With the coronavirus pandemic, the hall has gone from being the great forgotten part of the house to occupying a preferential place. And, according to the hygienic recommendations of the Ministry of Health to avoid the spread of covid-19 when you get home, you have to take off your shoes, keep them near the door and also leave the objects that we take to the street here: keys, wallet, bags, jackets … Well, in order to comply with the recommendations of the health authorities, whether you have a large hall, a small or nonexistent one, we have looked for the best solutions to get the most out of it.
With the coronavirus pandemic, the hall has gone from being the great forgotten part of the house to occupying a preferential place. And, according to the hygienic recommendations of the Ministry of Health to avoid the spread of covid-19 when you get home, you have to take off your shoes, keep them near the door and also leave the objects that we take to the street here: keys, wallet, bags, jackets … Well, in order to comply with the recommendations of the health authorities, whether you have a large hall, a small or nonexistent one, we have looked for the best solutions to get the most out of it.
In the smallest space
In the smallest space
As you can see, even if you don't have space, you can improvise a hall in the entrance hall with hanging shelves and coat racks at different heights like these from Ikea, or take advantage of the corners next to the door with drawers or shoe racks . But yes, while the coronavirus crisis lasts, dispense with entrance mats since they can accumulate viruses and other germs.
Boxes to leave things
Boxes to leave things
Another infallible trick in these times is to leave a box or some kind of container by the door to leave the things that come from the street. This is what the professional organizer Alicia Iglesias proposes to us, the promoter of the 21 days method to order your house and your life. "In the times in which we live it is necessary to readjust our entrance", she tells us as she shows us the box where she leaves the purse, keys, shopping bag, spray for the wheels of the skates and knobs, disposable papers to.
Room for shoes
Room for shoes
In addition to being recommended now by health authorities, storing shoes in the hall is ideal when ordering shoes. And even if you don't have much space, there are narrow models that can be placed in the hallway like this shoe rack from Ikea, which also has a shelf and a drawer to store keys, purses or even masks.
Hemnes shoe rack from Ikea, € 129
Boards to leave objects
Boards to leave objects
Another possibility when you don't know where to leave the keys or even the masks is to install a wall board like this one from Ikea and add accessories to store and hang what you have to leave at the entrance.
Ikea Skadis pegboard, € 13
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€ 72.95Hanger + shoe rack
With this SoBuy kit consisting of a shelf with hangers plus a bench with a shoe rack and drawers on the side under the seat, you can have all the sanitary recommendations solved: leave shoes, jackets and street objects at the entrance.
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€ 42.99Coat stand with arms
To leave jackets, bags and accessories in small hallways (or if you don't want to drill through the wall), you can opt for a coat rack like this one in bamboo from Langria. As it has various heights, it is suitable for all types of garments.
Wall coat rack with arms
Wall coat rack with arms
There are also coat racks with arms that can be nailed to the wall like these from Ikea. So you take advantage of the space at the top in a corridor or a corner next to the entrance. And if you put a lower one, even the little ones can hang their things themselves.
Ikea Tjusig coat rack, € 10
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€ 59.99Shoe rack
Furniture with dual functions, such as this bench with shoe rack under Homfa are ideal for these spaces. In addition to storing your shoes, it allows you to sit down to put on and take off your shoes.
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€ 16.49Bags for shoes
Here's a set of 18 Maison & White Clear Stripe Drawstring Shoe Bags so you can quarantine them after hitting the streets if necessary.
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€ 44.49Stackable shoe boxes
If there are many of you at home, you can also opt for stackable boxes like this set of 8 with transparent front from HST Mall.
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€ 19.99Shelf with hangers
Another recommendation these days is to remove the masks at the entrance of the house without touching the part that is in contact with the nose and mouth and store them in paper envelopes such as bakery envelopes or let them air out. For the latter, it can come in very handy to install a shelf with hangers like this one from mDesign in the hall, where in addition to jackets you can leave keys or masks. By the way, if you are not sure what type of mask you have to wear now that they are mandatory, read our guide.
Multiple wall coat rack
Multiple wall coat rack
When there's no room at all next to the door, you can opt for a multiple hanger like this one from Ikea, which has three swivel arms.
Ikea Kampigg hanger, € 17
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€ 29.90Wall-mounted gel dispenser
If you want to have the hydroalcoholic gel on hand to wash your hands before and after going to the street, you can put a dispenser in the hall furniture like the ones in the bathroom or kitchen or, if you don't have furniture, place one with a wall bracket like east of Ambrosya.
Cabinet with drawers and hangers
Cabinet with drawers and hangers
A good idea is to place a small cabinet with drawers near the entrance like this tall desk from Ikea, where you can leave things when entering, and which have adhesive hangers on the sides to hang the keys.
Ikea Notten high desk, € 149
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€ 11.85Extendable drawer organizer
Inside the drawers, you can put desk organizers like this extendable from mDesign with divisions for objects of different sizes.
Shelf with drawers
Shelf with drawers
One of the best solutions for receivers with little space is to put a free-standing shelf with drawers like this one from Ikea. So you have the shelf and the drawers to leave things. And below you can put a line of hangers, a stool to take off your shoes or something to store your shoes.
Ikea Ekby Alexe Shelf with Drawers, € 44
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€ 27.95Shelf with drawer
There are also smaller ones like this one from SoBuy for mini receivers.
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€ 23.87Tabletop organizer
If you don't have drawers, you can put a tabletop organizer like this one from Kingfom on your furniture or hall shelves.
Storage basket
Storage basket
To confine objects that you bring from the street, you can put a basket like this one from Ikea in the hall.
Ikea Fladisc Basket, € 8
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€ 64.99Cabinet with bags for clothes
And if you want to comply with the sanitary cleaning recommendations to avoid risks, you can place some type of container in the hall to leave all the clothes that you have taken to the street as soon as you enter the house. This one is from Lumaland, it has two removable fabric compartments like a drawer. And being inside a bamboo wood structure, it also serves as a shelf to leave things.
