9 New Year Hallway Refresh Ideas with a Wooden Shoe Storage Cabinet
After the festive weeks, most hallways need a little attention, and a wooden shoe storage cabinet is one of the simplest ways to begin. This article sets out nine practical ideas for refreshing the entrance to your home, starting with the cabinet itself and building outwards. We look at editing footwear before you store it, choosing a wood tone that suits your floor, repainting the wall behind the cabinet and hanging a mirror above it to bounce light around. You will also find advice on adding coat hooks within easy reach, layering the cabinet top with a key tray, lamp and seasonal stems, introducing a hardwearing runner and planning for the wet British winter. Finally, we suggest a short weekly reset routine that keeps the space feeling fresh long after January, so the calm you create at the start of the year actually lasts through the busy months that follow it....