DIY Entryway/Mudroom

New England Home

Redditor drewsaysgoveg made this cool DIY key rack from spare keys. He secured the keys in a vice and carefully curled them by tapping them with a hammer, only breaking two in the process.

The first thing that you see when you enter a home, the entry way can say a lot about the style of the inhabitants. For CJT and myself, who do not really have a formal entry way space, you will fi…

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I started to think about painting the family room a different color several months ago, but I wasn't sure what color I wanted to use. Unt...

I recently completed a makeover of our mudroom back entry area. It all started with paint: Benjamin Moore dune white on the walls and london fog for the trim. (The exterior of our home is painted Benjamin Moore cottage red, you can see it peeking in every window.) I added two boards with 10... Read more

Ever since we purchased our home more than 12 years ago, I have dreaded the day that I had to finally address my narrow hallway/stairwell area. This area is right by our

Shoes. They are my nemesis when it comes to organizing. I am the only girl in a household of three boys and yet all of us own way too many shoes. My husband is the opposite of a fashionister and yet the man owns at least 15 pairs of shoes! And all of them somehow (no matter what system I try and implement and enforce) congregate and party by the front door. I bought a shoe organizer for the front coat closet where most of our shoes acceptably hang out, but I desperately needed a system for…

Yep...another cabinet door. Another cabinet door redefined. Hey~> for $2 you can get pretty darn creative with these little jewels. BEFORE: (almost missed..note the tad bit of primer already on there?) I sanded it down with fine grit sand paper and cleaned the dust off. Then primed. All primed! And because I was painting at night, late at night...I couldn't get a good pic of the colors I used. For the first coat, I used Kilz Casual Colors Blue Ox. I gave it one coat of the blue and let dry…

I’ve been surfing around the internet to find some pictures to inspire me as we work on creating a mud/laundry room in our garage. One of my favorite places to find great pictures is Houzz.com. Here are some pictures I found there… I love the lanterns and light fixture in this one. I am hoping ... Read More about Mud/Laundry Room Inspirational Pictures

Mudroom ideas

Thanks for all the feedback on my post yesterday. The majority of you said you like to watch me renovate a space step by step, which is what I love too. So, I’ll show you what we are up to in our bathroom as we go. Cy tore into the bathroom last night, and I have to share this picture with you. He took the toilet out and placed it on the back patio. Eli sat his pumpkin on it. I walked outside and laughed out loud when I saw it. My poor boys don’t know normal. I guess that’s how you decorate…

How to create a functional foyer.