Our entryway is probably the most functional space in our home. We keep shoes outside the door, and everything we need within easy reach so coming and going is a quick affair, especially when we have cats, er kids, to herd.

We use this room more than any other, so I (re)designed it to maximize form and function to create a space that I love spending time in.

This space is a continual work-in-progress where I periodically learn something new about my design preferences.

We cook almost daily in our kitchen, so I made clean up as easy as possible by keeping the counters and floor relatively bare so that sticky little handprints and far-flung crumbs are easily spotted and wiped up.

I truly believe the key to living comfortably in a 1-bedroom with kids is to stash them and their stuff in a place where you can close the door and walk away.

The bathroom does what it needs to and looks fine doing it, so I made it functional and called it a day.