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Pin graphic titled 'Entryway Organization for Moms' showing a white shoe storage bench with cubbies, a wall mounted coat rack with hooks holding a jacket, headphones, a bag and a hat, and woven storage baskets.
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The pile by our front door used to be its own ecosystem. Shoes kicked off in every direction, backpacks slid halfway to the floor, and by the time we actually needed to leave, someone was always digging through it looking for one specific shoe. I finally gave everything an actual spot instead of hoping the pile would sort itself out eventually. A bench, a wall of hooks, and a couple of baskets, and we've made it out the door on time more mornings than not.

  1. White shoe storage bench with twelve open cubbies and a gray cushioned seat top.

    Shoe Storage Bench with Cushion (12-Cubby)

    A cubby for every pair means shoes stop landing in the middle of the walkway, and the cushion top doubles as somewhere to actually sit while you put them on.

    $79.99Shop it
  2. White wall mounted coat rack with a top shelf and rows of black dual hooks holding a jacket, headphones, a bag, and a cap.

    Wall Mount Coat Rack with Shelf (7 Dual Hooks)

    Seven hooks catch backpacks, coats, and whatever's slung over an arm before it hits the floor, and the shelf on top holds whatever doesn't hang.

    $54.99Shop it
  3. Set of four woven cotton rope storage baskets in cream and gray with cutout handles.

    Woven Storage Baskets (4-Pack)

    Whatever's left, gloves, hats, the stray stuff nobody claims, gets a basket instead of a pile on the bench.

    $29.98Shop it

A bench, a wall of hooks, and a couple of baskets took care of it. Some days it still ends up a little messy by bedtime, but nobody's digging through a pile to find a shoe on the way out the door anymore.

Common questions

What's the easiest way to organize a small entryway?
Start with one landing spot for shoes, hooks at kid height for backpacks and coats, and a basket or two for whatever doesn't have an obvious home yet.
How do you stop shoes from piling up by the front door?
A dedicated shoe bench or cubby with one spot per pair works better than a mat everyone just kicks shoes onto, it gives shoes somewhere specific to go instead of "somewhere near the door."
What do you do with the stuff that doesn't fit hooks or shoe storage?
A couple of designated baskets for the miscellaneous stuff, gloves, hats, library books on their way out, keeps it from turning into its own pile on the floor.