Happy Monday all. How was your weekend? Did you get a lot of things done,…
Progress in the Side Foyer
Sometimes my hubs and I text each other during the day to make plans for the evening. One time I told him my plan was to put up the shelves and hooks in the side foyer I’d been working on. So imagine my surprise when I came home to find them up on the wall.
I love when he does just what I’m hoping he’ll do.
That kicked off a night of putting more finishing touches in the space. I started this project just after I finished most of the painting in the basement, since it’s on the way there and have been doing small pieces of the project like removing wallpaper and painting the top part of the walls, the paneling and the trim.
There is some storage for reuseable grocery bags and a bowl for keys.
I think I need some advice on accessorizing shelves. These are looking kind of bland to me. Any advice?
There is one glitch in the project. We were going to knock into the part of the wall that juts out to make some shoe shelves but we’re not 100% on what’s back there and won’t know until we demo the bathroom in the basement so we’re leaving it for now.
And the left side before and now.
Want to see the to-do list? Here is where we are with the side foyer makeover.
1.Paint the bottom half of the walls white. It’s already painted paneling.
2.Remove the wallpaper in the hallway
3.Replace the trim on the walls with new or salvaged trim if we can find some that works. Paint it white.
4.Select a color and paint the top half of the walls and ceilings {still need to patch and prime the plaster on that one wall}
5.Remove the hooks and boards they are on
6.Make a shoe shelf in that half wall – This is on hold for now until we do future work in the basement.
7.Hang new hooks for jackets and such
8.Install some shelves on the one side
9.Replace the wall sconces now, or whenever we find some good ones- Electrician is coming to do this tomorrow.
10.Hang up some art on the walls
11.Buy a new rug This item is null and void because I did buy a rug but it doesn’t fit under the door so I’ve used one we had.
12.Get some baskets to hold items like reusable grocery bags I saved some money here because I used a basket I’ve emptied out.
On the left side added hooks for our coat, umbrella and hat storage.
There is some storage for reuseable grocery bags and a bowl for keys.
There is one glitch in the project. We were going to knock into the part of the wall that juts out to make some shoe shelves but we’re not 100% on what’s back there and won’t know until we demo the bathroom in the basement so we’re leaving it for now.
I added a little shelf for some organization.
At a glance here is the right side of the space before and now.
And the left side before and now.
I say we’ve made some good progress don’t you think?
I still would like to hang some things up on the walls perhaps. The space gets little light so I’m thinking a mirror if it will look good. What do you think I should put up?
i think it looks great! 🙂 i love that paint color and the shelves. kudos to the hubs for surprising you with that!
Looks great! What a difference! And what a good hubby you have 😉
I know you’ve posted about the name of the paint color you chose, but I can’t locate it. Can you tell me what brand and color name it is?
I love crossing things off the to-do list.
It looks so fresh! WHat a difference paint and some hooks can make. And don’t you just love checking things off your to do list??
You should definitely add some things to the shelves to busy them up a bit. I would recommend some lower items (small milk vases or white ceramics maybe?) to add height differential. You could also put in some photos to add some life to the shelves.
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Thanks for the sweet comments! Mrs. T the top paint color is Flint Smoke by Behr from Home Depot. The bottom is out of the can base white in Satin.
InteriorGroupie, thanks for the follow! Yes I need to frame some photos for the shelves. Great suggestion.
– Jessica
looks great!
and you could stand a small mirror up against the wall behind the key bowl; great for checking hair on the way out, etc., and will fill in that area.