A Hallway That Works Harder For Your Home

Entrance areas in Maltese homes are often the smallest room in the house, yet they carry the heaviest daily traffic. With a few thoughtful pieces, that narrow strip by the front door can hold everything it needs to, neatly and within reach.

Make Room For Everything You Carry

Gym bags, umbrellas, shopping, keys: a hallway copes with a surprising variety of objects, often all in the same morning rush. Rather than letting things pile up on the floor or balance precariously on a chair, open storage gives every item its own spot. The trick is choosing pieces that hold both the small and the bulky without eating up valuable floor space.

IKEA's ELVARLI post is a clever option here, since it stands independently and lets you build a flexible hanging and storage system around it, even in a hallway too narrow for a full wardrobe. Pair it with a SINDAL door mat by the entrance, so wet or dusty shoes are dealt with before they ever reach the rest of the house. Together they turn a bare corridor into a properly functioning entryway.

SINDAL door mat, natural, 50x80 cmELVARLI post, white, 222-350 cmLOHALS door mat, indoor, natural, 40x60 cmVÄGTYP door mat, cat black/natural, 40x60 cmTRAMPA door mat, natural, 60x90 cmTIOKRONA door mat, natural, 40x60 cm

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Keep Small Items Visible And Handy

A pegboard is one of the simplest ways to bring order to a hallway without sacrificing character. Rather than hiding everyday items in a drawer, you hang them in plain sight, which means keys, leashes, sunglasses and face masks never go missing on your way out of the door. It also means you can rearrange the layout whenever your needs change, without drilling a single new hole.

IKEA's SKÅDIS hook and SKÅDIS clip let you build a combination suited to exactly what your household needs to grab in a hurry, while a SKÅDIS shelf adds a flat surface for anything that should not hang, such as a bowl for coins or sunscreen. Hung at a lower level, the same system works well for children too, giving them their own spot for bags and hats.

SKÅDIS clip, white, 2x8 cm, 2 packSKÅDIS shelf, white, 28x3x9 cmSKÅDIS hook, white, 5 pack

A well-organised hallway makes leaving and returning home that much easier, whatever the size of your entrance. Browse the range at maltashopper.com, with orders delivered to addresses across Malta and Gozo.

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