Better Renovations: Downstairs Entranceways, Before

The front entranceway of Better Farm gives you views of three sections of the house: the kitchen straight ahead, the alcove dining area to your right, and the upstairs. The floors are nice and we've already swapped out the bulbs for energy efficient onces. Necessary changes here are very basic (except for that staircase, which we'll get to...):

• Cover for bulb in immediate foreground of photo - currently just an exposed bulb
• De-cluttering entranceway itself by coming up with better storage for shoes and coats (maybe doing away with small shelves?

The side entranceway, which holds the staircase down to the basement and some storage (and which opens out into the side of the library), is a bit more of a doozy...