Last weekend, I picked up a new-to-me storage bench that's perfect for our front entry, which (of course) is leading to a string of smaller projects. If you give a mouse a cookie....
Mainly, I want to create an organized and functional landing strip that has a place to sit and remove shoes, a spot for keys and mail and coat hooks. Jesse and I knocked out the coat hooks this weekend by mounting old doorknobs to a piece of salvaged wood. I coated the door knobs with plasti-dip which gives them a nice grippy texture and prevents coats from sliding off.
Mainly, I want to create an organized and functional landing strip that has a place to sit and remove shoes, a spot for keys and mail and coat hooks. Jesse and I knocked out the coat hooks this weekend by mounting old doorknobs to a piece of salvaged wood. I coated the door knobs with plasti-dip which gives them a nice grippy texture and prevents coats from sliding off.
I started by purchasing a few old doorknobs from the Habitat Restore. They were having a Customer Appreciation event so my knobs were less than a dollar a piece! Also, if you do this, I would recommend going bold and opening up the bags to see what type of mechanism they have before purchasing. You want knobs that come apart easily. More on that in a minute.


This next part can get a little tricky. When shopping for secondhand knobs, try to find those with interior hardware that will "pop" out. It's kinda hard to explain, but some are all once piece and you want the kind that have spindles and screw posts soldered into place. We used a pair of vise grips to carefully wiggle the parts back and forth until they came off.




We measured and evenly spaced the knobs and then screwed them into place. I covered the screws with another dab of Plasti-Dip and let the piece dry for about an hour before mounting it on the wall. You can see below that Jesse simply drove screws straight through the board into the wall. Easy Peasy. However, if you plan to hang really heavy bags or coats, I would recommend using drywall screws as well.


Here's a little peek at the neat mid century storage bench I found - it's cedar lined! I plan to fill it with blankets and maybe add a couple toss pillows to the top. You really can't have too many toss pillows! Also, remember how I said we need a place for keys and mail? Jesse made a nifty little box from the same salvage wood that we plan to mount under the mirror. I don't think he took photos for a tutorial while he was putting it together, but it will still be fun to share some pictures of it and the final "look" of the entryway here soon.

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