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Oooohh. I already have a landing strip of sorts!

My old house only has 2 (bedroom) closets - no coat closet, so like other PPs, my landing strip is spread out. In our entryway behind the front door, I hung 4 hooks for our everyday coats and my purse with keys (I must be the only women in the world who uses the same purse everyday and only has 1 pair of sunglasses....). I also have a narrow (8") demi-lune table on an opposite wall with a basket underneath for mail, which gets dealt with daily when I feed my dog. Paperless billing means we hardly get any mail except for flyers, which are promptly recycled.

Further down the hallway, I recently installed Ikea's Hemnes Shoe Cabinet that's only 9" deep. Winter woolens and our dog's items (booties, poop bags, leash, harness, towel for wiping feet, etc) are stored there.

I hung 3 of Ikea's Trones Storage Cabinets on the staircase down to my basement to hold shoes, umbrellas, and rarely used hats. Boots don't fit so stay in the entry. Other coats are hung along the basement staircase, as well.

One issue is that I need to figure out where/how to store my husband's laptop bag who telecommutes a lot. Oh, and I STILL haven't bought flowers!