the traveling palace: entryway

We move so often and I am not really the perfect girl for change so I decided to embrace it.  I can't change it so what choice does a girl really have?  In this quest to embrace it I decided to decorate one room, one corner at a time until the whole apartment is decorated exactly how I want it.  We can't paint or do major changes so we have had to really be creative with some things. 

I have this thing about where I enter my home.  It sets the tone for me.  If I walk in and see chaos I feel chaotic.  I know what you are thinking, "It is the entryway!"  I know that and so I allow some chaos even though I really do feel there are only two of us there shouldn't be.  Life happens.  

a.  I added chalkboard tags on the front of each basket. 

b.  I bought each letter individually off of etsy after doing a search for industrial letters.  We found a good piece of wood at a construction site and painted it with chalkboard paint.  We added little hooks for keys and random items.  

c.  I love this print by Elle Moss. 

d.  I added a basket for each of us, the puppies, and guests.  Adding one for guest helps keep track of their hats and gloves when they stop by.   I even added a basket for stuff that people leave here or things I borrow.  

Disclaimer:  I would like to say that having a basket for each of us solves all my entryway woes.  Wrong. My darling husband uses each and every basket.  Every time I walk through the entry I take his stuff and place it in his basket.  I gently remind him to use his basket.  Then he started to do this on purpose just to watch me flip out.  Currently he actually uses his basket and I rarely have to put things back in their place.