Entryway Design Ideas with Limestone Floors

Photography by Corey Gaff
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional mudroom in Minneapolis with white walls, limestone floors and a single front door.

Who says green and sustainable design has to look like it? Designed to emulate the owner’s favorite country club, this fine estate home blends in with the natural surroundings of it’s hillside perch, and is so intoxicatingly beautiful, one hardly notices its numerous energy saving and green features. Durable, natural and handsome materials such as stained cedar trim, natural stone veneer, and integral color plaster are combined with strong horizontal roof lines that emphasize the expansive nature of the site and capture the “bigness” of the view. Large expanses of glass punctuated with a natural rhythm of exposed beams and stone columns that frame the spectacular views of the Santa Clara Valley and the Los Gatos Hills. A shady outdoor loggia and cozy outdoor fire pit create the perfect environment for relaxed Saturday afternoon barbecues and glitzy evening dinner parties alike. A glass “wall of wine” creates an elegant backdrop for the dining room table, the warm stained wood interior details make the home both comfortable and dramatic. The project’s energy saving features include: - a 5 kW roof mounted grid-tied PV solar array pays for most of the electrical needs, and sends power to the grid in summer 6 year payback! - all native and drought-tolerant landscaping reduce irrigation needs - passive solar design that reduces heat gain in summer and allows for passive heating in winter - passive flow through ventilation provides natural night cooling, taking advantage of cooling summer breezes - natural day-lighting decreases need for interior lighting - fly ash concrete for all foundations - dual glazed low e high performance windows and doors Design Team: Noel Cross+Architects - Architect Christopher Yates Landscape Architecture Joanie Wick – Interior Design Vita Pehar - Lighting Design Conrado Co. – General Contractor Marion Brenner – Photography

ChiChi Ubiña
Photo of a mid-sized transitional mudroom in New York with white walls, limestone floors and a single front door.

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Design ideas for a modern front door in Other with grey walls, limestone floors, a sliding front door and a light wood front door.

View of the Front Entry with the door open and the view to the rear patio water/fire feature. Photography by Thompson Photographic
Photo of a large contemporary front door in Phoenix with a pivot front door, multi-coloured walls, limestone floors, a glass front door and white floor.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional mudroom in Chicago with beige walls and limestone floors.

Large estate home located in Greenville, SC. Photos by TJ Getz. This is the 2nd home we have built for this family. It is a large, traditional brick and stone home with wonderful interiors.

An entry that invites you to enjoy casual sophistication
Photo of an expansive mediterranean front door in Orange County with white walls, limestone floors, a double front door and a medium wood front door.

Photo of a mid-sized traditional entryway in Buckinghamshire with limestone floors and grey walls.

A custom gel stained front door with haint blue ceiling and limestone tiled floor makes an entrance complete
Inspiration for a large traditional front door in Jacksonville with limestone floors, a single front door, a medium wood front door and timber.

When the sun goes down and the lights go on, this contemporary home comes to life, with expansive frameworks of glass revealing the restful interiors and impressive mountain views beyond. Project Details // Now and Zen Renovation, Paradise Valley, Arizona Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Brimley Development Interior Designer: Ownby Design Photographer: Dino Tonn Limestone (Demitasse) flooring and walls: Solstice Stone Windows (Arcadia): Elevation Window & Door https://www.drewettworks.com/now-and-zen/

Mark Adams
Photo of a large contemporary front door in Austin with beige walls, limestone floors, a single front door, a metal front door and beige floor.

This is an example of a large country foyer in Portland with limestone floors, a single front door, a dark wood front door, brown floor and white walls.

Ultra modern front door in gray metallic finish with large sidelight frosted glass. Equipped with biometric fingerprint access, up to 99 combinations, square shape long door pull. Custom designed by BellaPorta and built to the size in Austria

A country house boot room designed to complement a Flemish inspired bespoke kitchen in the same property. The doors and drawers were set back within the frame to add detail, and the sink was carved from basalt. Primary materials: Hand painted tulipwood, Italian basalt, lost wax cast ironmongery.

Dorothy Brodsky
Inspiration for a large traditional foyer in New York with white walls, limestone floors and a double front door.

We decided to treat the long entry hallway like a gallery. Clean white light, walls in Halo by Benjamin Moore and large scale photography makes the best welcome.

A striking colour combination in this all painted option of the ‘Grove’ design. The peninsula island with seating for three divides the food preparation from the dining area whilst maintaining an open planned feel. The handmade cabinetry includes a tall double door larder and curved door worktop cabinets either side of the main window. The colours used for the hand painted cabinets are Fired Earth White Mulberry and Antimony with honed black granite worktops and pewter handles. Photographs - Matt Lovejoy at Everything Orange