Feel renewed in your home by tending to the entry and exit points of your home. These key areas can easily be overlooked when you don’t typically spend a lot of time in these areas. However, this area is often a place to hold coats, keys, mail, backpacks, and even a place to greet guests this area can use an update just in time for spring.
Pay attention to flooring
Before tending to anything else, look down. Give a good sweep or vacuum to get rid of dirt and shine up your floors. Also, try to clear up any scuff marks along baseboards and around your door for a clean entryway. Shake out rugs and mats.
A place for coats
Coats should have a dedicated place in and entryway or near the garage. Customize a coat closet so you have ample hanging room but also other storage for you and your family. It may make sense to create multiple hanging areas to really maximize your space. Keeping coats hung will keep clothes off the floor and make it easy to enter and exit your home.
Make mornings faster
Rushing in the morning to get out of the door is never fun. Consider these ways to make mornings faster. Have a file system for permissions slips and bills so you can always stay on top of kid needs and bills. A simple hanging bin could be all you need. Also, try creating a habit to always pack backpacks ahead of time. Have an emergency kit for pens, hair ties, and a few snacks in a hutch or cabinet to make it easy to get out of the door.
Consider sports equipment storage
If you have an active family, consider having a dedicated storage area for everything. As we mentioned earlier this month, you can consider these tips for getting sporting items organized and under control. Including this in the entry or exit points will make getting to practices or going to the beach even easier (and keep grass, dirt, and sand out of your home!).
Think about use
If you frequently enter and exit your home, having a dedicated storage and system in place in that area will be most valuable. Remember that you want to make things easier for you, not harder. Building and creating dedicated areas in your home should be based on your life.
Get custom cabinetry and storage solutions from More Space Place. We serve the greater Myrtle Beach area and would be thrilled to help you find a renewed solution to your home’s problems.
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