Photo of a mid-sized transitional foyer in Los Angeles with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a double front door and a glass front door.

Design ideas for a small transitional foyer in Louisville with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a single front door, a black front door and brown floor.

French doors provide privacy from the entry while maintaining maximum light and visibility.
This is an example of a mid-sized transitional foyer in Dallas with grey walls, medium hardwood floors, a single front door, a medium wood front door and brown floor.

Christian J Anderson Photography
Design ideas for a mid-sized country foyer in Seattle with grey walls, a single front door, a dark wood front door, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Updated Spec Home: Foyer and Great Room In our last post, we introduced you to my mom and sister’s Updated Spec Home; the Foyer and Great Room will be featured in this post. Foyer As you enter their home, to the right is a hall closet and a french door which leads to the Basement. To the left is a long wall which was perfect for an extra long console table in a rustic finish that served as a sofa table in their previous home. I love repositioning furniture, and by using this table in the entry, it makes it feel new. Additionally, we placed a vibrant piece of art previously used in my sister’s Bedroom above the table. This piece not only sets the tone for our color palette, it also makes the kind of statement you want in your Foyer – Wow! We added accessories and an unique lamp to complete the space. Great Room In the Great Room which is open to the Foyer, we installed our inspiration artwork in the place of honor over the mantel. Since the piece was vertical, it did not take up enough space. I do not like a “fussy” mantel with lots of accessories so we found these two vases in a silver leaf finish. They were perfect because they were large enough, but not too deep. Accessorizing mantels can be tricky because the majority of them are not deep. We went to Jan’s Floral Design to add vibrant color and interesting textures to the vases. The original mantel was too small and uninspired. Therefore, we had our contractor Brad Anderson built a new one based on a photo of a mantel we liked. The new mantel has lots of great detail and is the appropriate proportion for the fireplace. We replaced beige 12×12 ceramic tiles with gorgeous large pieces of smoked carrara marble for a striking fireplace surround. Check out this other mantel that we updated. For furniture, we purchased a shorter sofa in a gray tweed fabric. Typically, two throw pillows come with a sofa.We added a fun fringe to the pillows that came with the sofa. I recommend ordering pillows that match your sofa fabric and layering with custom pillows that support your color palette. We added a patterned custom pillow and a striped throw. Next, we got a small scale recliner in a yummy gray leather for my mom and a chair and ottoman in a small scale mint and gray geometric pattern for my sister. We added an accent chair in a fun small scale stripe to fill a corner and add additional seating – which is always a good thing. Remember that this was a Spec Home so there were no built-ins. As a result, we needed a media cabinet for the television and some bookcases to display my mom’s decorative box collection and my sister’s collection of blown colored glass. This set from Ballard Designs fit the bill perfectly. The back is open and airy with nice detail. The wood finish also adds a richness to the space. My mom needed a space for her computer, and this small writing desk fit the space perfectly. Finally, for finishing touches, we added a patterned rug, cornice boards in a mint leaf fabric, and great lamps for ambient lighting. These two rooms are stunning, vibrant and livable. Can’t wait to show you more in our next post! Enjoy!

In the Entry, we added the same electrified glass into a custom built front door for this home. This new double door now is clear when our homeowner wants to see out and frosted when he doesn't! Design/Remodel by Hatfield Builders & Remodelers | Photography by Versatile Imaging

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Photo of a small contemporary mudroom in Grand Rapids with grey walls and medium hardwood floors.

Walk on sunshine with Skyline Floorscapes' Ivory White Oak. This smooth operator of floors adds charm to any room. Its delightfully light tones will have you whistling while you work, play, or relax at home. This amazing reclaimed wood style is a perfect environmentally-friendly statement for a modern space, or it will match the design of an older house with its vintage style. The ivory color will brighten up any room. This engineered wood is extremely strong with nine layers and a 3mm wear layer of White Oak on top. The wood is handscraped, adding to the lived-in quality of the wood. This will make it look like it has been in your home all along. Each piece is 7.5-in. wide by 71-in. long by 5/8-in. thick in size. It comes with a 35-year finish warranty and a lifetime structural warranty. This is a real wood engineered flooring product made from white oak. It has a beautiful ivory color with hand scraped, reclaimed planks that are finished in oil. The planks have a tongue & groove construction that can be floated, glued or nailed down.

Design ideas for a country entryway in Other with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a single front door and a blue front door.

Design ideas for a small arts and crafts mudroom in Nashville with white walls, medium hardwood floors and a single front door.

Photo of a large country foyer in Salt Lake City with medium hardwood floors, a single front door, beige walls and a glass front door.

Design ideas for a country entry hall in Other with medium hardwood floors.

New custom house in the Tree Section of Manhattan Beach, California. Custom built and interior design by Titan&Co. Modern Farmhouse
This is an example of an expansive country foyer in Los Angeles with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a double front door, a gray front door and brown floor.

Lisa Garcia Architecture + Interior Design
Photo of a mid-sized transitional mudroom in DC Metro with beige walls, medium hardwood floors, a single front door and a white front door.

Werner Segarra
Inspiration for a mediterranean foyer in Phoenix with beige walls, medium hardwood floors, a single front door and a glass front door.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional front door in Little Rock with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a double front door and a glass front door.

Custom designed "cubbies" insure that the Mud Room stays neat & tidy. Robert Benson Photography
Large country mudroom in New York with grey walls, a single front door, medium hardwood floors and a white front door.

This turreted château in Midway Hollow of Dallas features the stone, stucco and half-timber front authentic to the French countryside. The kitchen-dining-family room combination creates a large entertainment complex that opens out to the covered terrace, and extends up to the game room and theatre suite. Sumptuous master suite downstairs, three children’s bedrooms upstairs with homework loft to make sure schooling comes first! For more information call 214-750-8482 and visit www.livingbellavita.com.

photo ©Hélène Hilaire
Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional mudroom in Paris with medium hardwood floors.