Shoe spice racks

One thing we've wanted in a house for a very long time is a kick ass mudroom.  SWMBO is also rightfully big on shoe storage.  We always end up with shoes everywhere in the entryway.  Partly because we've never had a mudroom, partly because we (including I, I will admit) have a lot of shoes, and definitely because we've never had proper shoe storage.  

Enter the shoe spice rack.

If you've ever perused pictures on kitchen design, you've probably seen these pull out pantry deals that are tall, narrow cabinets that slide out and have shelves for spice or food storage.  See an example below.

Our intent is to do the same thing, but for shoes and in the mudroom.  I think we have the space to put four of these things in the mudroom, floor to ceiling, one for each of us.  No excuses for leaving shoes strewn about.  Here's a picture of one somebody implemented.

Getting started

So you may have gotten an invite from Google to this blog.  I'm just fiddling with the idea of documenting the potential construction of our house, but wanted to keep it private and thought I'd try that function.  I didn't realize Google was going to send email invites.

Just to give you something to look at, here is a front, rear, and frame pic of the house design we are going for.  There is quite the possibility that we won't end up with this house, but it's where we're starting.  Might as well start with what we want and cut back from there, right?

So we're going to try to build a timber frame house.  The frame you see in the upper right would be completely exposed on the inside.  Big timbers, 8 - 10" thick.  There are some slight modifications that the architect is working on; for one thing, it's the Eckert Highfill House, not just Highfill.  But this is pretty close to how the design should end up.