house tour: entryway.

it's a shame that this tiny space is what i call my entryway. its one of the only things i don't like about living here. its such a boring and cramped space, it's always awkward walking more than one person to the door. haha. 

 when you walk in the door, the stars are to the immediate right. Jon's mother gave us that picture of Christ, and my dad gave us the picture of the draper temple, where we wed. 

 this is the view of the door from the stairs. i hung that string up for christmas cards over the holidays and i ended up really liking it. my refrigerator just couldn't hold all the pictures of my loved ones that i wanted it to. :)

 here is the canvas close up, this photo doesn't do it justice. it's beautiful. 

 my cousins gave me this mirror when we got married. it was black, but i decided to spray paint it maroon to match the rug. i lovelove having it here. it's a perfect place for our keys and shades right when we walk in the door. not sure why Jon's dog tags and random keys are all tangled on the left hook, i guess he had no where else to put them. his chevrons are waiting to be pinned on his collar when he's done getting his uniform ready for monday, a little miniature mug that says alexandra on it from my grandma, and one of those diffuser things. i have been looking for a refill, but i'm not sure they sell the oil separately anywhere...........

 i got this big rug from homegoods. i love it. it was starting to get a little worn down, but we got our carpets cleaned last week and jon encouraged them to clean that rug, so it looks as good as new again! and i just got that little cheap rug on the right to match from kohl's. 

our cute little blue door! this is the only color we have in the whole house. having it painted makes such a big difference. jon was happy with it when he got home, though he said he wouldn't help me paint it back white.

we all know he will. 

the light switch next to the door turns on a light in the stairwell. we have a porch light, but no light switch for it................it is automatic. it turns on when it gets dark, and off when it gets light in the morning. so all the porch lights on our street go on or off at the same time. weird huh!