Currently, we have small bins on the shelf and four coat hooks, a shoe bookshelf, a rug for shoe overflow, a decorative key holder, and a folding chair to sit in. Then there are usually a bin for bottle/can deposit refunds, my daughter's school and church bags, and our swim bag on the wall.
I found a great bench at Home Depot and have bought 3 bins in different colors so we each have a place to store stuff. My daughter picked out a Princess coat rack (like this, but pink and saying Princess) which will be hung where she can reach it. I am replacing our decorative key holder with a message center and will add additional hooks for us. We will continue to use our shoe rack and our shelf with bins/coat racks. The hope is that we will be able to contain the overflow (not easy with 3 people who love shoes - they don't have to be expensive, we just like a variety). I have also bought a small shoe rack for the closet. Currently there is quite a bit on the floor and it would benefit from being able to have levels to stack items on.
We moved into this house 7 years ago when it was first built. We have painted the rest of the house, but did not paint the laundry room. With the damage to the walls, we needed to at least touch up the paint. We decided to go ahead and paint it from white to our "base color" for the hallways, stairwells, basement, and bathrooms. We had leftover paint from when most of the house was painted 5 years ago, so there was no additional cost.
I am really excited to have the new room organized. I cannot wait until we get everything hung and the room functioning again.
