First, that mail slot is adorable! Second, you restored that ledge so well. I vote to keep it since it gives a visual separation from the entry to the living room. You could also add some molding or beadboard to the bottom half to tie it in with the rest of the entry, but ultimately it's your house and you should change it to work for you!

You should definitely keep the half-wall thing by the door. I think you'll miss having that shelf for keys and mail. I also love literally everything you do

I hope you keep that half-wall/ledge in the entryway because it is a nice demarcation/separation of the entryway to the living area. Also it's cool retro feature. I would put a plant or two on it, along with a decorative tray to hold mail/keys and a small votive candle holder. Especially now that you rehabbed the wooden top to look so amazing.

The wall molding is such a subtle yet impactful change. Really makes the space look more sophisticated.

I absolutely love this makeover! I vote to keep the ledge because it adds some separation without closing off the living room completely. The wood stripping/staining looks so great! 🤩

THE LITTLE MAIL DOOR 😭😭😭 how cute!!!! PLEASE do a quick mini makeover on that - it makes me laugh!

Omg!!! Entryway makeover for the win!! It looks so much better and modern and cozy and just amazing! Picture frame molding *chefs kiss* perfection!! Black door, also perfection!! Your videos are SO INSPIRING!!! Never stop!! Please!! Lol idk what I would do if you stopped making DIY and DIY makeover videos!!!

If you added a door with glass, it could make your entryway even more inviting with all that natural light. Great makeover ,I love you videos and your channel!

Everyone gets rid of the little ledge these days and I just love the way you restored it. Personally I think it’s a great way to divide the space and would be a really fun place to paint a little mural. In the end it’s your home and I’m excited to see what you decide!

Oh I think that entryway looks amazing……and I do think you should keep the pony wall, only because it gives you some separation and it gives you an official foyer!!!!!! You are really getting better and better with your DIY’s

Great makeover. You are turning a house into your home. I vote to keep the entry pony wall. Enjoy your videos. 😃

Wonderful job Tina! I loved everything you did on this space. Please, please KEEP the ledge!! It helps dividig the entryway from the liviing room. I like how it looks. Please keep it!

The wood on the half wall looks fabulous!!! I'm so glad you didn't paint it. Now your entryway is amazing. It's just so inspirational to watch you grow from crafts to building furniture and remodeling a house! You make it look so easy. Bringing to us in a very relatable way. Love watching you .

Okay but can we just talk about how your hair just sits so perfectly when you let it down!

I would recommend keeping the ledge. Having a sofa close to the front door can cause a sense of uneasiness. That ledge will not only make the living space feel more safe and secluded from the entrance, it gives more character to the space.

I would definitely keep the little ledge! I think it’s better with some separation/definition between the spaces😊 I’m not done with the video yet, but it’s looking amazing so far!

I love when Brian pops in! He's so positive and adorable

Wow, stripping that wood worked so well! It looks brand new!

It turned out amazing as usual and yes keep the pony wall because it adds a degree of separation that’s unique.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💖💖💫💯

Once again Tina you nailed it! Love that you chose black for the door. I say keep the ledge, if you remove it, then you will have hand prints, dust and dirt over time.

Keep the divider, it defines the entry way to its own space ! Great job!

Keep the ledge! It's a cute architectural detail that separates the entry wall from the living room. Great job on this make over, looks beautiful!

You should paint your mail slot atrium white to blend in better with the walls! Right now, it looks random next to the beautiful black door and wooden console table. Great job!

I luv the tip about doing a pencil drawing on the trim duh ... entry looks so good

The Speckling on that jar is gorgeous. This is one of my favorite makeovers of yours! You changing up the wall really made a difference. It's airy and inviting. Greta job, Tina! 😌

Small space, huge impact! Love it! ❤

I love this makeover!! You should make the little mail door into a tiny replica of your front door when you replace it! It would be so cute

Keep the ledge, it helps to separate the entry from the living space and still looks open as it's not a full wall and secondly it helps to keep the dirt from outside in the entryway and not flying all over the room.

@o0o0ll0o0o

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Agree and she can add slats to the top just to make it look more intentional

Idea for the ledge is to put a beautiful marble on top. Stonemasons have heaps of offcuts, especially of beautiful marbles. You can often get them for a good price. Get it cut to size, and sides polished. 👍

We had that little mail door in our first house, which was built in 1961. It opened into the hall closet, which was the best and biggest hall closet we’ve ever had. In my nicest house,now, I have NO coat closet. We also had the half wall and ledge and it did demarcate the entrance. I hung plants over it.

I love the mail door!!!! Its a really interesting and quirky thing in your house I dont think you should get rid of it. What I would do is change out the huge molding around it to something very slim and petite and make it look like an actual door. Smaller knob, maybe a rectangle of the same petite molding on the door as well. You could have so much fun with it. Also, you could paint it to look like a letter with a stamp. Another idea if you want to go minimal is get rid of the molding all together, paint it your wall color and again....different knob. Maybe look for something that is from a jewellery box to upcycle so its small enough.

I like the divider too. One suggestion is to replace the top piece of wood with granite. You could choose one that incorporates the black and white into it.

KEEP! That restored ledge looks so good and it also gives a separation from the living room.

looks great! I vote to keep the wall. I think the white paint gives that open-ness and the wall gives a bit of definition.

The black accents are everything 😍 I’d love to see what the space looks like without the ledge

Love it!!! I vote keep the pony wall. It gives a little separation without blocking anything.

Looks amazing n love how the entery ledge turned out...I would keep it...Ur hubby lending a hand in his blue T...👍great team work💕

Looks great! For the ledge- I would say make it smaller. Demolish all but a foot so that you can have a little ledge for keys or decor. Best of both worlds!

Keep the half wall. It makes you have a foyer. You do not want people walking straight into your living room. The half wall makes them pause. Love the black door.

Keep the ledge, it's a great place for plants plus it defines your entryway. The space looks fantastic, congrats on another great project.

The bar keepers trick is wonderful. It turned out beautiful. I love how the top molding piece just fell right in place good going!!! The ledge turned out beautiful and personally I would keep it.

It looks really good. I vote keep the 1/2 wall, I like how it separates the entry and a ledge to put a few decor pieces.

Love all you did to transform the hall way to your style. Perfect!

I love the whole entryway makeover. I would keep the wall since it defines the entryway from the living space. I'm trying to figure out how to create an entryway in my open concept living room, but I rent so it needs to be renter friendly. You are so creative.

I loved the tablet console and the mirror, all beautiful 😍

What a big difference! It looks so nice!

I would def keep the half wall. It keeps things confined/defined and won’t spill into your living space

I’m soooo jealous!! I suck at any kind of DIY or handy work around the house. Just last week I tried to simply paint my laundry room and replace the old shelf. That’s it, no big deal right?? WRONG! I spent two weeks, 10 trips to home depot/ lowes and wait for it……. I spent over $600!!! I know, I know, go ahead and laugh! I can’t even explain how hard everything was! I could go on and on but this comment would be five days long! I think there’s just some people in this world that are naturally good at this kind of stuff and then there’s people like me, lol! Great job tho! Loving all the black accents!

I would say if you are planning on keeping your couch where it currently is, leave the pony wall. Otherwise the back of your couch could get grubby. Or you could ditch the pony wall, and move your couch further into the room or to a different wall.

I think you should keep the ledge, it creates a separation from your living room to entry way & as someone whose front door opens straight into their living room I think the ledge is the perfect amount of separation while still being open!

Love that more and more spaces in your home are even so cute as backgrounds for filming!

Wow, it looks stunning. I love the console table and I would totally keep the ledge...but....would love to see you to create a plant wall structure. Not solid, with plenty of gaps to allow light in but something going from the ledge to the ceiling would add to the visual separation and create a wonderful green welcome to the entrance hall and a delightful backdrop for the living room. First thoughts are of something like the Ikea Chilistran hanging planters or you could create a lattice/trellis to affix hanging planters, or a few narrow wooden shelves with holes drilled out for pots to sit in. I'm keeping my fingers crossed ! Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos, they are a joy to watch 🙂

I think this is absolutely beautiful-the change in wood tone is really nice, and the picture molding adds so much. I love the larger mirror much better, too. I’m going to have to check out your video on making the table. I really love that shape. Really loving the black door and everything else!!

Keep! That half wall is helping keep out some wind, rain, snow and dirt from your room.

I agree with you about knocking out that half wall. By taking it down, it will open up the space.

I would 100% keep that ledge (or something like it, anyway) - it helps differentiate the entry from the livingroom, and you don't come in the door and are just dumped unceremoniously into the livingroom. I've seen folks hollow it out so that it's a shelf, and put their shoes there. I forget if you've mentioned if you're a 'shoes off in the house' kind of family, but having some places for guests to put their shoes would be incredibly helpful come holidays that you're hosting!

The round mirror looks best Tina!! It really does!!

As always great job Tina. I think you should keep the wall in the entryway. I personally think it defines the space and keep it separate from the living area.

I'm in love with that little door for the mail!! So cute and functional. Could you show us what it looks like outside the door? I'm going to get that for my house for sure

@dedraharvey

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Yes love the idea of it how about painting to blend in with the wall

I haven't finished the video, but I must say I always say "every single week" with Tina at the beginning of the video! HAHA ✨

@tinalemac

2 жыл бұрын

Omg, that is too funny! Appreciate you watching "every single week" with me 😂💛

@roxannareyes3186

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I also didn't finished the video.. she talk to much. I wanna see more actions...so i am out

yaaaaasssss the wood trim is everything!!

Great job! It looks amazing! My vote is to keep the half wall. I have a similar set up with the location of my front door and have nothing to help give an entry way vibe. I think the half wall helps to make the entry way more intimate and identifies the space as the entry way.

It came out so beautiful I love it! I vote to do away with the wall it will open up your space so much!❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💕

Honestly your restoration of that wood is impressive!!!

This turned out great! So elevated for sure. The black door looks so good. Love it all 🤩

Awesome makeover. Love all the projects!!!😘

I love what you did. I would keep the ledge. The picture frame molding looks great. I think the mirror would look better with a black frame to tie the door and mudroom together.

Great job making a cohesive entryway to your living area. I don’t know you, however just from this video and the design, it seems you are down to earth, practical, and very welcoming.

This looks great! The closet is by far my favorite in the entryway makeover but the picture molding is a nice touch!

Love the simple yet elegant entry way and the ledge is my favorite part

Lovely as usual,black door so on trend! Surprising what some paint can do!Never seen anyone iron a rug before 😂🥰💫

Very nice! All of it is great. I really like the hall table with the mirror. The shape is great and adds a lot of interest. I think you should leave the ledge. The wood is beautiful. Thanks for the tips on evening out the wood tones. Another point is that it defines the space without totally closing it off. I personally am a fan of open concept spaces with definition.

It looks amazing! I would keep the ledge!

At first i was for keeping the little ledge, but once you showed the after it made me think that it would be better without it. It'll open up the space and no longer take away from the diy console table and mirror which look amazing 🤩😍. Either way you did and amazing job!

Everything looks so great!!! Please keep the ledge unless you are planning to add something to divide that area… It’s my rule when buying a house. Having a bit of a “landing” area when someone walks in. Just a suggestion. 🙂 Thank you for sharing your home w us. ❤️

Keep the ledge!! It adds so much character ❤️

OMG! Ok, what I love - EVERYTHING!!! The walls, moulding and color, the black door (might be my favorite!), the little console table and mirror, and Brian's blue shirt! I was loving the little wall until you got all finished and now I think it should go. It closes the entry off too much. You did fantastic!!!

WOW this looks wonderful! I can't believe how beautifully everything turned out!

Love the black door and mirror looks beautiful. Keep the half wall.

You never fail to amaze me with your workwomanship! I know from my own experience that a lot of prep work goes into your vision before getting to the final stage. You have done so many fantastic makeovers with your various spaces, but I must say that this one ☝🏼 is my favorite 🤩 I once lived in a tiny little house with a mail slot and I just love that you have one! I really do enjoy and look forward to your videos and I must tell you what an inspiration you are! Many blessings to you and your sweet husband! ❤️🥰

Looks so amazing! And I absolutely love the little mail slot, so cute!

Before, the ledge was somewhat awkward but I vote to keep it now because it looks really good and keeps the spaces separated. I think it also allows the molding to not look awkward since the other walls don't have molding.

Totally keep the ledge! it separates the entry from the room. Plus you can put cute plants on it.

I vote to keep the ledge and take off the trim underneath. Lovely video, as always

Truly stunning! I want that wall, lamp and table!! I like ledge and might consider closet doors. Great job!

Tina, you did a great job stripping the wood and what a good idea to get the stains out!

I agree keep the ledge, that bit of separation coming in the house makes a big difference in the over all look of the space.

Everything is looking so nice Tina you do great work keep up the good work I am enjoying watching every video😊

It looks amazing!!! You did such a great job. Loving the walls and the color. Everything looks so good. 👍

WOW! That wood ledge is amazing!! Don't remove that ledge. It is MCM and very important for separating the entry and living room. Otherwise, you just plop into living space, no place to take off shoes, greet guests, and/or somewhere someone can step in and leave. Your home is lovely, but one item stating the home's origin. KEEP it!!

Def keep that ledge. It does a good job separating the living room from the entry way without closing it off too much

It turned out so great!!! I love everything. I'd probably leave the ledge for a few years and then take it out when you're ready for a change. It looks good how it is but would look good opened up too!

OM goodness! My mouth began watering the moment I saw it! I love your creations! Upstate NY follower ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

It's common for midcentury doors to have handles that are further away from the edge like your front door. My grandfather's 1950s house has a similar spacing with the front door handle. I don't think your pony wall is awful or dated, it's kinda nice separation. Nice job!

Wow! It looks so good! What a difference.

Beautiful job, Tina! Love how your vision came together. 💕

Now the entryway is perfect❣ so perfect❣ you are incredible 👏👏👏👏

Looks GREAT !! Tina you are amazing !! I love the picture moulding on the wall . You are not afraid to try anything, good for you !

@debc5317

2 жыл бұрын

Also , I would get rid of the pony wall .. it's going to end up being a catch all.."stuff" collector. It was the style in the 80's

I love the ledge! Especially now redone. I think it’s the perfect compliment to the table you made, and some extra space for styling! My vote is keep it.

Hi Tina! I just have to say that it looks amazing. It makes your home look complete. I love all of your project. Thank you for sharing. You have a lovely home. Also, you and your husband are just so adorable. I love it!