Adam and I have a special talent for creating piles of clutter and we're constantly trying to invent new systems of organizing our entryway stuff with very little success. Because we've totally bought into the American Dream, the one where everyone can shop their way into a super organized life, we've shopped our way into a new system that I'm hoping will help us find our stuff so we can get out the door more easily. A girl can dream!
Our little entryway is too small for a console table so we appropriated a shallow area in the corner of our kitchen. It's a mere 15 inches deep so anything deeper than 13-14 inches starts intruding into the walkway of the kitchen and anything less than 12 inches is kinda useless and flimsy. I almost had to buy a children's bookcase since it was a bit challenging to find an attractive shallow bookcase that was sturdy, functional and the right size.
My original plan was pretty conventionally boring, buy some canvas bins and baskets and organize our stuff, but then I came across this modular bookcase where the bins and trays are actually built into the design. The bookcase is a wood frame and then you can buy separate modular trays, shelfs and bins to configure the storage. Rather than buying a traditional bookcase and then buying separate bins and trays to organize the bookcase, it's all integrated.
We just go it today so we're still getting used to it, but right now we have our bins and trays set up so we each have a separate bin. That way, our stuff can coexist peacefully without too much stressful commingling. I'm really hoping that Adam won't be asking me "where's my wallet" or "where's my phone" or " where's my sunglasses" or "have you seen my bag" as much. Like I said, a girl can dream!