Design Files: A Fresh and Functional Entryway Two Ways

photo by Morgan Levy for Shelby Girard

More design plans from the family design files! My brother and sister-in-law also just bought a new home – ALSO a fixer upper (I swear this is in our blood) – and I was texting w/ my SIL yesterday about their entryway. Basically they don’t have a formal entry – the front door opens right into the living room. So I was helping her scheme a functional solution for life with three kids that won’t have their living room looking like the cubby hall in a kindergarten.

photo via @patticakewagner

I advised using the long wall alongside the entry door as the designated “entry” area. And getting a large storage piece of furniture with DOORS to hide the inevitable mess of shoes, hats, gloves, who knows what else.

We also added hooks for the wall for coats, a giant basket for more shoe storage, and a chair for anyone to sit and get their shoes on.

OPTION 1 DESIGN:

wooden and metal chair | lacquer sideboard | mirror | glass lamp | picture frame | scented candle | faux plant | wall hooks | metal umbrella stand | oversized basket | vintage oushak rug

OPTION 2 DESIGN:

parsons chair | lacquer sideboard | mirror | black lamp | picture frame | scented candle | faux plant | wall hooks | metal umbrella stand | oversized basket | jute rug

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