My front door opens directly into my very open living room. Shoes come off at the door, and there are a LOT of shoes by the door. I want to find a kid-friendly cubby solution that will help me create an "entryway" feel by the front door. It needs to be easy to use or the kids won't use it (so no fold-out shelves like the nice ikea ones) and it can't have any tall parts that aren't against the wall (climbing hazards). So far everything I've found is either not enough storage, can't come away from the wall (I'm open to alternate suggestions on how to create an "entryway", but I still need the shoe storage, so I'm just trying to double it as a sort of partition), or is just stupidly ugly. It doesn't have to be art, but I'd rather it didn't look like something from my tool shed.
Anyone have ideas, or suggestions? I'd really appreciate it.