How to furnish an entryway for family living

Start by separating what items must fit in the hallway. A daily mess has a way of taking over quickly, but let’s regain control by sorting things out and making sure that everyone knows where everything goes. With smart organization and easy storage for everything, every day and every season, the neat order will stay intact.

Close-up of RAGGBERG coat rack seen from above to show hats and accessories on top shelf. Clothes hanging below.

Big, bulky, muddy – gone!

Helmets and backpacks are lifesavers for sure, but they’re not always a pretty sight, and they tend to end up in piles on the floor. Well, not anymore! The big bottom drawer of the KALLSÖ storage bench is made to swallow them whole. To find perfect places for everything else, sort it all out and make designated spots for everything from shoes and sports gear to bags and accessories.

A little girl sitting on her knees, putting her backpack into the big drawer of KALLSÖ bench with storage.

A hallway with RAGGBERG bench and next to it TIGERFINK storage with compartments, full of helmets, hats and accessories.

Where rubber boots go on sunny days

Rain gear, sun hats, seasonal things and other items that aren’t worn every other day have no reason to linger around on the hallway hooks or floor. If they do, it’s usually because they don’t know where else to go. With a well-organized wardrobe in your entryway, you can hide away all those things but still have them handy the very second you need them.

Close-up of PAX GULLABERG wardrobe with doors open to show the neat order with lighting, shelves and clothes hanging below.

Close-up showing the bottom part of the PAX GULLABERG wardrobe with a shelf, a pull-out mesh basket and shoe shelves.

Don’t let the kids’ modest heights stop them from keeping everything in order

With hooks and shelves at different heights, there’s no excuse for anyone, tall or tiny, not to put their clothes and things up where they belong. Designated boxes with different looks or colours are perfect for everything that doesn’t like to hang around on a hook.

The corner of a large entryway with a door and a wardrobe in the back, a pantry behind a curtain and hooks on the wall.

A family hallway with RAGGBERG storage on all heights, all in natural pine but with details painted in bright colours.

Have a seat!

A bench is almost a must-have in a family hallway, as the possibility to have a seat while putting on shoes is as much appreciated by kids as by elderly. As a bonus those benches often provide storage for shoes or boxes underneath as well.

The left wall of a family hallway with RAGGBERG benches and coat racks in pine, with details painted in bright colours.

A row of KALLSÖ storage units in grey and wood in a hallway, with shoes and clothes in neat order on benches and a hat rack.

Hop along!

Any rug collects all the little dirt and gravel that didn’t stop on the doormat. And why not combine that need of a rug with the everyday need for some fun? Or help the youngest kids understand in which order they should put their clothes on, by placing the shoes on square 1, the mittens on square 2, the scarf on… You get it! Regardless of use, the STÄPPSPARV hopscotch rug will cheer everyone up, regardless of age.

The floor of a hallway with STÄPPSPARV rug that has a hopscotch-pattern. Boots and stuff laid out on the different numbers.

Make waiting time a fun time

The bigger the family, the longer the waiting time when everybody’s getting ready to go. It’s a good idea to equip the hallway with something the little ones can keep busy with while waiting. A note board and a few pens will do, or why not a FLISAT doll’s house, which is also a wall shelf? Some rooms can serve as storage for sunglasses and keys, while others provide a home for the little tenants, the HUSET family.

A family entryway with RAGGBERG benches and coat racks, and a FLISAT doll’s house on the wall to make waiting time more fun.

A creative corner with a light blue tile wall, a desk and work chairs. Lots of hooks on the wall and storage cabinets above.

Fun solutions to dull problems

Too many soaking wet mittens or socks inside the door? Add a PRESSA hanging dryer in the hallway for the rainy season. Dog collars and toys lying around? Add a designated hook for the collar and a box for the toys. Always late? Make sure to have a clock on the wall in the hallway. There’s always an easy, affordable solution for everyday hallway-related challenges.