What does your entryway look like? Is it a storage space for small items and shoe storage? Or is it the perfect place to enter in the front door with a lots of floor space and a beautiful console table? Most entryways are small spaces that act as a “drop zone.” I’ve shared a handful of options to help turn that dumping ground into a lovely functional space. We hope these ideas help your daily routine.
DIY Entryway Storage Ideas
- DIY Spring Has Sprung Upcycled Sign for Key Storage – Create a spot to hang those keys by adding some cup hooks to an upcycled picture frame. This is such a great way to keep keys in one place!
- The Easiest DIY Boot Rack for an Organized Mudroom– Boot storage can be a huge pain! Not only do they take up loads of space but they are an eye sore and don’t fit in normal shoe cubbies. If you don’t have a dedicated coat closet to stash them in you are normally out of luck! Let me show you my alternative idea with this easy to build boot rack.
- Using an affordable shelf to make a DIY shoe cubby bench for a budget friendly mudroom– Since our home doesn’t have much storage I decided to create a budget friendly space with a shoe storage bench to drop book bags, tote bags, and create a beautiful drop zone with wall hooks and a floating shelf.
- Laundry Room and Entryway Remodel – Sometimes changing the layout of the entryway is all it takes to get a more functional and organized space. Check out how my friend added a little extra square footage to maximize more space in her entryway and laundry room combined. The extra square footage allowed her to add a coat rack hall tree for more entryway storage.
- Easy DIY Shoe Rack made from curtain rods – Even though this ideas was originally intended for a small closet, it would work well in a small entryway too. The best thing about this DIY shoe rack is that it will hold all sorts of shoes from dressy to casual and even boots! Bye bye boot tray! The best part is that rather than taking up important real estate on the floor it, it moves the shoes up to the wall.
- Wooden crates can make for clever storage ideas even in an entryway! – Check out how to use wooden crates for entryway organization ideas! In this post we also share lots of different ideas for using wooden crates as decorative accents too.
- DIY Board and Batten Wainscoting for a Modern Farmhouse Mudroom – This is still one of my favorite aesthetic AND functional DIY’s to date! With just a few boards, some paint and hooks it can transform any front entryway! Add an entryway console or hidden storage bench and you automatically have a new space!
What do y’all think? Have I given you some easy ideas on how to create a functional yet stylish entryway? I hope these DIY ideas will give you inspiration to add plenty of storage, even if you have a smaller space.
