First, I decided to paint the dingy white door to the garage black. I’m so glad it’s a dark color & will hide the dirty handprints & drips that are usually covering it! (I painted the other side black too.) I’m begging you not to pay any attention to the ginormous dust bunnies hanging from my broom!
![IMG_5853 Black Door](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Th2qYSyXUaY/UH8iPDE78tI/AAAAAAAABe0/wLPK7DzZY74/IMG_5853_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Next, we tried to solve this problem:
![IMG_5672 Awkward Doorways](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2xpjI0ozgz4/UH8iQcF-tqI/AAAAAAAABfE/6c2ZYx2N_4U/IMG_5672_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
The shoes were on the back of the laundry room door, so whenever we would come in from the garage, someone was usually putting their shoes away & causing a traffic jam. We decided to remove the door to the laundry room & will eventually add built-in shoe storage on the wall next to the sink.
![IMG_5855 Door Removal](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-iZLe-zi7S8c/UH8iR60pg1I/AAAAAAAABfU/gjz0Aq5gk_w/IMG_5855_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
I still need to paint the frame, but it makes the space feel so much bigger & solves the traffic jam problem.
Most of our out-of-season shoes are stored on the floor of the coat closet (in the entry way) along with the steam cleaner, steam mop, & vacuum. The space above the laundry room door seemed to be a great place for seasonal shoes:
![IMG_5673 IMG_5673](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Fz-wGK_1lhQ/UH8iTPDOa6I/AAAAAAAABfk/leZ__R9y3ic/IMG_5673_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Mark quickly built a shelf, which will someday become floated, get painted, & hold our shoes! I’m not really feeling the whole painting bare wood vibe right now, so it will probably stay this way until we can paint the whole room.
![IMG_5856 Storage Above Door](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Piv5Kx3Lwas/UH8iUb7szyI/AAAAAAAABf0/TBfv8-Uhh-w/IMG_5856_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Well, that’s it! Have you made any small changes that made a big impact?