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Entryway ideas

11 years ago
Should I paint stripes on this small wall or add a shelf with hooks? I need some fun ideas to spice up this wall.

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  • 11 years ago
    Here is my style and some ideas. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!!!
  • 11 years ago
    Depends on how you will use the space. Is that where you generally enter the house (as opposed to through the garage or a side door)? If it is a primary entry area, treat it as one. Make sure there are plenty of hooks for the essentials, a bench to take off shoes (with storage beneath so they aren't tripping you) and make it interesting while stashing clutter. I can't tell if this is a hallway or part of another room. Do you have a coat closet in the vicinity? You see where I'm headed -- plan the space to be used to your best advantage. If it is guest space for the most part, that's another story. If you're minimalist, go with the stripe because it is about all you need and you don't want to take away from all the work of getting the stripes straight by hanging too much over them. Grab attention with those stripes and minimal art/accessories to allow your guests to focus on the rest of the room.

    And that chevron rug in the last photo? Love that!
  • 11 years ago
    I got these piece at target. yes it's a bit cheap looking but you can get a nicer one if you spend more. I love it because it hides all the junk you need by the entrance - keys, small umbrellas, sunglasses Etc.
  • 11 years ago
    this piece ***
  • 11 years ago
    Thank you so much for the help and ideas. We don't enter the house or use that door much. It's mainly for guests and the first wall you see when you walk in the house. I liked the picture I posted of the long shelf to set pictures on. I could add some hooks for guests. I like stripes too!!! Hard decision.
  • 11 years ago
    I love the bench unit but our space is so small it will only allow me to hang things on the wall and too small for a bench by the door.
  • 11 years ago
    Laurie! Nice piece of furniture and I love the idea but it won't work by my door.
  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago
    That entryway is sooo narrow that anything more than a picture on the wall is going to make it look cluttered, and your house messy. Sometimes less is more, and this is one IMO.
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    A shelf and hooks are always welcome if you have no closet. Is this the case?
  • 11 years ago
    Vinyl lettering! Your last name with "est. 20____" (meaning established in the year you were married or the year you moved into the house) would be a fabulous accent over the stripe. Eye-catching, space neutral.
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    You say that this door is mainly used by guests. Is it an exterior door? If so I would suggest exchanging it for a glass one or at least partially glass to invite light and movement into that space. The wall on the left is crying out for white detailing or a design of some description. Etsy sells marvelous big cutout panels with jig sawed designs of birds, trees, leaves etc. You could paint them white and adhere them to the wall or use one panel as a stencil to do the entire wall or part thereof. Have you thought of crown molding and a nice matching baseboard?
  • 11 years ago
    I do really like the 3rd pic you posted, but if it isn't something that you use often, I don't think I'd do it. Do the stripes!
  • 11 years ago
    Kizatt, do you have a picture of the vinyl lettering with the stripes you were thinking about? I likes this picture I posted but without the entry table.
  • 11 years ago
    Going with stripes and a large empty frame with our last name initial or a few pictures. A shelf sticks out too far in this space and the door would end up hitting it. I'm so limited!!! Any suggestions for names of paint colors? Neutrals
  • 11 years ago
    Maybe even adding a chandelier.
  • 11 years ago
    This is pretty. SW Sticks and Stones and China Doll.
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