a vestibule?

What Is A Vestibule

they are both Vestibules

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A mudroom is a specific kind of vestibule that is used for removing muddy boots and wet coats so as not to track the mud into the rest of the house. Usually with a floor that can be hosed down.

ves·ti·bule

ˈvestəˌbyo͞ol/Submit

noun

1.

an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building.

Since the 1950s, a mud room has been a vestibule designed where muddy, wet or dirty clothes could be removed on entering the home.

It is a specialized vestibule. Definitely not redneck, more suburban. It costs extra to design more specialized storage places like a mudroom. Less expensive homes would not have such an entrances.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mudroom

It is sometimes a second entryway

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entryway

We had mudrooms where I grew up in New York. A vestibule is typically in the front of the house, where people enter, and it's typically decorated in a way meant to be a good introduction to the house. A mudroom is typically in the back of the house, where the kids enter with muddy shoes and take off their boots and snow suits. Most southern homes don't have mudrooms as it doesn't snow much.

The word vestibule is usually reserved for public buildings, especially churches. A mudroom is often the term used in the northeast or northwest to indicate a small room off the back door or garage, usually, where dirty boots and coats can be hung. A vestibule would be in the front of the house a mudroom in the back.