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Entrance with Dark Hardwood Flooring and Limestone Flooring Ideas and Designs

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Purdue
Purdue
Helton ResidentialHelton Residential
Garage entrance has plenty of storage and a useful built-in bench.
Design ideas for a large traditional boot room in Dallas with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, a double front door and a dark wood front door.
Pantry & Mudrooms
Pantry & Mudrooms
ClosettecClosettec
Photo of a medium sized traditional boot room in Cleveland with a single front door, limestone flooring, grey walls, a white front door and beige floors.
Photography for Fuller Interiors
Photography for Fuller Interiors
Dean Digital Imaging IncDean Digital Imaging Inc
Entry. Photography by Floyd Dean, Dean Digital Imaging Inc. ©2016
Design ideas for a classic foyer in Philadelphia with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a double front door and a glass front door.
Costa Del Sol Dream Homes - The Hampton
Costa Del Sol Dream Homes - The Hampton
Level Exposure, LLCLevel Exposure, LLC
Designed and Built by: Cottage Home Company Photographed by: Kyle Caldabaugh of Level Exposure
Traditional foyer in Jacksonville with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a double front door and a white front door.
Soft Modern Foyer
Soft Modern Foyer
k+co LIVING - Interiors by Karen B Wolfk+co LIVING - Interiors by Karen B Wolf
C Garibaldi Photography,
Photo of a medium sized traditional foyer in New York with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a single front door and a dark wood front door.
Spanish Modern Lakehouse
Spanish Modern Lakehouse
CIRCLE Design StudioCIRCLE Design Studio
Kip Dawkins
Design ideas for a medium sized modern foyer in Richmond with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and a double front door.
Rustic Modern Custom Home- Naperville, IL
Rustic Modern Custom Home- Naperville, IL
Charleston Building and DevelopmentCharleston Building and Development
Large traditional boot room in Chicago with blue walls, dark hardwood flooring and feature lighting.
RIVERSIDE BOULEVARD
RIVERSIDE BOULEVARD
Mendelson GroupMendelson Group
Eric Piaseki
Inspiration for a traditional foyer in New York with blue walls, dark hardwood flooring, a single front door, a blue front door and feature lighting.
Peacock Pavers Christopher Showhouse
Peacock Pavers Christopher Showhouse
Peacock PaversPeacock Pavers
This is an example of a medium sized mediterranean foyer in Birmingham with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and a single front door.
Provia Entry Doors
Provia Entry Doors
406 Window Co.406 Window Co.
Provia
Photo of a retro foyer in Other with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a single front door and a dark wood front door.
Lang Model 6305
Lang Model 6305
CAP Carpet & FlooringCAP Carpet & Flooring
Entertain your guests as soon as they step foot in your door with gorgeous hardwood floors from CAP Carpet & Flooring. This medium-brown wood flooring creates a charming space that is inviting to all! CAP Carpet & Flooring is the leading provider of flooring & area rugs in the Twin Cities. CAP Carpet & Flooring is a locally owned and operated company, and we pride ourselves on helping our customers feel welcome from the moment they walk in the door. We are your neighbors. We work and live in your community and understand your needs. You can expect the very best personal service on every visit to CAP Carpet & Flooring and value and warranties on every flooring purchase. Our design team has worked with homeowners, contractors and builders who expect the best. With over 30 years combined experience in the design industry, Angela, Sandy, Sunnie,Maria, Caryn and Megan will be able to help whether you are in the process of building, remodeling, or re-doing. Our design team prides itself on being well versed and knowledgeable on all the up to date products and trends in the floor covering industry as well as countertops, paint and window treatments. Their passion and knowledge is abundant, and we're confident you'll be nothing short of impressed with their expertise and professionalism. When you love your job, it shows: the enthusiasm and energy our design team has harnessed will bring out the best in your project. Make CAP Carpet & Flooring your first stop when considering any type of home improvement project- we are happy to help you every single step of the way.
Modern Custom Mudroom
Modern Custom Mudroom
Chicagoland Home ProductsChicagoland Home Products
Even a mudroom can be tasteful, as you can see with the featured Aria finish, accented with Contempo fronts and brushed chrome handles. Mudrooms often become the place where castoff cupboards and cabinets go to die. This is not the case here and, certainly, the finished, clean look of this room just doesn’t happen unless experts work with you to discover your needs, analyze the storage space available and take cost into consideration. A mudroom is not a mudroom unless it has convenient space for boots and shoes as you notice here. A handy built in bench provides a spot to sit and slip off the footwear and an immediate place, right under the seat, to put it. Just above the bench, handy storage hooks take care of the things that you want hanging around and easy to get at for their next use. Coats, sweatshirts, jerseys will be waiting when you need them and, more importantly, where you can find them. Open shelves, right next to the hooks, catch whatever you want to pitch there. Sometimes, the things you want to store for the next use need to be behind closed doors and the cabinetry and drawers provide a place for hats, mittens, gloves. You can even have designated drawers for sports equipment. One more touch tops off the project – a staging area—right when you step into the mudroom. So convenient, that it almost defies clutter.
Downtown DC Condo
Downtown DC Condo
Weiss Alexander Design GroupWeiss Alexander Design Group
Geoff Hodgdon A dark and dramatic Entrance way in this luxurious D.C. Condominium is opened up by a custom large mirror . This acts as a mirror and a ledge to display art and accessories and creates the most elegant , welcoming and inviting entrance way.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Knorr ArchitectureKnorr Architecture
Inspiration for a large mediterranean front door in San Francisco with beige walls, limestone flooring, a single front door and a medium wood front door.
Three-Courts Residence
Three-Courts Residence
Allison Burke Interior DesignAllison Burke Interior Design
Entryway features bright white walls, walnut floors, wood plank wall feature, and a patterned blue rug from Room & Board. Mid-century style console is the Doppio B table from Organic Modernism. The transom window and semi-translucent front door provide the foyer with plenty of natural light. Painting by Joyce Howell Interior by Allison Burke Interior Design Architecture by A Parallel Paul Finkel Photography
A House On The River
A House On The River
&Eve Interior Design Limited&Eve Interior Design Limited
Photo of a medium sized classic entrance in Berkshire with limestone flooring and grey walls.
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
LTB DesignsLTB 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 classic foyer in DC Metro with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a single front door and a blue front door.
Enchanting Glenview "Treehouse"
Enchanting Glenview "Treehouse"
The Home Co.The Home Co.
Bright Room SF
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary foyer in San Francisco with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring and a single front door.
Sims Hilditch, Dorset Manor House
Sims Hilditch, Dorset Manor House
Sims HilditchSims Hilditch
Polly Eltes
This is an example of a farmhouse entrance in Dorset with grey walls, limestone flooring, a single front door and a medium wood front door.
Inviting entrance foyer
Inviting entrance foyer
ECS HomesECS Homes
This foyer features extensive architectural details and archways
This is an example of a large traditional foyer in New York with dark hardwood flooring, a double front door, a dark wood front door and white walls.

Entrance with Dark Hardwood Flooring and Limestone Flooring Ideas and Designs

The entrance of your home is a critical area to design well because as we all know, first impressions count. As the first thing that visitors will see when they arrive, your entrance is your opportunity to offer guests a warm welcome while introducing the personality of your home. Equally important, it welcomes you home every day, so make it somewhere that you’re glad to come home to. The entrance to your home begins the moment you get to the front door, so make sure both inside and out get the attention of your decorator’s touch. Make your foyer the best possible introduction to the rest of the house, and if you wish, you can have a bit of fun with the doorway; paint, tiles, door handles and lighting are all ways to make front doors a statement – a dramatic entrance, if you will.

What front doors can I choose from?

Your first decision when updating front doors is what type of external doors you want to use, taking into account style, security and accessibility. Investing in a high quality front door is always worthwhile – this is a purchase where a little extra money goes a long way. Hardwood exterior doors remain the most popular choice of front door; as well as being the most economical, timber also opens the door to an endless selection of paint, hardware and embellishment. However, natural wood doors do have their downsides – prone to warping, they require more upkeep and may require replacing if not adequately cared for. Whether you opt for solid oak external doors or an oak veneer option, wooden doors are a match made in heaven for period architecture – it’s hard to imagine a Georgian house without a solid, six-panel door, or a Victorian home sans its gleaming hardware and stained glass panes. If you prefer non-wooden exterior doors, the alternatives are UPVC doors, GRP doors (collectively known as composite doors) and steel doors. UPVC front doors are often the most inexpensive alternative to timber and offer added insulation benefits; because the material itself can be a comparatively insubstantial, UPVC external doors are built into steel door frames for added reinforcement. GRP (glass-reinforced plastic, or fibreglass to you and me) doors offer the same properties, with a woodgrain effect that can provide a happy medium for lovers of timber. Steel doors are less widely used in the UK than the US, and make great contemporary front doors thanks to their sleek, modern appearance.

How do I decorate my doorway?

Renovating or replacing your front doors is one of the quickest ways to give your home a makeover, and affords the perfect opportunity to add a splash of colour to the front of your home. To improve your front door’s kerb appeal you can flank the doorway with decorative trees or flowering plants in attractive planters and “dress” the door with shiny hardware. Door knockers and door knobs can be more than functional with a range of styles and materials available to add some personality to exterior doors. A traditional brass door knocker can be the perfect complement to a solid oak doorway painted in a rich shade of green or blue, whilst contemporary chrome door hardware will look perfect against a white or eggshell door. If you are looking for an elegant front door option, opt for a hardwood door with built in obscured glass panels to let light into your hallway. If you would rather avoid a glass paned front door for security reasons then smaller decorative glass panels can also be inserted into the surround or door frame. You can choose stained glass panes for decorative effect, patterned or textured glass will allow light in but protect your privacy or get your home name or number etched into a glass pane for a practical but personal touch.

How should I light my front entrance?

The warm glow from a doorway is one of the most welcoming sights that can greet us when we arrive home. An entrance light is of practical importance – we have all spent time fumbling for our house keys in the dark – but it also offers an opportunity to add warmth and character to front doors and entrances. A wall mounted lantern is a charming traditional choice, or for bright, directed illumination opt for a security spotlight. There are a whole variety of switching options available – you can choose a motion sensor light that switches on right when you need it most, a timer light that will offer illumination on a fixed schedule or a switched outdoor light. Pointing light upward is a good way to avoid harsh glare, or choose recessed lighting if you prefer not to have a hanging light in front of your external doors. An entrance is also a great place to display lighting as a decorative feature – choose a table lamp that echoes the lines and colours of the hall beyond it.

What furniture and storage do I need in my entryway?

It’s important to keep the entrance to your home as open and clutter free as possible, so selecting a few practical items that will help with storage and offer a warm welcome is the best approach for this area. Coat stands, umbrella holders and shoe racks are practical foyer additions that will keep the area tidy. For the knick knacks and paraphernalia that so often accumulate by front doors, sideboards or console tables are helpful and opting for a something with a drawer is a clever trick to ensure these things can be stowed out of sight. If you have the space, an armchair, occasional chair or hallway bench will prove useful for perching on when removing shoes and definitely consider multi-functional furniture such as a storage bench for shoes. A wall mounted shoe cabinet is a must have for a tighter space, getting shoes off the floor and neatly stowed away.

How do I decorate my foyer?

Particularly in the entrance to the home, colour can be a wonderful tool to set the tone of the house. Neutral palettes can create a serene atmosphere appropriate for greeting guests; alternatively, you might find yourself being a little bit more adventurous by choosing a whimsical wallpaper or a bold wall colour that could look overwhelming anywhere else in the house. In either case, the foyer can be blended seamlessly into the home with details that connect it to adjoining rooms. Even if your entrance is not self-contained, instead with exterior doors that open straight into the house, visual tricks make it possible to create the illusion of an entryway by defining the space as such. Changes in flooring, a well-placed rug, a screen or curtain, or even furniture such as a console table or coat rack, can be used to delineate the space and distinguish the entrance from the rest of the hallway. Decorating walls and furniture with photographs or artwork is a simple way of bringing your personality into the foyer and plants, lamps, candles, vases and ornaments can be displayed on windowsills, tables or shelves. As a final thoughtful touch, mirrors placed next to front doors are a practical choice for those last minute appearance checks, as long as it’s not directly opposite the doorway, which could back-light the user – decidedly not helpful!
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