This is the first thing you see when you open our front door and step inside our house. It's narrow, it's short and to make matters even more tricky, the circuit box is also smack dab in the center of the wall.
{Please ignore the ugly marble. That's getting ripped up and beautiful hardwoods will be taking their place.}
I've tried to come up w. every solution possible to make this wall (on the right) cute and inviting yet functional. And everytime it's been a big fat FAIL. I really wanted a small table on this wall to stash keys and things when we come in the door but it just ain't. gonna. happen. The depth of the wall is only 10 inches and then after you allow for the trim it really only leaves about 8. Try finding an 8 inch table. So then I moved onto hanging storage. I looked at everything from corner storage to regular and nothing works. It just makes it feel too cramped when you come in the door.Then I had this picture hanging above the key holders trying to disguise the ugly circuit box but it was too high and so I took it down. So I've just decided to grin and bear it.
I found a triple hanger fleur de lis hanger and ripped them apart, spray painted them and put our initials on them and called it a day. At least we're able to hang out keys by the door. I. give. up. 
I'd love to hear your suggestions and tips for making this hated wall into one that's functional, that I can refrain from cursing at everytime I come home. It's awful to think the first thing we see when we walk in is a circuit box. The architects and engineers who designed our condo were just brilliant. 
I'm off to bake an apple pie and eat the whole thing to drown my sorrows and praying for a miracle solution.
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