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4 Organizers That Make a Huge Difference in Living Rooms (and Entryways!)

Stephanie NguyenLifestyle Director
Stephanie NguyenLifestyle Director
I oversee all our coverage of lifestyle topics, which include cleaning, organizing, wellness, entertaining, real estate, travel, and more. I’m based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
published Aug 29, 2025
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Credit: Photos: Yamazaki, Umbra, Article; Design: Apartment Therapy

From the moment you walk through your front door, to when you take a seat on your sofa, you’ve already passed by two key areas: the entryway (even if it’s a small hallway!) and the living room. These spaces play a key role in your everyday movements, whether you’re coming or going, having guests over, or just lounging and watching TV. With all that activity comes some much-needed storage and organization, so that everything has a place and you can move freely.

We found the best organizers for the entryway and living room and compiled them here so you can easily find exactly what you need — whether it’s as small and simple as an entryway organizer or a larger purchase such as media console. Below, find out what products we loved so much that we gave them a spot on our 2025 Organization Awards

Best Organizers for the Entryway & Living Room

Umbra Estique Shelf with Hooks
$46

Lifestyle Editor Lizzy Francis loves that the Umbra Estique Shelf with Hooks has added more storage to her entryway overall. She’s able to store all her essentials: keys, dog leashes, purses, and hats on the hooks, and any wallets on the shelf.

$46 at Umbra
Yamazaki Home Tower Shoe Rack
$155

This minimalist-design shoe rack from Yamazaki Home offers six tiers of storage, a wooden tabletop, and hooks. Plus, it takes up a very small footprint in your entryway.

$155 at Yamazaki Home
VASAGLE Shoe Storage Bench
$70

This entryway gem pulls triple duty: It’s a shoe rack, a seat, and a storage find, as it has a built-in drawer. Senior Shopping Editor Britt Franklin loves the “stylish and smart design that really leans into convenience.”

$70 at Songmics
Article Torme 54-Inch Media Unit
$899

Article’s Torme 54-inch Media Unit is the perfect blend of Scandinavian-inspired and mid-century modern design, according to Associate Home Editor Cullen Ormond. She loves that this small-space-friendly media console is so high-quality and has so much storage.

$899 at Article

What Is the Organization Awards?

Apartment Therapy’s Organization Awards is our annual guide to the very best home organizers of the year. After a careful selection and testing process by our editorial team, we identified 50 winners across six categories, as well as highlighted the organizers that stole our hearts time and time again and the ones that are so cleverly designed for small spaces. Learn more about our process here.

All prices were accurate at the time of publishing, but may have changed since then.

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