In our new house, we've had to adjust a bit to where we store coats and shoes. We mostly come in through the garage, but since that door is right in the kitchen, there's no space to hang our stuff. So instead, we go through the dining room to the front door, where there's a little alcove and room for shoes and coats. And it's normally a mess...
Enter this humble shelf I picked up a garage sale...
I painted it in Duck Egg blue chalk paint and hung it with two sets of hooks from IKEA. Perfect.
I love how it turned out. The entry still gets messy but it's much prettier to look at.