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Photo of a mid-sized traditional foyer in New York with blue walls, light hardwood floors, a single front door, a white front door and beige floor.

From grand estates, to exquisite country homes, to whole house renovations, the quality and attention to detail of a "Significant Homes" custom home is immediately apparent. Full time on-site supervision, a dedicated office staff and hand picked professional craftsmen are the team that take you from groundbreaking to occupancy. Every "Significant Homes" project represents 45 years of luxury homebuilding experience, and a commitment to quality widely recognized by architects, the press and, most of all....thoroughly satisfied homeowners. Our projects have been published in Architectural Digest 6 times along with many other publications and books. Though the lion share of our work has been in Fairfield and Westchester counties, we have built homes in Palm Beach, Aspen, Maine, Nantucket and Long Island.

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Photo of a mid-sized transitional foyer in Paris with blue walls.

This is an example of a small contemporary foyer in Newark with blue walls and wallpaper.

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This is an example of a mid-sized modern foyer in Paris with a single front door.

Custom Barrel Foyer Ceiling
Beach style foyer in Other with blue walls, ceramic floors, a double front door, a white front door and multi-coloured floor.

Our clients were living in a Northwood Hills home in Dallas that was built in 1968. Some updates had been done but none really to the main living areas in the front of the house. They love to entertain and do so frequently but the layout of their house wasn’t very functional. There was a galley kitchen, which was mostly shut off to the rest of the home. They were not using the formal living and dining room in front of your house, so they wanted to see how this space could be better utilized. They wanted to create a more open and updated kitchen space that fits their lifestyle. One idea was to turn part of this space into an office, utilizing the bay window with the view out of the front of the house. Storage was also a necessity, as they entertain often and need space for storing those items they use for entertaining. They would also like to incorporate a wet bar somewhere! We demoed the brick and paneling from all of the existing walls and put up drywall. The openings on either side of the fireplace and through the entryway were widened and the kitchen was completely opened up. The fireplace surround is changed to a modern Emser Esplanade Trail tile, versus the chunky rock it was previously. The ceiling was raised and leveled out and the beams were removed throughout the entire area. Beautiful Olympus quartzite countertops were installed throughout the kitchen and butler’s pantry with white Chandler cabinets and Grace 4”x12” Bianco tile backsplash. A large two level island with bar seating for guests was built to create a little separation between the kitchen and dining room. Contrasting black Chandler cabinets were used for the island, as well as for the bar area, all with the same 6” Emtek Alexander pulls. A Blanco low divide metallic gray kitchen sink was placed in the center of the island with a Kohler Bellera kitchen faucet in vibrant stainless. To finish off the look three Iconic Classic Globe Small Pendants in Antiqued Nickel pendant lights were hung above the island. Black Supreme granite countertops with a cool leathered finish were installed in the wet bar, The backsplash is Choice Fawn gloss 4x12” tile, which created a little different look than in the kitchen. A hammered copper Hayden square sink was installed in the bar, giving it that cool bar feel with the black Chandler cabinets. Off the kitchen was a laundry room and powder bath that were also updated. They wanted to have a little fun with these spaces, so the clients chose a geometric black and white Bella Mori 9x9” porcelain tile. Coordinating black and white polka dot wallpaper was installed in the laundry room and a fun floral black and white wallpaper in the powder bath. A dark bronze Metal Mirror with a shelf was installed above the porcelain pedestal sink with simple floating black shelves for storage. Their butlers pantry, the added storage space, and the overall functionality has made entertaining so much easier and keeps unwanted things out of sight, whether the guests are sitting at the island or at the wet bar! The clients absolutely love their new space and the way in which has transformed their lives and really love entertaining even more now!

Inspiration for an expansive transitional foyer in Dallas with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a double front door, a metal front door and brown floor.

A white washed ship lap barn wood wall creates a beautiful entry-way space and coat rack. A custom floating entryway bench made of a beautiful 4" thick reclaimed barn wood beam is held up by a very large black painted steel L-bracket

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.

This is an example of a large transitional foyer in Cleveland with grey walls, light hardwood floors, a single front door, a glass 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.

Shane Organ Photo
Mid-sized contemporary foyer in Wichita with a double front door, a glass front door, beige walls and dark hardwood floors.

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.

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional foyer in Toronto with grey walls, a single front door, a gray front door, slate floors and grey floor.

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional foyer in Atlanta with beige walls, dark hardwood floors, a double front door, a dark wood front door and brown floor.

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.

View of the generous foyer, it was decided to retain the original travertine flooring since it works well with the new bamboo flooring . The entry closet bifold doors were replaced with custom made shoji doors. A Mies Van Der Rohe 3 seater bench was purchased , along with an asian wool area carpet and asian antique console in vibrant reds. The walls are painted Benjamin Moore , 'Brandon Beige'.

Photo of a large contemporary foyer in Paris with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a double front door and a medium wood front door.