Photo of a transitional entryway in Nashville with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a single front door, a dark wood front door, brown floor and decorative wall panelling.

Fun and Colorful in San Jose

Carmit Oron Interior Design

Design ideas for a small country front door in San Francisco with white walls, dark hardwood floors, a single front door, a medium wood front door, brown floor and decorative wall panelling.

Somers Residence

Highland Builders LLC

This foyer feels very serene and inviting with the light walls and live sawn white oak flooring. Custom board and batten is added to the feature wall. Tons of sunlight greets this space with the clear glass sidelights.

Adirondack Style Custom Home

Howell Custom Building Group

The homeowners of this expansive home wanted to create an informal year-round residence for their active family that reflected their love of the outdoors and time spent in ski and camping lodges. The result is a luxurious, yet understated, entry and living room area that exudes a feeling of warmth and relaxation. The dark wood floors, cabinets with natural wood grain, coffered ceilings, stone fireplace, and craftsman style staircase, offer the ambiance of a 19th century mountain lodge. This is combined with painted wainscoting and woodwork to brighten and modernize the space.

Luxe, Galbe et Volupté, 67m2 à Paris

Ameo Concept

Au sortir de la pandémie, de nombreuses surfaces commerciales se sont retrouvées désaffectées de leurs fonctions et occupants. C’est ainsi que ce local à usage de bureaux fut acquis par les propriétaires dans le but de le convertir en appartement destiné à la location hôtelière. Deux mots d’ordre pour cette transformation complète : élégance et raffinement, le tout en intégrant deux chambres et deux salles d’eau dans cet espace de forme carrée, dont seul un mur comportait des fenêtres. Le travail du plan et de l’optimisation spatiale furent cruciaux dans cette rénovation, où les courbes ont naturellement pris place dans la forme des espaces et des agencements afin de fluidifier les circulations. Moulures, parquet en Point de Hongrie et pierres naturelles se sont associées à la menuiserie et tapisserie sur mesure afin de créer un écrin fonctionnel et sophistiqué, où les lignes tantôt convexes, tantôt concaves, distribuent un appartement de trois pièces haut de gamme.

Kiawah Island Lifestyle

Margaret Donaldson Interiors

This is an example of a beach style foyer in Charleston with grey walls, dark hardwood floors, a single front door, a medium wood front door, brown floor, timber and decorative wall panelling.

From Seasoned to Sophisticated Home Renovation

Corinthian Fine Homes

Our busy young homeowners were looking to move back to Indianapolis and considered building new, but they fell in love with the great bones of this Coppergate home. The home reflected different times and different lifestyles and had become poorly suited to contemporary living. We worked with Stacy Thompson of Compass Design for the design and finishing touches on this renovation. The makeover included improving the awkwardness of the front entrance into the dining room, lightening up the staircase with new spindles, treads and a brighter color scheme in the hall. New carpet and hardwoods throughout brought an enhanced consistency through the first floor. We were able to take two separate rooms and create one large sunroom with walls of windows and beautiful natural light to abound, with a custom designed fireplace. The downstairs powder received a much-needed makeover incorporating elegant transitional plumbing and lighting fixtures. In addition, we did a complete top-to-bottom makeover of the kitchen, including custom cabinetry, new appliances and plumbing and lighting fixtures. Soft gray tile and modern quartz countertops bring a clean, bright space for this family to enjoy. This delightful home, with its clean spaces and durable surfaces is a textbook example of how to take a solid but dull abode and turn it into a dream home for a young family.

Royal Oaks Road

Sophea Interior Designs

Transitional entry hall in Los Angeles with medium hardwood floors, a pivot front door, a medium wood front door, brown floor, recessed and decorative wall panelling.

Vintage Home Ready for the next 80 years

Normandy Remodeling

This home underwent significant floorplan changes to create spaces that are better aligned with modern living. For example, removing the back staircase allows for a spacious mudroom with a rustic floor.

HOME BEAUTIFUL - FEBRUARY 2020

User

This is an example of a large transitional entry hall in Brisbane with white walls, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and decorative wall panelling.

Remodeling Showcase: Wayzata Transformation

Boyer Building Corporation

This foyer BEFORE was showing its 1988 age with its open railing from up above and vintage wood railing spindles and all-carpeted stairs. We closed off the open railing above and gave a wainscoting wall that draws your eyes upward to the beauty of the custom beams that play off of the custom turn posts.

Traditional & Modern Elegance

SKIN Interior Design

Inspiration for a transitional foyer in Chicago with white walls, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and decorative wall panelling.

The Madison

HIGHLAND HOMES LLC

Photo of a large transitional entry hall in Boise with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a double front door, a medium wood front door, brown floor and decorative wall panelling.

The Custom Hamilton II at Baker Park

Mitchell & Best Homes

Traditional foyer in Baltimore with a single front door, a white front door, brown floor, recessed, decorative wall panelling and white walls.

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Trademark Homes

Design ideas for a large traditional foyer in San Francisco with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a single front door, brown floor, vaulted, decorative wall panelling and a medium wood front door.

Commercial Office Remodeling (The John Zaid Attorney’s Office).Entrance L

Smart Remodeling LLC

We did the painting, flooring, electricity, and lighting. As well as the meeting room remodeling. We did a cubicle office addition. We divided small offices for the employee. Float tape texture, sheetrock, cabinet, front desks, drop ceilings, we did all of them and the final look exceed client expectation

Mayapple

Clearcut Construction, Inc.

Photo of a small transitional mudroom in Raleigh with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a single front door, a white front door, brown floor and decorative wall panelling.

Tenafly

Melyssa Kelly Interior Design

Photo of a transitional foyer in New York with white walls, dark hardwood floors, a single front door, a dark wood front door, brown floor and decorative wall panelling.

Midlothian Custom New Build

Jennifer Stoner Interiors

The entry from this house frames the view all the way through to the back with the beautiful pool and back terrace. The dining room lies to the right and the study is to the left with the great room directly ahead. This pretty moment is at the bottom of the staircase before you head into the main living space.

From Seasoned to Sophisticated Home Renovation

Corinthian Fine Homes

Entryway Design Ideas with Brown Floor and Decorative Wall Panelling

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.