make an entrance

Think about what you can purge and what really needs to be in the space. If floor space is minimal, get creative with the walls. This DIY organiser is designed to store your essential entryway items and takes up little space. Or try your hand at the umbrella holder, which will keep your entryway looking neat, rain or shine.

Umbrella holder

• 1 piece of 600mm x 600mm plywood, 9mm thick
• Jig saw
• Power drill and drilling kit
• Sander or sandpaper in wood block, in medium and fine
• Wood glue
• Resene testpot brushes
• Resene Quick Dry waterborne primer undercoat
• Resene testpots in Resene Kumutoto and Resene Kaitoke Green
• Painter’s tape
• Resene Aquaclear
• 20mm wood screws
• Filler Eezee Wood Patch Pine
• Putty knife (optional)
• Picture hanging strips
• Measuring tape, pencil, ruler and level

Instructions:

• For step-by-step instructions on how to make your umbrella stand, visit www.habitatbyresene.co.nz/tips/umbrella-holder

Entry organiser

• 1 piece of 600mm x 600mm plywood, 9mm thick
• Templates of wavy tops for baseboard and mail holder (optional)
• 1 x piece of 16mm plywood dowel, at least 160mm in length
• 1 x piece of 12mm plywood dowel, at least 120mm in length
• Birch round elastic cord, at least 50mm in length
• Jig saw
• Power drill
• Drilling kit
• Sander or sandpaper in wood block, in medium and fine
• Wood glue
• Resene testpot brushes
• Resene Colorwood Rising Tide and Resene Colorwood Breathe Easy
• Resene Aquaclear
• 20mm wood screws
• Picture hanging strips
• Measuring tape, pencil, ruler and level

Instructions:

• For step-by-step instructions on how to make your organiser, visit www.habitatbyresene.co.nz/tips/entryway-organiser