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The design started with this fabulous abstract rug as the featured element to anchor the floor and create a foundation for the color palette.

pro tip: polypropylene rugs — like this one — are ideal for any mess-prone areas in your home. Look for a low pile height for easy vacuuming & cleaning.

This rug has so many different colors that would work with it, but I pulled this light blue Seafoam shade for the walls, and a coraly peach mimosa for the door.

One key to pops of color is to make sure to repeat them throughout the space to help create consistency and draw the eye around the room.

This deep peachy shade was carried throughout the space in places like the back of the sunglass display, a metal pegboard on the photo ledge, and some floral elements.

pro tip: for professional looking pops of color, repeat the color in different elements throughout the space & anchor color with a neutral to achieve a balanced look

If you've been around here long, you might know one of my other biggest rules for making pops of colors work is to anchor them with a neutral.

The white shiplap wall provided a clean neutral space to balance out all the fun colors, but not without some great texture.

Gold accents on the frames, lights, and wall dots incorporate a chic vibe to complement the playful colors with some sophisticated elements.

Storage & a place to pause

To eliminate the shoe pileup, I added a white Hemnes mirrored cabinet from Ikea, with a vintage-y yellow knob for a pop of color.

I love this piece for this space because first of all, its perfect for shoes. It has multiple shelves that are the perfect size for shoes and can even fit small baskets for sandals and flip-flops.

It also is not that big, which means plenty of space to put a bench next to it, even though the wall we were working with is just 42" wide.

This piece also has a mirror, which solved our space-to-get-ready problem. There are only two front legs on this cabinet so it can mount to the wall, flush over the baseboard.

pro tip: for small spaces, take storage vertical and opt for covered storage options like furniture with doors or closed-sided baskets — this decreases the visual busyness that makes smaller spaces feel cluttered

Additional storage was added via a floating wood shelf over the door. You can DIY these shelves yourself via this Wood Floating Shelf Tutorial Post.

With 9ft tall ceilings, this was dead space that would otherwise have gone unused but can now function for storage.

It's a perfect solution for storing winter boots in the summer and the beach bag in the winter.

I also created a sunglass display that hangs on the wall for grab-and-go access as you're headed out the door.

pro tip: use your adorable sunnies as a decor element — display them via a chic DIY sunglass holder

Sunglasses are one of those accessories that work really well with an open-storage solution that puts them on display.

This space also got 6 new marble & gold wall hooks on the shiplap wall to hold coats, jackets, and accessories like bags & umbrellas.

lighting

A set of gold wall lamps were an ideal addition for adding light to the room.

The oversized bulbs bring an antique feel into the design and the gold ties in with the gold tones on the rug and some of the other gold accent pieces.

These lights are plugin lamps that mount on the wall, but I was able to conceal the cords by running them back behind the frames & decor on the photo ledge and plugging them into an extension cord which then drops down the wall to a smart plug so that they can be controlled by Alexa.

These lights better illuminate the narrow hallway floorplan of this space, create symmetry, and draw attention to the decor on the photo ledge by casting additional light.