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Doverland Road Addition and Remodel
Doverland Road Addition and Remodel
Virginia Tradition Builders LLCVirginia Tradition Builders LLC
Design: Lesley Glotzl Photo: Eastman Creative
This is an example of a boot room in Richmond with grey walls, porcelain flooring, a single front door, a medium wood front door, grey floors and feature lighting.
Mohawk Flooring Gallery
Mohawk Flooring Gallery
Christoff and Sons Floor Covering Inc.Christoff and Sons Floor Covering Inc.
Country hallway in Other with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a single front door, a white front door, brown floors and feature lighting.
View From Double Entry Doors - The Overbrook - Cascade Craftsman
View From Double Entry Doors - The Overbrook - Cascade Craftsman
Cascade West DevelopmentCascade West Development
Paint by Sherwin Williams Body Color - City Loft - SW 7631 Trim Color - Custom Color - SW 8975/3535 Master Suite & Guest Bath - Site White - SW 7070 Girls' Rooms & Bath - White Beet - SW 6287 Exposed Beams & Banister Stain - Banister Beige - SW 3128-B Gas Fireplace by Heat & Glo Flooring & Tile by Macadam Floor & Design Hardwood by Kentwood Floors Hardwood Product Originals Series - Plateau in Brushed Hard Maple Kitchen Backsplash by Tierra Sol Tile Product - Tencer Tiempo in Glossy Shadow Kitchen Backsplash Accent by Walker Zanger Tile Product - Duquesa Tile in Jasmine Sinks by Decolav Slab Countertops by Wall to Wall Stone Corp Kitchen Quartz Product True North Calcutta Master Suite Quartz Product True North Venato Extra Girls' Bath Quartz Product True North Pebble Beach All Other Quartz Product True North Light Silt Windows by Milgard Windows & Doors Window Product Style Line® Series Window Supplier Troyco - Window & Door Window Treatments by Budget Blinds Lighting by Destination Lighting Fixtures by Crystorama Lighting Interior Design by Tiffany Home Design Custom Cabinetry & Storage by Northwood Cabinets Customized & Built by Cascade West Development Photography by ExposioHDR Portland Original Plans by Alan Mascord Design Associates
Larger Than Life
Larger Than Life
SGDI - Sarah Gallop Design Inc.SGDI - Sarah Gallop Design Inc.
This is an example of a classic front door in Vancouver with a single front door, a dark wood front door and feature lighting.
The Peninsula at Rough Hollow
The Peninsula at Rough Hollow
Kelle Contine Interior Design, LLCKelle Contine Interior Design, LLC
Design ideas for a contemporary boot room in Austin with grey walls, grey floors and feature lighting.
Contemporary Transitional - Entry
Contemporary Transitional - Entry
Sesshu Design Associates, LtdSesshu Design Associates, Ltd
The art and rug in this entry reflect the homeowner's heritage and secondary home, making it a deeply personal space. The rich blues serve as the accent palette throughout the house.
Интерьер AV
Интерьер AV
INT2architectureINT2architecture
INT2architecture
Design ideas for a small scandinavian front door in Saint Petersburg with a single front door, a white front door and feature lighting.
Jackson's Grant Model Home
Jackson's Grant Model Home
Old Town Design GroupOld Town Design Group
Transom windows above the entry way gives so much character to the home and makes for a great first impression. Photo by: Thomas Graham Interior Design by: Everything Home Designs
Aspen Oaks
Aspen Oaks
Andrea Lawrence Wood Interior DesignAndrea Lawrence Wood Interior Design
This is an example of a medium sized rustic entrance in Denver with a single front door, a medium wood front door and feature lighting.
Interesting Alternate Spaces
Interesting Alternate Spaces
Decorating Den InteriorsDecorating Den Interiors
photographer: Michael Hunter
Inspiration for a contemporary entrance in Austin with feature lighting.
Cornwall Farmhouse
Cornwall Farmhouse
TruexCullins Architecture + Interior DesignTruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design
This is an example of a farmhouse front door in Burlington with white walls, a single front door, a black front door and feature lighting.
Eclectic Modern Family Home
Eclectic Modern Family Home
Simply Home DecoratingSimply Home Decorating
Our clients on this project, a busy young North Vancouver family, requested that we incorporate some important inherited family heirloom pieces into their spaces while keeping to an otherwise modern aesthetic. In order to successfully mix furniture of different styles and periods we kept the wood tones and colour palette consistent, working primarily with walnut and charcoal greys and accenting with bright orange for a bit of fun. The mix of an heirloom walnut dining table with some mid-century dining chairs, a Nelson bubble light fixture, and a few nature inspired pieces like the tree stump tables, make for a finished space that is indeed very modern. Interior design by Lori Steeves of Simply Home Decorating Inc., Photos by Tracey Ayton Photography
Oak Reno
Oak Reno
Park and Oak DesignPark and Oak Design
Design ideas for a farmhouse boot room in Chicago with white walls, brick flooring and feature lighting.
Atlanta Home
Atlanta Home
C Weaks InteriorsC Weaks Interiors
C. Weaks Interiors is a premier interior design firm with offices in Atlanta. Our reputation reflects a level of attention and service designed to make decorating your home as enjoyable as living in it.
Elegant Modern at Estancia | Foyer
Elegant Modern at Estancia | Foyer
Drewett WorksDrewett Works
The primary goal for this project was to craft a modernist derivation of pueblo architecture. Set into a heavily laden boulder hillside, the design also reflects the nature of the stacked boulder formations. The site, located near local landmark Pinnacle Peak, offered breathtaking views which were largely upward, making proximity an issue. Maintaining southwest fenestration protection and maximizing views created the primary design constraint. The views are maximized with careful orientation, exacting overhangs, and wing wall locations. The overhangs intertwine and undulate with alternating materials stacking to reinforce the boulder strewn backdrop. The elegant material palette and siting allow for great harmony with the native desert. The Elegant Modern at Estancia was the collaboration of many of the Valley's finest luxury home specialists. Interiors guru David Michael Miller contributed elegance and refinement in every detail. Landscape architect Russ Greey of Greey | Pickett contributed a landscape design that not only complimented the architecture, but nestled into the surrounding desert as if always a part of it. And contractor Manship Builders -- Jim Manship and project manager Mark Laidlaw -- brought precision and skill to the construction of what architect C.P. Drewett described as "a watch." Project Details | Elegant Modern at Estancia Architecture: CP Drewett, AIA, NCARB Builder: Manship Builders, Carefree, AZ Interiors: David Michael Miller, Scottsdale, AZ Landscape: Greey | Pickett, Scottsdale, AZ Photography: Dino Tonn, Scottsdale, AZ Publications: "On the Edge: The Rugged Desert Landscape Forms the Ideal Backdrop for an Estancia Home Distinguished by its Modernist Lines" Luxe Interiors + Design, Nov/Dec 2015. Awards: 2015 PCBC Grand Award: Best Custom Home over 8,000 sq. ft. 2015 PCBC Award of Merit: Best Custom Home over 8,000 sq. ft. The Nationals 2016 Silver Award: Best Architectural Design of a One of a Kind Home - Custom or Spec 2015 Excellence in Masonry Architectural Award - Merit Award Photography: Dino Tonn
Bartram Trail
Bartram Trail
Persnickety Interiors IncPersnickety Interiors Inc
This is an example of a medium sized classic foyer in Atlanta with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a double front door, a dark wood front door, brown floors and feature lighting.
Whole Home - Great Falls, VA
Whole Home - Great Falls, VA
Berriz Design Build GroupBerriz Design Build Group
This is an example of a medium sized traditional boot room in DC Metro with beige walls, porcelain flooring, brown floors and feature lighting.
Peachtree Corners Residence
Peachtree Corners Residence
Regas InteriorsRegas Interiors
Woodie Williams
This is an example of a large classic foyer in Atlanta with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, a double front door, a dark wood front door, brown floors and feature lighting.
Craftsman Entry
Craftsman Entry
Photo of a classic entrance in Other with feature lighting.
Lake Vista
Lake Vista
The French Mix Interior DesignThe French Mix Interior Design
Photo of a medium sized classic foyer in New Orleans with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and feature lighting.

Entrance with Feature Lighting 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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