A small corner of the catalogue for the bits that keep an entrance tidy, starting with the Space Saver five hook coat rail. It fixes to the wall rather than standing on the floor, which is the point: in a narrow reception or a lobby that doubles as a corridor, a floor standing coat stand is one more thing to walk around, while a rail takes coats off chair backs without losing floor space. If you are fitting out the front of house more broadly, start in reception.
Choosing coat storage for an office
Count the coats honestly. Five hooks covers a small team or a few visitors, while a busy entrance in winter needs a second rail or a proper cupboard, because two coats per hook is how hooks get pulled off walls. Height matters as well. Fitted at around 1700mm the hooks clear the shoulders of a hanging coat so hems do not trail on the floor, and it keeps the rail above head height for anyone walking past.
Fixings are where these go wrong. A solid wall is straightforward, but a stud partition needs the rail landing on the studs or on proper cavity fixings, since plasterboard alone will not hold a row of wet winter coats. Think about what else the entrance has to swallow, because bags, helmets and hi vis want a shelf or a locker rather than a hook, so look at lockers and steel storage now rather than fixing a second rail six months later.
The rest of the entrance
Coat storage is one line on a longer list. Somewhere to sit is usually next, which is where soft seating and reception comes in, and smaller items live in office accessories. If the entrance holds files or display material, shelving and cupboards and bookcases keep it off the floor, and storage and filing runs from a single cupboard to a full wall of units.
Fitting out receptions across Suffolk and Essex
Office Masters is the online shop of Neil Andrew Office Solutions Limited, a family run firm based at Edison Close, Ransomes Europark in Ipswich. The business dates back to Neil's father Malcolm in the 1980s and was relaunched under Neil's name in 2017. Alongside the website the team measures, supplies and installs throughout Suffolk and Essex, with regular work in Felixstowe, Sudbury, Colchester and Woodbridge.
Small items ship on free standard UK mainland delivery, normally within five working days, with a next working day upgrade if something must be in place for Monday. Wall fixing is the sort of job the installation team can pick up while on site doing something larger, which saves finding a handyman for a ten minute task. Ring 01473 464644 to have the rail put up as part of a bigger delivery.
