Reader Space: Jenna's Drool Worthy Entry

Maybe it's in her name.  The reason that I adore her that is... Or maybe it's because she has great organizing skillz.  Or maybe both?  Oh, and I can't forget to mention that her taste is divine, and then she incorporates that divine taste into her organizing...  Bottom line, I love.

I actually featured Jenna once before, remember her amazingly lovely filing system?

You all thought that was good.  Wait 'til you see what else she has in store for us today!

Jenna wrote:

The foyer was one of the first things I tackled in our house.

After all the metallic floral wallpaper was down and a fresh coat of paint went up, I knew something useful had to be done with those walls! It was too narrow for a table or storage bench, so I decided to build a coat rack along the shorter wall. This was actually the first real DIY project we ever did... so we purchased a miter saw and nail gun and got to work.

Being first time DIY-ers, we of course ran into some issues.... like our miter saw being too small to cut the wood, and making the miter cuts the wrong direction, and cutting the wood too short {really, how much can go wrong with one piece of wood?!} But we persevered and made it work. After the wood was up we attached our hooks, and we were done! An afternoon of work was all it took to transform that wall.

For the finishing touches I framed two prints {from my shop, jennasuedesign.etsy.com}, in Ikea Virserum frames to fill the space.

On the opposite wall I hung an arrangement of Umbra wall tiles {super cheap! found here on amazon}

I picked up a fun woven rug at Garden Ridge that pulled colors from every room in our house {turquoise, brown, taupe, white}.

We recently replaced our floor tile (found at Lowes for $2.69/sqft). I love the tan and grey mixed tones and travertine look with the rough edges.

Next on our list is to replace the light fixture and outdated mosaic door glass with solid frosted glass panels. It's getting there!

I would agree, it's definitely getting there.  How about a fantastic before and after shot? 

The updates are totally lovely right?  Stunning really.  From the floors to the wall color to her incredible art, I just love it all.  But I am most smitten for that rail.  That one piece of wood with hooks seriously enhanced that entry times infinity and added so much functionality to a functionless space.  Super job well done Jenna, again!

Jenna's blog is full of all sorts of great ideas and decor and eye candy!  A must see!

So what do you think?  Amazing how something so simple can totally increase the function AND style of a space right?  Anyone else making super simple changes that have made their space function to infinity and beyond?

UPDATE:

Jenna added some board and batten.  Oh my word, just when you thought it couldn't get better....

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