Our entry way looked like this:
It wasn’t bad, but it did need some help.
I’m going to show you my before and after shots, but I also want to share some of my tips for a more organized entry.
1. Have a place to stash shoes.
See those big baskets under the table? I use those to corral shoes. Without the baskets, shoes were always all over the floor.
2. Have a designated place to stash incoming mail and other items.
Those two baskets corral items like mail, keys and school papers, which keeps them out of sight and off the counter tops.
I gave both baskets a little straightening up, simply by going through everything in them and throwing away what didn’t need to be there any longer.
We also thinned out some of the coats and extra things hanging up in our entry way. These hooks corral our book bags, purses and the dog leash.
Our entry is still not decorated the way I want it to be, but it’s certainly more functional and neat.
Let’s see that before:
And after:
Isn’t this a lot better?
Don’t forget to show me your organizing progress on Instagram with the hashtag #ons21daychallenge ?