Entry Organization

I like our little house, but one of the things that's a must for our next house is a coat closet. When you walk in our front door you're basically standing in our family room looking up the stairs. There's not much room for bags and coats or any of the things you usually want to drop when you first come in the door. Until now I've had a row of hooks up on the wall behind the front door, but I've been looking for something that could meet our needs a little better.



I only have 6 inches behind my front door, but Target had these really slim storage shelves on clearance with bins on top and hooks beneath. Matt and his parents gave them to me for my birthday and I love them! The upper hooks are at the same height as our old coat rack and the lower shelves are just the right height for the kids to reach by themselves. (Okay, Luke can't reach his yet, but at the rate he's growing it will only be a few weeks).

Much better. Now if I could just find a way to make an eat-in kitchen. . .