We found a cute little China shelf on KSL classifieds and bought it to make a hanging place for coats, etc. in the entryway. We removed a few shelves and added hooks. It turned out pretty cute and I used the top two shelves to decorate for each season.

After 5 years or so, I was ready for a change and we needed more hooks and places to hang the coats and purses when family visits. So my sweety and I made a plan.

You can’t tell in this picture, but there are two cupboards in the bottom of this bench. The one on the right was for Tayzie to stay in while we were gone. Just so you know there was a wire door inside the wood door, so Tayzie was not closed in the wood cupboard without air and a way to see out. She loved it. The other one was just storage. So because we were still using the bench part we just took the top off and sent it to thrift store.

So here is the bench part without the top. We planned to paint it all the same color at the end.

My Darlin added a bench to either side of the cupboard, headboard, and a shelf.

Here’s another angle. We’re going to have lot’s of places to hang things!

And here it the finished project! It is perfect! We love it and it last for years and years. I love that me and my Darlin can do so many projects around the house ourselves. I’m super excited to see how well it works when the family comes for dinner!