Mandy Stansberry
Photo of a mid-sized arts and crafts foyer in Oklahoma City with beige walls, dark hardwood floors, a single front door and a blue front door.

Dutch Gambrel New Construction Project

Creative Build

Inspiration for a large beach style foyer in Other with grey walls, dark hardwood floors, a single front door, a blue front door and brown floor.

Briarwood Model Home: Spacious, Modern Family Home Near Rochester, NY

Gerber Homes

This spacious, inviting entry leads directly to the heart of the home from the front door.
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary front door in New York with grey walls, dark hardwood floors and a blue front door.

Walnut Creek

Kelly and Abramson Architecture

This house is great for a dutch door. The paneling theme in the entry came out great
Inspiration for a mid-sized country front door in San Francisco with beige walls, dark hardwood floors and a blue front door.

Want Color? You Got It.

Earthen Co Interiors

Design ideas for a mid-sized eclectic foyer in Phoenix with white walls, dark hardwood floors, a single front door, a blue front door and brown floor.

Franklin Park Transitional Kitchen and Dining Room

Bianconi Design LLC

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional foyer in Other with beige walls, dark hardwood floors, a single front door, a blue front door and brown floor.

1976Sqft Ranch Style Home

Robert Peters Construction Inc

Robert Peters Construction Inc.
Mid-sized traditional mudroom in Other with white walls, dark hardwood floors, a single front door and a blue front door.

Welcome Home

LTB Designs

When you walk into your home, make sure it welcomes you with open arms. Then it needs to wrap its arms around you and give a warm hug.
Inspiration for a small traditional foyer in DC Metro with beige walls, dark hardwood floors, a single front door and a blue front door.

Heritance® hardwood shutters

West Window Fashions

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional foyer in Sacramento with white walls, dark hardwood floors, a single front door and a blue front door.

Custom Shutters

Monique's Draperies

Hunter Douglas Heritance® hardwood shutters for windows
Inspiration for an arts and crafts foyer in San Francisco with white walls, dark hardwood floors, a single front door and a blue front door.

Home Sweet Home -- a Traditional Condo

Just the Thing

This condo foyer is a perfect introduction to the interior, setting the mood instantly. We decided to extend the hardwood right to the entrance, since guests have a long way to walk on a carpeted corridor before arriving at the suite. Traditional paneled doors replace basic sliding closet doors. Hand-painted pinstripes add whimsy and interest to the beige walls. While there is no room for a console table in the foyer itself, we used the walls on either side for small pieces of furniture that anchor a display of the clients' art collection. Rather than being just a pass-through area, the hallway now feels like part of the living room.

Playa del Rey Mediterranean Whole House Remodel

Custom Design & Construction

Mediterranean door on exterior of home in South Bay California Custom Design & Construction
Large mediterranean foyer in Los Angeles with pink walls, dark hardwood floors, a double front door, a blue front door and brown floor.

Goldfinch

Inside Stories

Colorful & Eclectic Entry, Photo by Susie Brenner Photography
Design ideas for a mid-sized eclectic entry hall in Denver with grey walls, dark hardwood floors, a single front door, a blue front door and brown floor.

Award-winning Restored Victorian

Underwood&Beacon

Entry door.
Mid-sized traditional front door in Boston with beige walls, dark hardwood floors, a single front door and a blue front door.

Hidden Creek 6

Jenkins Homes, LLC

Design ideas for a traditional entryway in New Orleans with grey walls, dark hardwood floors, a double front door, a blue front door and brown floor.

Finishing Well

Strosser / Baer Architects

Jason Clapp
Photo of a mid-sized modern foyer in Other with white walls, dark hardwood floors, a single front door, a blue front door and brown floor.

Ridgeview

Steve Bumpas Custom Homes

Imagery Intelligence, LLC
Design ideas for a mid-sized country foyer in Dallas with beige walls, dark hardwood floors, a single front door, a blue front door and brown floor.

Oakland Hills Remodel

User

Photo By: Roselle Bernardino This entryway sculpture is an interesting piece that adds movement to the room. To bring light into the narrow hallway, a seeded-glass panel was built into the wall in addition to building that wall out and accenting it with blue. The custom designed area rugs soften up the dark hardwood floor while continuing the diagonal direction of the floor. The metal artwork further carries the blue accents of the whole area.

Want Color? You Got It.

Earthen Co Interiors

Photo of a mid-sized eclectic foyer in Phoenix with white walls, dark hardwood floors, a single front door, a blue front door and brown floor.

Home Sweet Home -- a Traditional Condo

Just the Thing

This condo foyer is a perfect introduction to the interior, setting the mood instantly. We decided to extend the hardwood right to the entrance, since guests have a long way to walk on a carpeted corridor before arriving at the suite. We added moulding to the flat front door and painted it the same bright blue featured elsewhere in the suite. Traditional paneled doors replace basic sliding closet doors. Hand-painted pinstripes add whimsy and interest to the beige walls. While there is no room for a console table in the foyer itself, we used the walls on either side for small pieces of furniture that anchor a display of the clients' art collection. Rather than being just a pass-through area, the hallway now feels like part of the living room.

Entryway Design Ideas with Dark Hardwood Floors and a Blue Front Door

Make coming home a pleasure by making sure your entryway – also known as a foyer or vestibule – is the perfect transition from the public world to the private world. Your choice of front door, the organisation and general flow of the entryway should be practical and reflect the style of your home. Your entryway, foyer or vestibule is the first impression guests will have of your home. Does it reflect you and your household? Here are a few ways to make your entryway better - and if all else fails, there's always hiring an interior designer to help.

How can you make your front door stand out?

Front doors can make or break a home’s appeal. An outdated or ill-fitting front door will imply what lies beyond is just as overdue for a makeover. No one wants a front door that stands out for all the wrong reasons, so choose one that suits the style of your home. Aluminium doors, for example, are more suited to contemporary-style homes, whereas ornate timber doors suit period homes. That doesn’t mean you can’t inject some of your own personality, though. While the architectural style should remain the same, you can shake things up with paint colours and quirky door handles. If you’re planning a new home, play around with the size and shape of your entrance door, too, and if you want to include a screen door, look for one that architecturally complements the existing front door.

How can you create an organised entryway or foyer?

An organised foyer requires smart storage solutions – otherwise it’s at risk of becoming a dumping zone. Think about what you do when you first walk into your home. Most people will put their keys down, store a bag or coat, then take their shoes off. If this sounds like you, and your entryway is relatively sizeable, consider including some built-in joinery or a slimline console or hall table. Otherwise, hooks for keys, a coat stand and shoe rack will suffice. If you have a large family, allocate one drawer or shelf to each member of the clan. And finally, don’t overcrowd this area with belongings that can’t be stored in a bedroom. When guests arrive, you want to be able to offer them somewhere to put down their belongings.

Could a dirt room save your floors and entry?

Having a mudroom isn’t commonplace in Australia and New Zealand, but it is becoming increasingly popular as a means to keep mess at bay. In coastal areas, it is sometimes referred to as a sand room, while in rural areas, it can be known as a dirt room. A mudroom is usually a secondary entrance or located at the back entrance, and is ideal for storing shoes, school backpacks, sports equipment and pet essentials. You don’t have to dedicate an entire room to a mudroom. A narrow hall or partial wall will do the trick just fine – just add built-ins, some cubbies for individual family members and a bench. If you have a laundry that has direct access to the outdoors, it’s an ideal opportunity to convert it into a multi-purpose space. Combining a laundry and mudroom is a logical and effective use of space. If there’s no room inside, take a look outside. If you have a verandah, cordon off an area for the likes of dirty soccer boots and surfboards.