Project 1: the hall

I know we are all into the new year clearing up and cleaning out mindset, and yet simply keeping the daily clutter under control is a job in itself. I had to tackle the visible clutter first, and stop talking about potential future solutions. (Pull the trigger B, just pull it! -BB;-)

The Mission: clear up the clutter that walks in off the bus every day, and gets dropped in the hallway.

(The Unspoken Mission: Do so in an attractive yet inexpensive way!)

The Space: our small foyer, in which the area we have to work with is behind the door, and only 4 feet by 2 feet. Ouch.

The Solution: Re-purposing a hutch, and creating a child-size hall tree.



Hip, hip hurray for re-purposing an $87 office hutch! And all I did was add the 4 hooks, which were $2 each. I am debating the addition of feet, only because the solid base makes it very sturdy. But feet would really shift this piece away from hutchiness, and into hall tree-iness. Or something like that. Witness the organizational success that makes me smile!

A perfect fit


A hook for each jacket and backpack



A helper that thinks this is a perfect snack spot

Perfecto!