New Entryway!

Ok, a bit behind. The house had a nice size entry way (foyer?) off the front door. The walls were covered in paneling, the floor was faux pebbles, and this built-in planter (pictured belowed) had real dirt (very dirty, musty dirt) and fake plants. By the time this picture was taken, I (actually my mom) had cleaned out the dirt and put in my real potted plants. Anyway, Jake got busy taking the paneling down. There was drywall underneath that, so he left it in place with a bit of patching. He did all the mudding, taping, and sanding. Then I primed and painted (a nice yellowish/tan called Buttered Up). The Advanced Woods Class at school needed some projects, so we gave them sketches of what we had in mind, purchased the wood, and voila! A snazzy, extremely practical entry way.

The planter is gone! These are mine and Jake's cubbies and our coat hooks. A wide bench is planned for below the hooks to make more "sitting and putting shoes on" room. Yes, missing a vent cover up there... The cubbies are birch with a dark stain called Jacobean.

A cubbie for each girl and coat hooks. Have 6 more hooks to add on the end for guests. Would also like to add a low shoe shelf about 6 inches above the floor, the length of the wall, to double the shoe space. The angle of this picture doesn't show it, but these cubbies are centered on the wall.

We have yet to add a new floor in here and a heat source. The ceiling is already lowish and the front door (which also needs to be replaced) is already shorter than normal. Soooo we're thinking a vinyl directly on the concrete and baseboard heat. We had wanted infloor heat here, but I don't think the height issues of the space will allow it. Check back later for the rest of the work we've been doing in the this space.