Hall shelf

As with all the projects I've been talking about lately, this one has been on my list for a long time. We need a place to hang jackets, purse, diaper bag, etc. and since we never really had a hanging place, we piled them on top of a stool. Not good. Once my computer was moved out of the family room into the dining craft room, the time had come. Things were finally finding a home and my innate desire for organization coupled with pregnancy nesting syndrome came to a head and things had to happen. I've seen hooks and shelves at places like Kirklands and even unfinished wood ones at places like Michael's, but never found exactly what I wanted. For Christmas (yes, that long ago, and remember I was thinking/looking even before that...terrible) my sister-in-law bought me coat hooks that I knew I could incorporate somehow.

I thought of several different ideas again, but finally stumbled upon a white shelf for $2.50 the same day I found the frame for the behavior chart and wreath for the front door. Score!  After finding this and ensuring the LOVE hooks would fit in the space, we went to Lowe's and bought a large piece of wood for less than $4, I wanna say $3.89 or something like that, brought it home and cut it to size. This is what we started with:

I removed the bar but kept the finials 'cause I think they're cute. Then I spray painted and spray painted some more. I went ahead and put a coat or two on the shelf because even white can be different shades. After everything dried, Daniel screwed it all together and I added the LOVE hangers with gorilla glue.

The hallway before & after:

I love it! And it cost less than $7 (already had the spray paint & gorilla glue), so that makes me love it even more. :) I'm working on items to place on top of the shelf and will add them little by little, perhaps even reveal them here. I may have a couple to show you in a few days!