Moveable mudroom

Small spaces often lack utilitarian areas where people can hang hats and gloves, process mail, and store purses, backpacks, briefcases, and keys near their main entrances. It’s easy for mail and travel items to clutter up the inside of your home when there isn’t somewhere convenient to place these things when you immediately come indoors.

I don’t have a mudroom or even a simple coat closet in my home, so I’m always on the lookout for storage solutions to replace these conveniences. Late last week, my husband forwarded me a link to a beautiful storage solution from Hansen Family Furniture in Paris and told me to click on the “Collection” link at the top of the page, and then select “Trunk” from the items:

The Trunk was designed to be used as a wardrobe, but I think would be perfect in a foyer. The Trunk is the brain child of Scandinavian-born but now-living-in-Paris designer Gesa Hansen, and is made of solid oak. It is 27.5″ x 55.1″ x 27.5″ (700 mm x 1400 mm x 700 mm) and includes a hat tree, flip-up mirror, cubby holes for shoes or papers, two drawers, and two large shelves for additional storage (a shredder and trash can could easily fit on the lower one of these). The item has hinges and does close completely.

We’re not the only ones to take interest in this beautiful piece of craftsmanship, as it will appear at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair this May in New York. Also in May, the company will release a Trunk for Bar Items.

Learn more about contact information and see additional images on the Hansen Family Furniture website.

Posted by Erin on Feb 8, 2010 | Comments

7 comments posted

  1. Posted by Susan in FL - 02/08/2010

    This chest is short – only about four and a half feet tall. Where would you put your coats?

  2. Posted by Erin Doland - 02/08/2010

    @Susan — I was thinking that you could easily attach hooks to the back of the unit or use hooks on a wall or a coat tree next to it. We have an Eames Hang-It-All on the wall next to our door, so I imagined something like that would work well with it.

  3. Posted by Molly - 02/08/2010

    WOW. I want.

  4. Posted by Kimberly - 02/08/2010

    It reminds me of those old Barbie storage trunks! So cute, and an elegant solution for those of us with no mudroom, coat closet, or even “landing strip!”

  5. Posted by chacha1 - 02/08/2010

    Hmm, I dunno … I find this a bit clunky and – as Susan notes – rather short for the purpose! The footprint is not particularly small and the style is pretty self-defining. Repurposing furniture would be more up my alley.

    Just as an example, an old dresser (or even a nightstand) from a thrift shop would typically be less than 27.5 inches deep and would have a wide surface for mail/key/misc baskets; attach a solid piece of plywood upright to one side and screw in coat hooks on the “outside” and a pegboard on the “inside;” mount a mirror on the wall behind it … ?

  6. Posted by joan V. - 02/10/2010

    and the price isn’t listed o it might be one of those “if you have to ask how much it costs, it’s too expensive for you!”

  7. Posted by Courtney - 03/25/2010

    Wow what a great product! I want one!

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