Our front entry always looked like this…. In fact sometimes, it looked worse.
I never could figure out how in a house of five people there are 40 pair of shoes and 15 coats. I didn’t even think that we owned that many shoes… and everything kept getting thrown on the same 5 hooks and the kids couldn’t reach the coat rack, so their solution was to just chuck everything on the floor…so all we did when we came in the door was trip over the mountain of stuff on the floor.
we are in a house that doesn’t really have a dedicated front entry. The door immediately opens into the living room.
My solution was to pull everything down from the wall and start over, but I needed an inexpensive solution that looked nice and could hold a lot of coats and bags.
I screwed (2) 1 x 4’s into the studs and filled the holes with white wood putty. I then painted the whole thing white, and then screwed in some vintage school house coat hooks I had found on Ebay for a few dollars each. The entire project was under $25.
The nice thing is now everyone has their own coat hook and a place to put their backpacks. While 50% of the time it still ends up on the floor, at least now it has a place. 🙂
Jen
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Jacqueline says
January 30, 2012 at 11:26 amLove this idea….thanks for sharing!
Mariaelena says
January 30, 2012 at 12:55 pmLooks great Jennifer…I recently did a post on making the most of a small entry foyer…check it out…love yours….and your right about the stuff still on the floor…aaahhh!!..Happy Monday, Mariaelena
Renee says
January 30, 2012 at 1:23 pmThanks for the inspiration!
traci says
January 30, 2012 at 1:45 pmlooks great jen. i love it. i am going to have to look for some of those hooks. they are cool.
Anne says
January 30, 2012 at 1:57 pmI love those hooks too! Can you send me the link to the etsy shop?
xox
Amy @MaisonDecor says
January 30, 2012 at 2:19 pmLooks much better~your entry is a lot like mine~bam right inside the door is the coat tree area. Nice job!
Melaine Thompson says
January 30, 2012 at 2:23 pmJen Rizzo~you are my hero! xoxo
dee dee says
January 30, 2012 at 4:07 pmThanks for sharing this wonderful and thrifty idea! Looks great!
Dee Dee
WhiteWhispers2u says
January 30, 2012 at 5:20 pmGreat idea! We have the same issue at our house.
Our front entry is a dumping ground even though we have a front closet.No one wants to carry their shoes to their rooms or hang their coats up.
~Cheers Kim
Sherry @ No Minimalist Here says
January 30, 2012 at 5:36 pmHi Jennifer, Great solution and it looks wonderful! Hugs, Sherry
Pam@OurAdventuresInHomeImprovement says
January 30, 2012 at 6:05 pmGreat solution! I love that you were able to put two rows of hooks, so there’s plenty of room for everything. Well done!
Pam
Anne says
January 30, 2012 at 6:47 pmLooks great.A perfect solution for clutter.
A Cottage Muse says
January 30, 2012 at 11:11 pmLooks great…thanks for the heads up as to where to get those hooks!
hometown girl says
January 31, 2012 at 12:55 amsuper sweet! we have hooks but half the time they never see the hook 🙂 hope all is well! susan
summersoul says
January 31, 2012 at 2:18 amcannot believe the difference. It looks great!
pat says
January 31, 2012 at 6:28 amLooks great! A terrific and inexpensive solution for a problem area. Love the hooks too, have some that I have used all over the house.
Take care sweetie!
Coastal Cottage Dreams says
January 31, 2012 at 5:56 pmLooks great! Like the idea and the expense!
roseseo says
February 1, 2012 at 7:03 amNice Floors!!!
I like these floors and Interior decoration too.
floors direct
Whimsy says
February 7, 2012 at 3:23 amYour entry way looks great! And I love your new after the holidays look too!
coat stand says
March 23, 2012 at 1:26 pmI love those hooks, Looks great!
Rebecca says
May 2, 2013 at 7:44 pmLove the clock – where did you get it?
Di says
September 8, 2013 at 12:58 pmAwesome how you tied it in to the rest of the room, looks great. Di@Cottage-Wishes