Like a chess mastermind, I've been moving furniture like pawns and bishops around here.
(Never mind the fact that my 8-year-old son creams me at real chess.)
(Maybe I let him win, after all.)
(I don't.)
(But my furniture doesn't know that. So shhh.)
Alarming quantity of monologuish parenthetical notations aside, I love the convenience and look of a bench in an entryway.
(Never mind the fact that my 8-year-old son creams me at real chess.)
(Maybe I let him win, after all.)
(I don't.)
(But my furniture doesn't know that. So shhh.)
Alarming quantity of monologuish parenthetical notations aside, I love the convenience and look of a bench in an entryway.
So I took this bench (which has been around the block a time or two...) and moved it into my entryway. Which, if I'm being completely honest, is just a semi-misleading term that actually means, "Look out for the opening front door, it'll smash your toes because that's all this space was designed for."
Anyone else have a teensy entryway like that?
Anyone else have a teensy entryway like that?
I'm working on a different art and rug arrangement. (I know. *phew*) And while I like the idea of a bench here, this is definitely not the prime candidate. Too wide. Too long.
You may or may not recall the table that I had here previously. It had much better proportions for the space, but with a zillion kids running in and out all the time and the never-ending shoe scrambles that ensued, a bench is a good fit for us.
Here are some other (actually inspiring) entryway benches:
You may or may not recall the table that I had here previously. It had much better proportions for the space, but with a zillion kids running in and out all the time and the never-ending shoe scrambles that ensued, a bench is a good fit for us.
Here are some other (actually inspiring) entryway benches:
(I just love the chandelier here. The wooden bench is a warming factor in the cool space, but I feel like the slate tiles needs a rug.)
The suzani-esque fabric on this bench is phenomenal...annnnnd I'll take a couple of these cane handles in the umbrella stand, thankyouverymuch.
Cool wooden...um...bowl? under the bench here.
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| Houzz |
This one had me at industrial-boxes-on-casters, frankly, but I also love that the bench is built in.
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| Martha Stewart |
I've actually been making Bambi eyes at my husband to frame in the "picture window" in our entryway because it's currently a waste of a wall. And I want rows upon rows of useful hooks by every doorway. Is that so wrong?
So. There you have it. An oversized bench in a nonexistent entryway, with plans to redo the whole concept. Good thing decorating is, at least for me, a delightful trial-and-error process.
What hardly noteworthy projects have you been up to?
I'd love a bigger/better entry way - we have one wide enough for the door to open and then back up so people can actually get in the house. I guess that keeps people out too. ;)
ReplyDeleteHah! Yes, there's a silver lining, Alison... "Hello, solicitor-lady. I'd love to invite you in so you can sell me your wares, but, welp, there's no room for you to come in. Sorry. And goodbye."
DeleteIt's like looking into a crowded elevator with me and the 4 minions staring - back away and go to the next door please. :)
ReplyDeleteI have zero entry. Well its a closet and no space to decorate when nate says your entry is the most important part of your home. Dang. It's one thing I wish I had in this house.
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