Meet Our Small Entry –
Hello and welcome. Yes, it is very small. It is basically a 4 ft by 6 ft landing. We live in a split level home. Once you enter, you can head up to the main living area or down to the family room. We didn’t have a lot of room to work with, but we needed a few essentials – functional organization, a rug, a mirror and some color and personality.
Here is a reminder of where we started. It was a blank canvas. White walls and neutral tile.
For the functional organization, we needed a place to hang things. I found a peg rack at a local flea market for .50 cents. I painted it white to match the wall.
The vintage student chair does triple duty. It serves as a place to sit and take boots or shoes on and off. It also serves as a place to set a bag or purse and it adds a little color. The Nate Berkus rug was a Target purchase last spring.
On the opposite wall, I hung a galvanized mirror I found at Kohl’s in the sale section. I love its industrial feel. It fits right in with our eclectic style.
The picture ledge is also from Target. It is a place where I can add a little personality, but it doesn’t take up too much room.
Sources:
picture ledge , rug – similar
galvanized mirror, chevron frame – similar
chair – vintage
peg rack – flea market find (similar)
Metal Number 3 – Anthropologie, from years ago.
inspirational quote – similar
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I’ll be back with my round up of favorite Etsy finds on Cyber Monday. Until then, I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
My son has the same entry in his house. Yours is nice and bright and decorated cute.
it might be small but it’s got great style!
I live in a split level with a small entry, too. Wish mine had that cute, green vintage chair! You made a really nice space to come into!
Love what you’ve done, as usual! I love the art ledge with the layered pieces! The layers give it depth and texture, even though it’s just a ledge. Great idea.
What a clever & stylish solution to this small, small space – I am inspired & pinning it now!
Love it all! Especially the green school chair.
Hi Mary, It’s so nice to know that other people live in split entry houses like ours. Our entry is 3 x 6 and we have two sidelights with the door in the middle. It’s a challenge to decorate and also a very cramped space for guests when they enter. We’ve lived in our house for 37 years though and have made do. This entry is our main door that we use as well so it’s busy. I don’t have room for a chair so I sit on the stairs if I need to put boots on. I do have a vintage half moon table though with a small lamp on one side and a shelf on the wall over the stairwell side with photo collages beneath. We’d love to add on a mud room out the front to make it double the size. $$$$ 🙁 A number of years ago we cut out the dividing wall between the stairs and put in a hand rail with spindles which opened up the area a lot visually. We had it painted white 2 years ago (from wood stain) and it looks much better. Thanks for sharing what you’ve done with your entry. I like all the details. Pam
I live in a split level too. I hsve a small narrow bench on my landings. The littles ones can put their shoes on while sitting there. I can hide our shoes underneath. Yours looks nice.
I love the eclectic style you’ve added to your entryway, Mary! The colorful chair is such a nice pop of color against the white backdrop, and your picture ledge is the perfect place to display your artwork. Love your boots, too!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
Vickie
It looks great! Love the chair and the #3!!