E & P... Entry and Pantry! Part TWO.

So, yesterday I shared a teaser on our most recent DIY project.  It is a makeover of our entry way which includes updating/gutting our pantry.  My goal was to have a better space to store our food, snacks, etc, also to have storage for shoes, mittens, coats etc. and make our entry more attractive and useful.

It took a few weeks to get this project finished, but here are the after photos! 

New shelves (organized by category), access to recycling and dog food (bottom).
I still need to paint inside of the pantry door and have hopes of putting rack or magnet plate for spices.

Benches complete!  We cut down the pantry door to fit new space.
Eventually I want to get a new doorknob and add some molding to the door to make it nicer looking.  I also have hopes of adding some more hooks for coats and spacing them out a bit. 

What do you think?  I love it.  There are a few additional updates that I might add down the line, but done for now!  It is great to look at something attractive when you come in the door rather than a messy pile of stuff.  The added plus is that I have a beautiful pantry that is well organized and I can find stuff.  Until next time...xoxo

PS:  Check out the DIY Show Off!  I entered my bench there!!!

M... is for mudroom!

Apologies for the technical difficulty on Friday.  I was out and about and did not realize that my post did not publish.  So, here it is!

One thing I have struggled with is the fact that we don't have a mudroom/entryway!  I have posted about entryways in the past here.  You do have to give up some things when you live in an old house with a lot of character and mudrooms seems to be one of those things.   I would kill for a proper place for coats, shoes, storage etc.  Creativity (which luckily I have lots of)  and a handy husband (check) can help solve problems.  So, consider this a teaser.  The husband and I have been working on our entry landing and some storage solutions!  Stay tuned!!!

In the meantime, I thought I would share the photo below which shows anything is possible! :)  This is not the route we have taken, but I have to applaud the unique idea.

Is this clever or what?

(I cannot remember where I saved this photo from.)

Hopefully in the next few weeks I can share an update of our "entry way".  Stay tuned!  Until next time...xoxo

E is for Entryway!

Continuing on with our  spring cleaning and organization week.  Today I want to talk entryways (also known as mud rooms)!  This is a trouble zone in my house!  We don't have a closet near our side door (which is the door we generally come in).  I have hung some hooks for coats, but it is often overloaded and shoes... well that is another story!

I dream of a large and spacious entryway with lots of organization for everyone!

Maybe something like this! 

Photos from De-Victorianization  on a Division

Photo from Homegoods

 Photo from Simplified Bee

 Photo from Martha Stewart

Photo from Twitter Moms Blog

Photo from Country Living

Photo from This Old House

Photo from Designer Mommy

Photo from Designer Mommy

Photo from Westchester Magazine

We don't really have a large enough space for any of these, but we can definitely do something and need to do something soon!  

Until next time.......xoxo