This IKEA Hack Will Clear Up Your Entryway Clutter (It Costs Less Than $25!)

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Amrita ThakkarEditor of Style & Design
Amrita ThakkarEditor of Style & Design
I cover style and design, and I have three years of experience in the home space. My work has appeared on Taste of Home, Family Handyman, Reader's Digest, Yahoo, and MSN. When I'm not writing, you'll find me bouncing to my latest hobby: climbing, yoga, crocheting, or something brand new.
published Dec 18, 2024
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Bloomington, Minnesota/USA. August 5, 2018. The exterior of an Ikea store in Minnesota.
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Do you have an entryway table covered in keys, receipts, change, sunglasses, and other bits and bobs? Ever since I got the Ferm Curvature Table  for my entryway, I keep dropping things off on it willy-nilly, and while it’s not exactly the biggest issue in my life, I do wonder if there’s a better way to store all the things from my pockets and my purse other than tossing them onto my much-loved entryway table. 

Luckily, content creator Kate Hewitt (@our_bears_home) has a smart solution. As shown in a recent TIkTok, Hewitt uses just three items — a simple plant pot, some cardboard, and a faux plant — to create an ingenious (and pretty!) entryway decor piece that also serves as storage. All you have to do is grab a GRADVIS plant pot, which comes in both pink and gray, for $11.99. 

Then, grab some cardboard, mark the top of the pot on it, and cut it into a circle that sits on the pot, creating a lid of sorts. You may have to give it a few tries to ensure a perfect match, so make sure you have some extra cardboard on hand!

After that, pick out a faux plant. While Hewitt didn’t share the one she uses, the FEJKA artificial potted plant is a great option with its luxurious green leaves, and it comes in at $9.99. 

Mark the spikes of the faux plant, add some glue, and push them through. As Hewitt points out, you can add some moss and soil to cover up the cardboard. Then, voilà! You have a decorative plant pot that serves as a little storage area. All you need to do is pop open the top and throw your keys, change, and other bits into the pot when you come home. 

My entryway table is pretty small, so I might have to opt for smaller versions of both the pot and the plant. Regardless, this is a great hack that can clean up your entryway for less than $25, in about 20 minutes.