House Tour: Entryway

I just updated our entry, and have found it much improved. Such a cozier, cleaner feel. 

 

The update was so minor that I didn't think to take a before picture, but I did find this picture of the boys from a few months ago and you can see the previous look in the background. I had four (adorable!) blue buckets lined up, one for each of us.

 The idea was for us all to have a place to keep a pair of shoes, mittens, hats, etc. downstairs by the door. We would have an organized spot to put them when we came in from outside.

Well, it didn't really work. The chief reason being those two rascals in the foreground!

*wink*

They seemed to think that because there were buckets full of things on the ground, that meant they should dump them all out, spread the goods all about the landing, and repeat any and every time Mommy puts them back where they belong.

So I scratched it. And while I miss the splash of cheery blue, I'm loving the simplicity of the new look.

Fresh paper whites sprouting offer a welcome reminder that Spring is on it's way!

Just a few scarves and hats in the basket. No sorting necessary. And strangely, it's not been emptied once!

The buckets are now upstairs housing toys in the toy room, and I'm happy to announce that they're still gleefully dumped every day, but now it's a little more acceptable!

You can see the bulletin board displaying the boys' school work and festive cards from the landing...

The boys have had one and only one pair of shoes all season: rain boots! 

Best purchase, ever! We'll be adding tennis shoes for running around outside as the weather warms up, but they've been great, all purpose shoes and we'll probably repeat this little system for many Autumns and Winters to come.

The coat tree was Riley's Grandma's, as was the nightstand by the stairs. The other end table was a garage sale find ($3!!!) and the chair I snatched up from a friend who was getting rid of it. The bucket was purchased for our wedding reception. The little basket the bulbs are growing in came full of fruit after our miscarriage, a sweet gift from our church family. 

Just about everything in our house has a story and a purpose. 

A reason we own it, and a memory tied to it. 

I love it!

And our favorite feature of the entryway is how large it is. Just the perfect size for floor puzzles! 

And with no winter wear strewn about it all day every day, we have room to play!

XO