So Many Coats

Right at our front door, there are three hooks that were left from the previous tenants. They are kind of ugly, but they are so practical, so we kept them there. This time of year, we are using our front-door, mainly because we don't want to have to shovel the driveway all the way back to the back door. (We had been using the back door until about December when it became apparent that shoveling the long drive was a dumb idea). So, our front door area now takes the brunt of our entry - piles of coats, several boots lined up on a towel, and our shoe rack clumsily stuffed with tennis-shoes that were last worn in November. I also put a basket nearby to hold what I refer to as our "warmies." Hats, gloves, scarves, neck buffs. The only thing left to put in this area is a little box for our mail, because as of now, it usually gets sprawled on the coffee table, then eventually hidden under a pile of textbooks.