peg storage

who knew pegs could be so useful?! look at how they have stored rain boots, shovels, beach umbrellas, cylinders and shoes. great idea for a garage, mudroom or even a playroom.

if i had to do it over. . .

I want to rip out all the lockers in my mudroom and do this instead. It's so much more practical. Rarely do any of us open our locker doors to put our shoes away. And even when we do, we have to get down on the ground to find the pair of shoes we are looking for because it's too dark and crammed to see in. Hooks and cubbies are definately the way to go.

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a staircase and a bench

If you have a tight entry area and would like a place to sit to put on and take off your shoes, here's an idea.

wire baskets

I saw these vintage looking wire mail baskets from carline zoob on a room somewhere yesterday and loved them. I would love a few of these hanging on my mudroom wall. Here's some more from antique mystique.