Project: our entry way

I’ve got entryways on my mind, with inspiration from the very talented Jordan at Oh Happy Day.

You see, our entry way/landing strip is a disaster (but I’m brave enough to post it!)

Tyesha asked if I was working on any decorating projects…. I think this definitely qualifies. We just haven’t focused on it and the corner seems to be a magnet for everything that doesn’t really have a place in our home. The desk above is Tim’s old desk, which we’ve been meaning to sell on Craigslist. Then, the tub is our paper recycling. Other jumble includes some stuff for Goodwill (I actually dropped it off last weekend!), umbrellas, grocery tote bags, a bike pump and a pile of mail.

I *love* this shot which is a detail from Jordan’s landing strip and am thinking of finding a similar console table and mirror (but need to figure out the recycling piece?). I really like how the mirror and console table work together with the green boxes, the horse tile, the ledge of the mirror which seems like a perfect spot for an ever-changing constellation of paper and the tiny things we all find and imbue with meaning.

The fantastic umbrella stand in the first photo is from Hold Everything (one of my favorite stores, which I think just couldn’t compete with The Container Store, which I love less — it always finds a way to make me feel like if I just tried harder, I could be neat…). I did a quick search on ebay to see if anyone was crazy enough to want to part with theirs… no. However, a bit of searching around the internet turned up this one from Gumps. Quite nice!

West Elm has the mirror (on sale, what am I waiting for?) and these lovely prints, for $20!

Okay, need to go read for class… have a lovely monday! Oh, and send any ideas your have for the landing strip, especially nice-to-look-at solutions for the recycling problem? UPDATE: Check out these entryways on new-to-me blog Fresh Palette!