We never get tired of seeing a solution like the one that Sada and her husband Reagan sent our way. They took an otherwise useless wall in their entryway and turned it into both a functional space for coats and a pretty spot for displaying art and personal mementos (we think they did an especially awesome job picking meaningful, happy art and arranging it in a really charming way). Here’s their letter:
My hubby and I recently redid our entryway! With the way that our house is laid out, I knew we were never going to be able to have a beautiful “mudroom”, however, we have this huge blank wall right by our front door.
So we took advantage of it and created a little board and batten magic! Here is the before and after – Our version of a mudroom. :)
It is practical and it definitely adds a much needed pop of color.
The only thing we are still working on is the light (the light fixture AND the lack of natural light, as I’m sure you can tell by my photos). We are in the process of trying to fix both, but I love how our entryway is much more cheery! I find myself just staring at it, ha!
I love your blog (and would pretty much pee my pants if this was actually featured…tmi?)! Have a great night! – Sada
Obviously the woodwork looks great, but we’re totally into Sada and Reagan’s art arrangement (um hello, you know I love all things soda). It’s such a fun touch that they mixed engagement pictures with some of the real items they used at the photo shoot. You can click over to Sada’s blog to get more of the details on how they pulled this whole shebang off, along with sources for the art and all that good stuff. What’s your favorite thing? Sherry loves the sweet “Love” and “Always Radiate Sunshine” prints and I’m digging the dark hardware and those come-hither soda bottles. Oh yeah, I’m smitten.
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Yadira says
Hi YHL,
I wanted to ask you for a remodel advice, we just bought an old house and the entrance and formal dining and living room has saltillo tile, is in perfect condition but the truth is that not my style (i am more in to wood floor or light tile floors), we are going to open that area to the eat in kitchen that currently has linoleum but I don’t know what to do? Eventually I would love to install a different tile in the whole area but right now is out of our budget so I am just thinking in removing the linoleum from the kitchen area and stain the concrete in a brownish color until we have the money to remodel. Thank you guys in advance, I hope you can help me with your ideas.
YoungHouseLove says
That sounds awesome! I would definitely peel back the linoleum in a subtle spot to peek at the concrete, and if all looks good you can stain it! If you pull up all that linoleum and it’s cracked and covered with glue, you might need to use something to remove that and then fill the cracks with a little $5 tube of concrete-patch from the store and then use paint instead of stain so it looks better (the extra coverage of paint will cover the flaws). Hope it helps!
xo,
s
Jenny says
So this has nothing to do with this new redesign… except maybe for the green GLASS soda bottles?
You all love to talk about being eco-conscious and au natural. I just read this article about BPA and had my mind blown. I am now frantically searching the web to see if I should recycle all my tupperware out of my life!
See this link for where BPA is lurking, and the many ways it creeps into your body.
http://plasticsans.com/?p=508
Cheers!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks for the link, Jenny! We use all glass tupperware and love it. It’s much easier to clean too!
-John
mp says
This is the BEST non-kitchen reno! It actually beats a few of the kitchens! Sada, I bow to your creativity and wonder.
Sada says
Haha, thanks!!
Susan (Between Naps on the Porch) says
Wow! Looks great! What a wonderful transformation of that area…functional and beautiful!
Frank says
Love what you’ve done with the white blank wall. Now it looks completed! have you thought of using a coke bottle or even vase?
How did you install the hooks and indented parts on the wall?
Fashion-isha says
Wow what a fabulous idea! I love your blog!
xo
Sharon
Mat Rats says
Awesome idea for blank walls! And the coat hangers work really great near the door stop. Where do you get vintage soda pop bottles? I always wanted one for decorative purposes. Even gumball jars. I tried searching on Ebay but too expensive!
Sada says
Hi there! I did actually buy mine on ebay, but I had to shop around to find a decent deal. I knew I wanted it for our engagement pics so I spent the time to find the right one! You might be able to get lucky and snag one on craigslist or a garage sale though?
Lynne says
I love what they did. It looks great and it’s very functional.
One thing bothers me – I couldn’t see a door-stop and I would worry about the door opening hard against the hooks and getting damaged.
The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh says
I think I’d just stare at it too. It looks amazing and is kind of giving me an idea for the blank wall behind our garage door where I haven’t gotten around to replacing our old coat rack. Hmmm….
anne says
i wonder if a transome over thier door would give them the natural light they want. it looks great so far. cant wait to see what else they do to the space.
Amy L says
Wow! This is absolutely insane! I am in love with your blog and never did I ever imagine seeing Dublin Dr Pepper bottles in a post! I am from Dublin (for those of you that don’t know we just lost our ORIGINAL…UNLIKE ANY OTHER Dr Pepper)so our small town is completly heartbroken! This totally made my day! Love Love Love the project! Sada and Reagan are totally awesome in my book!
alg at rental house rules says
Very clever!
Dani says
Totally not related to this post but I was working on redesigning the comment area for a site and flipped over to yours to see how you link to them. I noticed that on the home page feed the Leave A Comment text isn’t actually hyperlinked and you have to click on the little comment counter.
Didn’t know if that was intentional or just missed so thought I’d give ya a shout. :)
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks! We’ll give that a look and see if we can fix it! We vaguely remember not being able to figure it out but maybe next time will be the charm! Haha.
xo,
s
Rebecca says
I love it, but HOW did she do it? I want to do it in my entryway!!!!
YoungHouseLove says
Just hop over to her blog (see the link at the bottom?) for more info!
xo,
s
kelly says
i saw this on pinterest and pinned it to do to our newly remodeled house! it is SOOO cute and adds so much to an entry way, since ours is very similiar!
Meagan says
Not sure how to word this…what is that paneling or whatever it is that makes it look like it a build in? it doesn’t look like it sticks out from the wall very far. And where do you get something like that?
YoungHouseLove says
If you click over to their blog (see the link at the end of this post?) there’s more info! Hope it helps!
xo,
s
Rocky Mountain Mama says
This is marvelous! Wish we had a wall like this in our house.
Misty @ 2 Broke Bruces says
You guys did a fantastic job! I am experiencing a little b&b envy over this… I think I’ll have to add this to my hubby’s honey-do list for our new house! Already designing it in my mind….. :)
Andrea B says
Super cute idea!I’m a big fan of extra storage for coats and a cute entryway. This has both!
But what I really want to know is if any pants were peed in when this post went live. ;-)
Sheralyn says
Lovely! Something we’ve learned about photo ledges though…tall frames crash :(
Alison says
You guys always have such cute ideas. You have inspired me to share my ideas with my new blog soiledrotten.blogspot.com….hope you enjoy and thank you for your inspiration
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks so much! Happy blogging!
xo,
s
Julie says
This post reminded me I’ve been meaning to ask you – why the hatred of “boob lights?” As I type my husband is installing some to replace old bright brass hallway lights. Now I feel I’ve made a fatal design choice and anyone who might buy my house in a few years will say “oh no, we can’t buy this house, it has the YHL stamp of disapproval boob lights!”
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, it’s totally a personal preference thing! We definitely didn’t coin the term (it’s been around a while) but we just prefer drum shades and other flush mounted options that aren’t as ubiquitous, but I’m sure you can sell a house with boob lights! Many folks have (and love) them!
Lauren says
I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with the wall next to our front door… I think this might be the solution!! Thanks for sharing :)
Megan Jones says
What a great use of space! So many people would take a look at that entry way and give up because it isn’t big enough for any furniture. The molding detail is just fabulous and is a great hint at old craftsman style. Nothing is better than the meeting of form and function!
SDAmanda says
Absolutely beautiful. I rent but the landlord said (of course) he doesn’t mind any improvements I make, so looks like I might just do this. Do you think a woman can do it alone? Well I am sure going to try.
YoungHouseLove says
For sure!
xo
s