Comments on: dear d*s: shoe storage, distressed paint + reader advice

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:59:42 +0000

Thanks so much everyone! I’m taking all of these comments and am working on a plan. I’ll send the results through – hopefully before the Thanksgiving holiday. Cheers!

By: RookieMom Whitney

RookieMom Whitney — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:00:55 +0000

I love our shoe storage upholstered bench by Offi. A friend of mine has bins in her cubbies to keep the shoes hidden, but we just throw ours right in. It can be ordered with casters or without. We have the dark grey upholstered top with casters. http://www.designpublic.com/shop/offi/595

By: Trista

Trista — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:55:10 +0000

Jenny,
I know how you feel, but at least you have one solid wall. My living room is literally the center of my house. One wall has the door to the back porch. The opposite wall has the front door. The third wall has the walkway to the kitchen, and the opposite has the doors to the bathroom and bedroom. Not to mention two closets near the front of the room. Almost all my furniture floats in the middle.

By: jen

jen — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:10:04 +0000

oops I think that comment is in the wrong place. I meant concerning the shoe issue.

By: jen

jen — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:07:46 +0000

like the little shelf/rack thing the best, that way you don’t lock in any smells, however mild they may be. plus you can vacuum under it no problem.

By: Jill MacCorkle

Jill MacCorkle — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:06:16 +0000

Or here’s another one, with the two chairs opposite the couch and a round or oval coffee table in between. Then you’ve got a conversation area, a path to either door, the curtained wall (window?) is free of obstructions, the fireplace is still the focal point that the eye will go to when entering the room, and the console would give you an entry table. Will it work with your dimensions?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shescomeunstrung/3983942125/