DIY Entryway- Coat Storage

 

Hi there and good morning!

Did you all have a good weekend?

Well, if you have been reading the past week, you know that I have been talking about IKEA. I have purchased some amazing things and will show them later in the week.  ;)  But for today, I have another DIY project that I completed last Friday. It only took about 2-3 hours to do total and that is pretty good for my first "building" project.

For a few months, my husband and I have been talking about needing a storage solution for coats and hats near the entryway of our house. After looking up many ideas online, I decided to make this my very first "building" DIY project and am so happy I did. Why?

Well, it saved us a TON of money and you will see why later on in this post.

 

 

So here is what we started with....a blank canvas. This wall was the perfect place to put a coat rack and so began my DIY project.

 

I went to Home Depot with my baby girl (my little helper) and bought some wood that I had cut down to size by the guys at Home Depot.

 

The dimensions I needed were two 5' boards, two 30" boards, and one 52" board for the middle of my coat rack.

 

I accidentally did part of my math wrong at Home Depot and should have ended up with two 31" boards, but I got 30" instead and had to make due.

 

I purchased some caulk and primer and got to work finishing up this project.

 

I also used a few nails to keep the boards on the wall and to make them a little more sturdy to hold coats and such.

 

I did one coat of primer and one coat of white paint.

I still think I am going to go over the boards and the wall with another coat of white paint at some point, but I wanted to get this project done because I was way too excited to see the final result!!

 

I bought these beauties too at Home Depot for about $3.00 each and needed 3 of them.

 

And here is my finished product!!!!

 

We love it oh so much!!!!

:)

 

 

 

So what do you think??

Do you love it?!

I love the fact that our hooks can hold multiple things besides coats and it was a great storage solution for our small space.

 

Plus, it cost about $25.00 to complete...or maybe even less actually.

Love it!!!!

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!