You walk in the door and toss your coat onto the couch. You set your grocery bags down and kick off your shoes. Then your family does the same. Now you can’t sit on the couch that now resembles a mountain of coats, scarves, and sweatshirts while the umbrella is on the kitchen table and you can’t find the dog’s leash.
Sound familiar?
The only way to tame the chaos is to have a designated organization system. Pro tip: your couch is not an organization station. Neither is that unused treadmill in the corner.
When you’re crossing your home’s threshold, you’re generally adding or subtracting a few categories of items: clothing, gear and shoes. You need a place for all three that are so easy to use, it’s harder to toss everything anywhere else. Believe me, your eight year old isn’t concerned about the calming benefits of a neat and tidy home.
For footwear a bench with storage underneath is perfect. It provides a place to sit while you put on or take off your shoes, and a place to store them. Additionally a console table with baskets for specific items corrals the gear.
Now how about your jackets, sweatshirts, dog leashes, and hats?
Tame the mess with a coat rack. Hang up the jackets, leashes, umbrellas and sweatshirts so they’re easy to find and ready to go when you’re heading out. No matter your style, we’ve got something that’ll work. Stained wood? Check. White paint? Have that too. Rustic wire hooks for your farmhouse style? No problem!
Wood Coat Rack
Wire Hook Wood Coat Rack
Wood Peg Coat Rack
One last piece of advice: double the number of hooks you think you'll need. You can thank me later.