Corner of My Home: Entryway

I have been meaning to post a Corner of My Home, and this post last week inspired me to finally do it.  

We moved into our current home in March of last year, having already done some (badly needed) work on the house and with a lot more to go.  While it will always be a work in progress over here, the bulk of it (removing the pool, redoing the kitchen, the floors) has been done.  Once the dust settled from the renovations, we were left with an only somewhat finished house and a lot (for us) of space to fill up.  

We had neither the budget nor the will to purchase furniture, hang up pictures, put down rugs, or do any of the other things that make a house feel like a home.  Slowly but surely over the course of the year, pictures are going up, rugs are going down, and vitality is seeping into our space.

The entryway, like most entryways, is a loading and unloading station.  We put on, we take off in this rectangular space.  The puzzle (for me) with the space was/ is that there is room for a little more, but not much.  My husband, who is better able to "see" a space, immediately envisioned a mini-work station for us: a place to store mail, keep our laptop, etc...: a pretty and practical place.

For many (many) months, the little bit was just in transition.  Our phone rested on the floor, along with our coats, our computer and lots of dust while I searched for the perfect bench for the spot.  Then, I gave in and boy am I glad that I did.  I do not spend much time actually sitting at the desk, but when I do, I love it.  

A Barbara Garrison print, my Nikki McClure calendar, my favorite photo from our wedding, my knitting needles, and other little bits and pieces make this a happy and harmonious little nook within our little house.