FIRST ROW
• 1 Hooks, hooks, hooks! Have something that doesn't go on a hook? Put a bag on the hook, and but your thing in the bag! An assortment of vintage hooks, like these seen in Living Etc. make for unique and stylish wall decor, as well.
• 2 For those in need of even more organization create a welcome station, like this one seen on Martha Stewart's site. Each perso gets a different color, and space for reminders, bills, and mail.
• 3 Living Etc. offers up a quirky entryway with stylish racks for coats and boots, and a great display case as a shelf. We love the modern appeal of this organized entryway.
• 4 For the addition of just a bit more order to your foyer, RealSimple suggests adding a rack originally made for line cooks for bills and papers.
• 5 For intense organizational needs, Martha Stewart shows you how to add a row of cubicles with some great organizational peripherals here.
SECOND ROW
• 6 This garden trellis turned entryway organizer offers a clean and minimalist appeal, on Living Etc.
• 7 Repurposed metal mailboxes make for excellent note holders and cubbies for bills and papers, as seen on Martha Stewart.
• 8 RealSimple takes organization to the max with over-the-door hanging pockets, magazine holders, plastic trays and more.
Ever since we put a hook directly on the inside of our door, and trained ourselves to put our keys on it as soon as we enter the house, we've lost our keys fewer times than ever! Creating an organized entryway can make your home look and feel so much more welcoming, and save you time and stress, as well!
Categories: Style, Homekeeping, Decorating, Organizing









Shaw's Original Fir...
The police advise against putting a hook on the inside of your door with your keys on as it's a security risk. Criminals are known to use long wires with a hooked end to reach the keys, pull them through your letter box and then open the door and burgle your house.
Wouldn't he have to be Superman tosee through the door to know the keys are there?
They ALL look cluttered IMO. I like the entry ways AT has posted in the past with shoe storage (hidden away.) And who needs all that stuff on the wall?
LauraE, not if there's a letter box flap the burglar can open to look through, or windows nearby that s/he could look through. But you do make a good point for those of us who have solid doors and no nearby windows through which to see an extra set of keys.
I like the idea of putting shoes in trays! Would mean cleaning the floor less often (though the trays would need cleaned) and visually separates the shoes from the rest; it looks less cluttered. (Though I do agree that, overall, these entries all look much more cluttered than others we've seen in the past.)
It doesn't matter if you have a solid door as a burglar will just try their luck as this is really common for people to leave their keys on the inside of the door. A common tactic for thieves is to take keys off hall tables or from convenient key racks near the door, simply by 'fishing' for them with a pole through the letterbox.
My 2 cents:
I can understand these points. BUT it seems that the real safety issue here is with an intruder coming inside. If someone is breaking in you won't want to go to the door to get the keys before sneaking out - you will just want a quick exit - unless you are going to fight them off. Also, if the door is open you can't get to the keys. But hey, what is this, a survival guide? No way =-) About the hallways...
It was said that they seemed cluttered, but I don't think that is so terrible. They all look eclectic and the things there are necessity or clever and decorative. I'm all for clearing clutter, but for me, the stuff that goes by the door needs a really easily accessible, no-fuss place to go or else it goes on the floor, over/on the chair by the door or makes it into the house with me and ends up on the table, couch, bathroom, etc, and is lost when I am on my way out.
Thanks for the tip about the burglar thing I didn't know that! I, too thought the hallways look too cluttered for my taste organized or not. I guess I prefer out of sight organization best.