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10 Ways to Bring Some Order to Your Hallway
What’s the best way to greet a guest? With a neat and organised hallway, of course. Here’s how to make it happen
Hallways are the areas in which we spend the least time. We rush through them on the way to work, enjoy awkward conversations with the postman at the door, and allow them to become dumping grounds for every coat, scarf and shoe the family owns. But it doesn’t have to be this way. With a little forethought and some savvy storage tricks, you can turn your hallway from a shoe assault course into an organised and neat landing pad for your home.
Make the most of hooks
Hooks are so simple and yet so useful, taking care of everything from scarves to keys. Why not screw a row into an old frame, then paint the interior with blackboard paint to create a handy spot for quick notes?
Hooks are so simple and yet so useful, taking care of everything from scarves to keys. Why not screw a row into an old frame, then paint the interior with blackboard paint to create a handy spot for quick notes?
Consider your environment
Make your hall feel as homely as the rest of your house with storage that fits in with your décor. This distressed shelving fitted with rustic baskets is perfect in this cabin. Baskets neatly hide a multitude of essentials from flip-flops to brollies.
Make your hall feel as homely as the rest of your house with storage that fits in with your décor. This distressed shelving fitted with rustic baskets is perfect in this cabin. Baskets neatly hide a multitude of essentials from flip-flops to brollies.
Slot in a slimline design
If a side table is too wide for your hallway, what about a slimline storage unit like this? The unit is screwed directly into the wall, removing the need for back legs for a neat fit. And it holds a surprising amount – keys go on the top and shoes tuck inside.
If a side table is too wide for your hallway, what about a slimline storage unit like this? The unit is screwed directly into the wall, removing the need for back legs for a neat fit. And it holds a surprising amount – keys go on the top and shoes tuck inside.
Include a mix
It just takes one errant football boot for your hall to slide into messy mayhem, so include everything from drawers to shelves, hooks and baskets. This space even has a place for umbrellas, so there’s no excuse!
It just takes one errant football boot for your hall to slide into messy mayhem, so include everything from drawers to shelves, hooks and baskets. This space even has a place for umbrellas, so there’s no excuse!
Build it in
If you have the space, think about building in some concealed storage. It keeps your hall looking neat, your friends will applaud your spick and span savvy and you’ll be the only one who knows where the piles of dirty trainers are hidden!
If you have the space, think about building in some concealed storage. It keeps your hall looking neat, your friends will applaud your spick and span savvy and you’ll be the only one who knows where the piles of dirty trainers are hidden!
Make it work hard
Limited space in a hallway means introducing furniture that really works. This side table holds small items, such as keys, has a drawer for tucking bits away, but also incorporates shelving for shoes and hats. Genius.
Limited space in a hallway means introducing furniture that really works. This side table holds small items, such as keys, has a drawer for tucking bits away, but also incorporates shelving for shoes and hats. Genius.
Choose a trunk
Want to keep your clutter hidden, but not crazy about having a clunky cabinet just inside your front door? Then invest in an antique trunk like this – it hides a multitude and looks smart tucked under the table.
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Want to keep your clutter hidden, but not crazy about having a clunky cabinet just inside your front door? Then invest in an antique trunk like this – it hides a multitude and looks smart tucked under the table.
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Reclaim your space
Lift as much off the floor as possible. This slimline shelf made from a vintage railway sleeper provides ample space for everything from keys to little artworks, and has hooks underneath for additional storage. The coat rack, meanwhile, is screwed to the wall for the neatest of solutions.
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Lift as much off the floor as possible. This slimline shelf made from a vintage railway sleeper provides ample space for everything from keys to little artworks, and has hooks underneath for additional storage. The coat rack, meanwhile, is screwed to the wall for the neatest of solutions.
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Get creative
Hooks are a must in an organised hallway, but that doesn’t have to mean choosing generic, matching ones. Pick up individual designs and get creative with their placement for organisation with style.
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Have you tamed your hallway clutter? Share your secrets in the Comments below.
Hooks are a must in an organised hallway, but that doesn’t have to mean choosing generic, matching ones. Pick up individual designs and get creative with their placement for organisation with style.
TELL US...
Have you tamed your hallway clutter? Share your secrets in the Comments below.
Organisation is key to a neat and tidy space and this hallway is a lesson in just that. Everything has its place – coats go on hooks, shoes in the cubbyholes and hats in the baskets up top. Everyone knows exactly where each item goes and that’s why it works.