i re-did the landing spot/shoe shelf in the hallway. we picked up a sweet cola crate from a flea market a few weeks ago and i finally used it for all the random things (name tags, keys, pens, etc) that we keep in the hall.
what wouldn't fit was put into a copper pot. we got a couple of these for free from leftover yard sale stuff, the other is in the kitchen.
my favorite new thing is a piece of metal we found on the farm. we just cleaned it up, stuck it on the wall and now it is a magnetic memo board! much more industrial farmhouse than what was there, very happy!