Front Hall Reveal!

I have been hard at work creating a functional front hall.  Our house doesn't have a mudroom, although we really need one.  The weather in Oklahoma changes frequently and it's nice to have appropriate outerwear on hand.  A week ago we had snow flurries and yesterday it was almost 70 degrees!


Last month I showed you how I created a place for our hats here.


Yesterday I finished the hallway!  Here's a reminder of the before.

And here it is now!

Entry Coat Hooks

We have ten double hooks for coats, jackets, bags, lunch boxes, and scarves!  The basket is for the kids' shoes and boots.  The big shoe rack moved into the coat closet for adult shoes.

Each of the girls has their own designated hook with their picture hanging above.  Now when I say, "hang up your coat" they know exactly where it goes.  And when I say, "put your shoes away" the shoes will end up in the basket.  Unlike the lonely tennis shoe in the picture.  I really don't know where the other one was taken off and abandoned or "put away."  

Mod Podge Coat Hook Pictures

I also relocated the art displays from this post.  They came down when I painted the kitchen and needed a new home.  A boring wall went from this:

To this:

Clothespin Art Display

The girls have already started displaying their work!  Above the art display is a photo I just love displayed in a clip frame from Hobby Lobby.

This photo was taken when Lil' Bean was a newborn.  My mom and my grandma were in town when we had a photo shoot with Misty Lingnau, a local photographer.  

Did you also notice my new boot tray?

River Rock Boot Tray

I came across this idea a while back (more on that later).  I found a plain boot tray at Garden Ridge for $3.99 and took rocks from our back yard landscaping.  

An old night stand got a fresh paint of coat and now holds gloves, mittens, and hats, and a place for keys and sunglasses.

My guard dog, Riley, is on duty.  Good dog.

I just love how functional my hallway is now!  Here's a quick comparison.

Don't you just love happy endings?

Mod Podge Clipboard

I love pretty decoupaged clipboards.  I use them at school for everything.  They also make great teacher gifts.

I buy my clipboards at Staples or Hobby Lobby.  Since the clip won't unscrew from the board I've come up with a fool-proof way to keep it open while I Mod Podge the paper down.

A zip tie.  Yup, that's my secret.

Happy decoupaging!

Welcome to my new blog!

I never thought I had enough to say to start my own blog, yet I keep thinking of all the fun projects I could share with the internet world!  Most of my ideas have come from other blogs, after all.  So here I go!

The cold weather has kept me inside lately so I've been keeping busy with some projects around the house.  I'm trying to be more organized.  Doesn't seem to be working.  Oh well.

Here are some pictures of my recent projects.

Hand-me-down step stool re-do.

We don't have a fireplace so I moved a bookcase, stained a shelf from Hobby Lobby to match the other furniture, and hung our stockings with care.  I call it my faux mantle.  :)  More on this later...

My daughters LOVE crafts and coloring and need a place to hang artwork other than the fridge.  [where did all my magnets go anyway?]  We have the perfect spot in the dining room for these clothespin display boards!  The best part of this project?  I didn't have to buy a thing!

This one isn't a project but this picture of my little Bean was so cute that I had to include it anyway.  She just loves it when daddy brings home birds!