Ideas for oddly shaped condo entryway
Roshi Covet
3 years ago
This is our new condo’s entryway. We have changed the light fixture and will be changing the flooring to grayish laminate (for whole living/dining area as well). The bifold door is to a coat closet. My fiancé hates the bifold and we were thinking of switching to a sliding door, but now I’m thinking it will interfere with the entryway.
Thinking of using this bench against left wall. Was also thinking of a runner, not sure if it looks odd in the shape. Also need some kind of way to hang couple of everyday coats (tree or wall rack or something) and store couple of everyday shoes (under bench should be ok).
Not sure where to put what. Any help would be appreciated!! Thanks so much!!
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Helen
3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
pink_peony
3 years agoWhat do you keep stored in the closet? Does the closet have to have doors or could you have a mud bench type scenario built into that area so all doors could be removed? Then you could do a console table on left with a lamp and mirror or piece of art above it and keep a nice tray on table for keys , mail etc. You could even tuck a couple stools or ottomans under console to bring out as extra seating from time to time. Is the door on the right to a laundry closet or your electrical hvac?
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Comments (16)Many great features..it's a pity of course the fireplace is so oddly placed next to the window but oh well I'd be an odd person that'd prefer putting a sofa on the left, TV on the right..just a gut feeling..plus I'd love to be closer to the fireplace when lounging I love (some)sectionals but with one smaller living area you'll get more flexible arrangement with a sofa plus two easy chairs. No long sofa-84' would be the max I'd go with. Then of course I can still lay down on small/medium sized sofas since I'm not tall..and if you're very tall and prefer to lounge that of course should be taken into account. Maybe you can have an ottoman in lieu of coffee table-a) comfy to use as additional seating b) put a tray on it and you can treat it as a coffee table I'd try to remedy the living room window situation with either hanging double rods..or maybe looking into suspension from the ceiling rods..so you'll have more place between the rod and the window itself thus covering A/C unit when you feel like it. I'd go with curtains that don't differ much in color from walls/fireplace..maybe solids, maybe very subtle pattern/texture that combines white and gray. It's good that you can't place TV over the fireplace, the fireplace is fab I'd use the opportunity of the longer wall and look for some combined storage that would be able to incorporate TV/maybe books/documents/maybe table linens and all sorts of stuff like that, whatever you need to accomodate. It can be of any style. Don't forget light and plants-first they're pretty second they're useful, third they're best friends when one needs to create sense of balance. Dining table-I'll try to go with the round one (is 48' inches enough? or even better if it has a leaf and you can go to oval shape when needed) since it's easier to navigate around. Of course one needs to see the dimensions of the room to say for sure. I'd keep it closer to the left wall. In the bedroom I agree with previous posts..put up the curtains, no one will care the bed is off centered. You might continue to care though:) If a person is into symmetry he's into symmetry. But a sense of symmetry can be achieved also by careful minding of balance. You'll have nightstands, lights.,again plants if you wish so..you'll have art at some point..now you see an empty room (is it empty now?) with all the faults under magnifying glass so to say..but it won't be empty. Ignore slight assymetry and balance your other pieces. Look for the visual weight to be more or less same allover the room. Nice storage you've got there!...See MoreLooking for 1st floor entry hallway closet organization ideas.
Comments (6)I think you're giving the taper too much power. If something needs to be in a bin, that bin doesn't need to exactly fill up the whole shelf. Lots of stuff may not need to go in bins or baskets anyway. You could get 12"-deep boxes and put them on the deeper side, and leave the rest of the shelf for setting things that don't go in bins or boxes. Or, if you do need a bin that exactly fills the shelf, can't you use your plethora of woodworking tools to make your own in a trapezoidal shape? It's just an oddly shaped wooden drawer, which is itself a lidless wooden box. (I made a storage box/bin for an oddly shaped space by cutting up foam-core board and hot-gluing it together. Now and then I have to reinforce it, but it works great! I'm too lazy to make it out of wood, and I don't have a lot of experience using thinner wood like 1/4" luan or masonite, and 3/4" stock would be too heavy) You could install shelves, or you could make "pockets" to hang on the wall based on what's going to go in them (if you make your own pockets, you can make them as fat as you need for whatever you're going to put in them). I'd say: First, figure out how to put a single hanging rod on the 24"-deep side (and limit how many coats can go in there--everybody in the family gets two hangers, and any other outerwear goes in the bedroom). Or, put in one hanging rod (those Closet-Maid/Elfa wire shelves?) for long coats, and install second one halfway down the wall to convert one half of that space for jackets? My experience is that especially in winter, there are more hip-length coats than short jackets, so plan for winter, not spring or fall. Then see what sorts of other storage needs you can fulfill there--would the vacuum bit on the coats side? Can you put pockets on the side wall for gloves, hooks for umbrellas and dog leashes? Can you put a tray or basket on the floor to hold boots or shoes? Or something on the shelf above the hanging rod that would be useful for what you store there? Then stand in front of that tapered side with all the stuff you're going to put in there, and see what inspires you. Do you want shelves you can put boxes on? (You could make a small trapezoidal bookcase and bolt it to the wall, leaving space below it; or use brackets on the back wall to install tapered shelves--you can buy brackets of varying lengths.) Would pockets or baskets on the side wall be useful for stuff like cleaning supplies or shoes? Would hooks allow you to use the most shallow section for hanging the vacuum hose?...See MoreFurniture layout for oddly shaped great room
Comments (25)It seems odd that all the suggestions have most or all of the seating with its back to the TV and/or the windows. I dunno, but I think I'd put the couch as in your first photo, and add a couple of chairs in that same zone = TV room. Then put a small cluster of chairs at the other end of the room as a conversational grouping (around a table) with the option to look out the windows or enjoy the fireplace....See MoreWindows and fireplace seem oddly out of proportion
Comments (84)A couple of questions about style choices in the kitchen. Remember, this is the floor plan for the kitchen. I have two questions. 1. The first concerns the bottom of all the lower cabinets. My builder says that I can have a toe kick at the bottom of the lower cabinets (common), or I can have little legs at the bottom (which he says were often found in homes in the 20s. ). See below. Does anyone have any thoughts concerning this leg style? Do you think dirt will collect too easily under the cabinets? Think they send the wrong vib? The right vib? I have been looking at many pictures of Tudor kitchens, and also just white kitchens in general. I've noticed that besides the trend to go green with the cabinets, there are a few kitchens that show a couple of lower cabinets with a light, natural wood look (no paint). Most of the time, the natural wood cabinets are in the island, but not always. I was thinking I might like the lower cabinets next to the refrigerator to be natural wood. I sort of like the look, as it gives a bit of relief to all the white, but , , , . . . I am thinking it might look like I'm trying to cram too many different styles in such a small space. So, what do you think? And, by the way, I am looking for experienced honesty. No need to sugarcoat it, if you think it's a crazy idea....See MoreRoshi Covet
3 years agoAnother thought I just had... put a stool on right wall and couple hooks above it for coats. And use left wall for a console table with trinkets and art/mirror over it..
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoWhy would you want to complcate this foyer. No barn door
Hinge the doors to the closet so you have easy access
Why would you need a bench in a condo foyer?
Place a console or chest in the foyers with a mirror
Add a buffet lamp and accessories for the top of the chest
Maybe consider changing the color of the doors in the condo?
Roshi Covet
3 years agoK Laurence
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoHelen
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3 years agoThen i would just change the doors to a simple swing out set and do the console with two pull out stools like i pictures above.
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