Entry way help with design
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katinparadise
6 years ago
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Entry Hallway certainly a BIG Design Dilemma ?
Comments (14)I would paint the brick the same colour as your walls then follow the trim work you already have, I then place a sprint on the wall and place your wedding photo else where, I would also paint our door and window trim the same colour as the white trim to brighten the whole area. Also a nice plant but not a high one I think would also look nice,if your not into plants a then a empty bowl,...See MoreNeed help with a design for our Front Entry
Comments (2)Concrete steps and path, and pave over with split face sandstone would look great...See MoreEntry way advice
Comments (6)@dkin0577, If the dark wallpaper works for you then go for it but the picture you have provided is a much larger area!!! We're all here to help with your ideas but ultimately it has to work for you. I love your secretaire and only wish I had such a lovely piece of furniture with sentimental value. Unfortunately, my parents never had the money, only buying what would work. Don't let anyone talk you into "outing" it but I do agree with Joshua to remove the lamp and photo, let this piece of furniture shine!!! Perhaps a wall light over the secretaire would look stunning. Most important thing from my point of view, is that the area looks tiny, so don't fall into the trap of over filling it, as that alone will detract from the very piece of furniture you are trying to highlight. Could be too that you could highlight this secretaire in some other part of the home and perhaps put a hall stand with a mirror in that area instead but on the other wall ?? Good luck again. Cheers, Barbara...See MoreEntry way help – have wasted so much time and money on this!!
Comments (16)Love all the wonderful comments above. The only thing I would add is: really consider what you want to use this room for... What do you want the room to do? Welcoming guests? If it is welcoming, then think about what makes you feel welcomed when you walk in - that ahhhh feeling.....maybe plants (a bonsai project would work well in that light), some family photos instead of a mirror, coat hanger behind door, buffet table (where you stand your G&T chrystal set on a nice sliver tray). Or is it a Staging ground for getting out the door? Then perhaps the mirror, some sort of rack for bags & hats etc, a bench for sitting and putting on shoes, cork board for reminders etc (it is possible to have these all behind a thin closet so closed doors hide any clutter). Whatever you choose, I just find it helpful to keep the rooms purpose in mind....See More
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6 years agoAre you up for buying anything new? As I see it now, the demilune table is a bit too small for the mirror. I think one of the pretty mirrors in your family room would be a nice fit. I would hang it so the bottom is about 5-6" from the table top. Then I would add a pretty vase with an orchid (they make some amazing silk ones now-Home Goods always seems to have a lot of nice options) and maybe a pretty silver box on the other side for keys, sunglasses, etc. The basket on the bottom is pretty but a little big. I'd look for something a bit smaller. The art hanging on the opposite wall needs to be about twice as wide and twice as long as the current piece. I'd say something about 16x20 would be the right size. Since you have black and white going on, how about a pretty black and white landscape? Something along these lines would be pretty. You can search online for something you can print out for about $5.00-10.00 in an 11x14 and frame it in a standard 16x20 black frame with a white mat.
Hope this helps!
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6 years agoThat is smaller than I thought. Humm, my original idea probably won't work. Do you use this area for entering your home every day? I wonder if a small bench on the stairway wall with a small mirror perhaps would work better. There is more clearance there.
Something like this might work. Need some measurements of that spot. on the left facing the stairs. How long and how deep?
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6 years agoThis is cute if you want to go more rustic? You could make a little seat cushion and it would be nice for that little spot to sit down upon entering and take shoes off. You could even fit a pretty basket under for shoes, etc. Not sure how you use this entry?
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6 years agoa look I love, I think a small round pedestal entry table would look lovely in the space to the right of the stairway exit under the railing nothing huge but would look great by your stairs.
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