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Home Decor, Life · July 25, 2021

Entryway Closet Makeover!

An entryway should feel welcoming and organized. Having a large family made that feel impossible. While we were on our house hunting mission, we hated every time we walked right into a huge closet wall. I, of course, purchased a house with a huge closet that smacked you right in the face. Why? Well, because that’s what I do, make life harder, haha!

I truly feel your front entrance should set the tone of your home. Our entryway closet by no means helped our guests know our home is pretty and cozy. I knew I wanted the sliding doors of our closet off. There were even thoughts about taking down the sidewalls and just creating a flat wall. The only thing I knew was that I wanted an entryway bench somewhere in that space. So in a true indecisive form, I went straight to Pinterest. A plan was born!

Credits: Paperblog, Ohmeohmyblog, Thehappyfarmhouse

I decided that my entryway should use the same colors we had throughout my main floor. White Dove is my favorite relaxing color I have ever used. It’s on my dining room and kitchen walls, so I carried it through to the entryway. For all the trim in my home, I only use bone-white by Benjamine Moore, so naturally, I knew it would be on the entryway trim as well. Lastly, I had to pick a bench color, so I went with agreeable gray. This color is in my little hall that leads to my powder room and the bathroom wall.

With a strong renovation plan and color choices in hand, it was time to start deconstructing this big bulky closet! And I was too ready.

Once I took down the closet, I did light patching. I used the all-purpose spackle because we have so much of it from past jobs, haha! But on a serious note, I do like this one a lot. A few tools are essential for this project, like a stud finder (so we don’t have our built-ins falling off the walls), a leveler, which is self-explanatory, and a pocket hole bit. If you want a seamless finish, hiding screws are key.

Base layer: I screwed into the studs on the back wall, and side walls. I then put support studs in the center to connect it together.
I went with MDF Board for it’s low price and durability. It was also very smooth and easy to paint.

I wanted my Entryway bench to have storage for our everyday shoes still.

Repeat the same steps, find studs and this layer is your seating bench.

Our wall was pretty beat up, and I honestly didn’t want to put in the time it would need to look smooth. To be clear, I built this in between the needs of three kids! Praise God. Lol!! The perfect solution would be an accent wall. Throughout Pinterest, I saw a ton of board and batten walls. I wanted to do something a bit different for the entryway than what I was seeing. Lowes has these faux Stone wall panels that felt unique. However, they didn’t look real enough, so I added plaster and paint to give them a true brick feeling and appearance.

DIY Entryway "mudroom"

This wraps up this DIY project! I am hoping you will sign up with your email so we can hang out some more. I want to share so many more spaces with you all, including just my life ’cause it’s happening. Haha! To learn more about my tribe and me, click HERE. The next project breakdown I have coming up is DYI Panels that are guaranteed to upgrade your home.

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