Re-do your front hall closet in to a mini-mudroom! Via The House of Smiths. This would go so well in the downstairs closet- entryway.
Entryway Update Mudroom idea, but I'd raise the bench and have a couple shelves for shoes
Amazing Easy DIY Home Decor Ideas- closet to mudroom . I don't like the idea of putting a mud room in the middle of the house somewhere. I do like the idea of putting cubbies for shoes in a walk in closet, instead of shoe racks.