Today is April Fools day! But i’ve got no jokes or pranks! just pure awesomeness!
the house process is slllllow going. (i’ve complained before) but i will tell you…once i commit and find that “perfect” (for me) idea –i jump in …..
and my entry way was the first thing in the house that has my whole heart! I had this all done and pretty…and then the rest of the house was bare bones with piles of pictures laying all along the halls.
my husband loved it. (sarcasm)
It was EVIDENT that this simple hallway had to be revamped…
that’s the front door you are seeing!
from the mls listing….
my sister in law came over with her 4 kids. in the winter. they all had coats…and a diaper bag…and it all ended up sitting in a pile in the corner of my living room.
and i knew that we need some hooks STAT.
there are so many BEAUTIFUL entry ways on pinterest… but you know..only a select few can actually work with your own house…
and this picture was the one that set the wheels in MOTION!
(can’t find a link!)
now..i didn’t want a big ledge…i wanted to hang the pictures up in a collage..
for two reasons….
a. doorbell
b. vent.
now…be honest…you saw the first picture of my wall all done…did you see them? they sorta blended right in!!!! (which was exactly the goal!)
which is also what set the color scheme of white frames:
can we talk about how much i love paint. it transforms most everything! i had to buy nothing for this part of my wall (except for a couple prints) (do you recognize most of these frames from my family tree wall)
then i hung….(i was even a legit diyer and measured pieces of paper to hang with tape to get a good idea of how i wanted it) this is because at the beginning of my new house i couldn’t put nails in the wall…i bought 50 bucks worth of command strips.
i have since gotten over that….
and i got this far….and left it for a little bit.
and no one was allowed into the house…
slowly i cranked out projects…
i had to take pictures of my kids and blew it up the biggest costco could go and added it that round cork board i scored a the dollar store about 3 years ago….(biggest regret: not buying 40 of them)
(for the record..you can buy round pieces of wood at home depot!)
spray adhesive and an exacto knife made my favorite thing on the wall…
then it was WOOD DAY!!!! I finally convinced my husband to help me do this.
and as i laid out “My vision” on the home depot floor and asked his opinion
he literally said, “I could give a flying BEEP about it” (he did not say beep.)
but he loaded it up and helped me the nail the crap into the wall
and now when people come over he’s all..look at this wall i made and he totally takes all the credit! MEN.
but here’s what we bought:
white shelving board…molding for the top
molding for the bottom.
(there are so many options…so you just have to lay it out and see if it sits flush!
we marked off a straight line
and started with the white board
the top molding sits on top of the board so the tops of the molding and the board sits flush. and the small molding is underneath….
then we caulked…and wood fill the nails and seams…
and of course at this point i’m totally like DIY SUCKS.i have no patience to wait 24 hours to sand then do another coat and wait again and THEN PAINT. i wanted it done NOW!!!!!
but while i was literally watching paint dry i went on a search for hooks.
and was left wanting.
i had a shape ,size ,and color in mind…but only could find 2 of the three..
so they got a coat of Krylon brushed nickel spray paint!
this is the before……
so let’s chat about the ends…
we bought this piece of wood that at the time i’m all..THIS WILL TOTALLY BE LONG ENOUGH!
and we were about 6 inches short…
and since my husband lacks even less patience than i do…(match made in heaven)
he wouldn’t let me run to home depot to grab another one and said that we would just center it…(leaving a 3 inch edge on both sides)
and it bothers me to this day. but we both know I’m not going remedy it anytime soon.we measured out hooks ( the same as the studs so they were nice and even) and drilled them on!!!
after the hooks got up..i got more motivated to finish up the wall..
ended up buying this AMAZING family proclamation print from THIS etsy shop...
i loved it so much cause it’s so unique… got it printed at staples for less than 2 dollas.
(i had a frame for it…it’s up on the above picture but i couldn’t make it fit…
so i ended up just attaching it to a board…
i still am looking for a frame…but it’s the most awkward size!
and then i found this fun free printable that i loved the colors…
and got this be thankful printable HERE
as you can tell…while the wall is white and pretty…i had to bring in some color…
rug is from rugusa.com–i bought it for my daughters room…but here is sits until i can find a fun striped runner!
my dad made this bench for my kitchen table..and i stuck it here to see how i would like it…and never moved it back (cause i loved it that much!)
the kids stick their shoes under to keep them out of the way
and cause someone will ask…yellow jacket from target. Green/blue purse from tj maxx!
and i’m kinda stuck on if i should do board and batten..i want it really slim like my Fake board and batten i made with old blinds…(go HERE)
so for know…it just stays white
the other side of the entry way is stairs and steve
in the corner is a basket and everytime i find something that belongs to the children with rooms downstairs…it goes in the basket. end of the week the basket gets dumped in the garbage.
they learned REAL quick to pick up their crap.
my paper coterie’s pictures made the move with me…even though they are about 3 years old!
(i’m still stuck about this nook…but it’s functional…)
you know…as soon as the kids come home these hooks are covered with backpacks and coats and jackets and hats!for more entryway goodness…check out my pinterest board devoted to them!)
Tara says
I love it! What an awesome use of the space. I was hoping you would tell us where you got that cute Proclamation print. We’re in the process of buying a house, so it is so fun to see what creative things other people are doing to theirs. Thanks for sharing!
deeanna says
Completely love it!
Mandy @ Sugar Bee Crafts says
love l ove love
Heather M says
I seriously love this! It looks great. We are in the process of building our house and this makes me so excited to get in there and decorate. I will probably be the same about nails on my new walls though!
Nicki Rochead says
Gorgeous Kim. Our hall is too narrow to hang more than one coat in and no room for seating or shoes at all. I WILL get round to doing something about it one day!
Did you have to make up the contents of the family proclamation and then they presented it or did they give you ideas? I’m not sure I could come up with that much stuff!
Dawn says
This came out so awesome and I love the huge “HELLO.” on the window! So cool. Oh, and the vent and doorbell totally blend in. Didn’t even notice them until you pointed it out!
Julie W says
Love love love love love love LOVE! I’ve been living with command hooks in the kitchen for backpacks, and we just got an over-door-shoe-thingie that now lives on the door between the kitchen & garage. I. Hate. It. All.
BUT. Now that we’ve moved stuff around in our room, I’m thinking my bookcases might work better up there, which would get them out of the entry, and make room for something amazing like this! And I could even make it mantel height, which would make the weird mantel look more intentional. Ok, project on the books in 3….2…1…
Stephanie says
LOVE! I just love your ideas and fantastic, money friendly ideas! Seriously. You. rock. my world! I tried to find that Proclamation to the World as well, but the etsy page has closed down. Any other ideas where we can purchase it. Thanks.
Stephanie says
LOVE! I just love your ideas and fantastic, money friendly crafts! Seriously. You. rock. my world! I tried to find that Proclamation to the World as well, but the etsy page has closed down. Any other ideas where we can purchase it. Thanks.
McKenzie @ Girl Loves Glam says
I love how it turned out! That family proclamation is AWESOME too!
Sharlyn says
LOVE it!!!! And you’re right, I didn’t even notice the vent and doorbell 🙂
Holly @My Sisters's Suitcase says
Oh my gosh!! I love it my friend! I need you to come help me bust something out in my entry 🙂 I love that you get an idea and you just do it! I have so many ideas, and no motivation to start any of them haha! Love the gallery wall. You are just plain awesome.
Virginia Fynes says
This is absolutely perfect!! My Foyer needs some TLC, and I had a very similar idea in mind, Its great to see how it worked out for you! That round photo is wonderful- those are some cuties you have!
Carrie Pasfield says
Kimbo -Your entry way looks AMAZING! I’m looking at some of my walls in a whole new light now! Thanks!
Claudine Laforce says
This made me smile! Great job and what a wonderful way to brighten up the space AND make it useful!
Tina S. says
For your frame situation, check out Art to Frames on Amazon. I have ordered 4 frames from them in varying weird sizes, and they are affordable, great quality, and work! They come with the hardware you install, but I’ve just used the Command Picture Hanging Strips, and they work great!
I love the hooks you hung up! If I could figure out a way to do that without losing my rental deposit, I would!
Shanice says
Love it! This looks great! I would love it if you joined and contribute your awesome posts at my link party at City of Creative Dreams on Fridays 😀 Hope to see you there at City of Creative Dreams Link Party
Kara says
You totally rocked it! I love it even more than your inspiration photo. It’s beautiful and functional, and just perfect. Awesome job!
Kimbo says
thanks so much!!!!!
Lolly Jane says
Your entryway rocks. I love how you + hubby are both impatient…sounds like me and mine working together, ha! It looks amazing, worth all that caulking (my least fav part!) And the bench is darling too!
ps: Hi Judge Judy (;
Laurie says
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Aly says
HI,
I am in a small real estate brokerage in Oregon-3 LDS ladies in fact… I just loved this post that I had to share it on mine in Oregon. I will site your contact information and refer to your blog. This was exactly what I was looking for. You have great ideas. I will be following you regularly. Thanks so much!!
Kimbo says
I’m so glad you liked it!! But i was wondering if you wouldn’t mind taking down the Whole post and instead adding one or two pictures with a link.
Aly says
No worries at all consider it down. Just thought it was a cute idea. Deleted your post.
Kimbo says
Sorry! It just makes google ding us for having exact same posts! Most bloggers have a copyright or disclaimer somewhere on their blog! (it usually stats to only use one or two pictures with a link back!) There are just so many scraper sights that steal our posts!!! #bloggerproblems 🙂
Kate says
I am planning to do something similar in our hallway, although I never thought to do the molding like you did, totally adding it to my plans.
I did want to ask where do you print out your printables? Do you take them to Staples or do it at your home printer? I have a bunch of printables I want to buy but really wasn’t sure where to get them printed out.
Great post.
Kimbo says
I do print some at home….but I usually send my prints to costco or walgreens or walmart–it’s just better quality. Staples does engineering prints….which are big black and white for cheap! that paper is thin and the quality isn’t super sharp…but for chalkboard stuff it works great!!!