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Entrance with White Walls and Dark Hardwood Flooring Ideas and Designs

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Rock and Roll Condo in Chicago featured in Luxe
Rock and Roll Condo in Chicago featured in Luxe
Summer Thornton Design, IncSummer Thornton Design, Inc
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary foyer in Chicago with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
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
Inspiration for a classic foyer in Jacksonville with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a double front door and a white front door.
Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor
Marianne Simon DesignMarianne Simon Design
Farmhouse boot room in Seattle with white walls and dark hardwood flooring.
Organic Modern Mountain Home
Organic Modern Mountain Home
Living Stone Design + BuildLiving Stone Design + Build
Inspiration for a medium sized rustic front door in Other with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a single front door, a dark wood front door, brown floors and a feature wall.
Transitional Trends
Transitional Trends
Chosen InteriorsChosen Interiors
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional foyer in Atlanta with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
W Family Home, Entry
W Family Home, Entry
Laura of PembrokeLaura of Pembroke
Laura of Pembroke, Inc.
Inspiration for a medium sized eclectic foyer in Cleveland with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a double front door and brown floors.
Shingle Style
Shingle Style
UserUser
Lucas Allen
Inspiration for a large victorian foyer in Jacksonville with white walls and dark hardwood flooring.
Los Altos Hills New Build
Los Altos Hills New Build
Carmit Oron Interior DesignCarmit Oron Interior Design
This is an example of a small rural boot room in San Francisco with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a pivot front door, a black front door and brown floors.
Greenwich Historic
Greenwich Historic
ChangoChango
Interior Design, Custom Furniture Design & Art Curation by Chango & Co. Photography by Christian Torres
Photo of a medium sized traditional foyer in New York with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a single front door, a white front door and brown floors.
Mill Valley
Mill Valley
HKB Interior DesignHKB Interior Design
A key factor in the design of this week's home was functionality for an expanding family. This mudroom nook located off the kitchen allows for plenty of storage for the regularly used jackets, bags, shoes and more. Making it easy for the family to keep the area functional and tidy. #entryway #entrywaydesign #welcomehome #mudroom
Upper East Side Pied-à-Terre
Upper East Side Pied-à-Terre
Shelley Morris InteriorsShelley Morris Interiors
Design ideas for a large contemporary foyer in New York with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and black floors.
Hampton's Style Traditional
Hampton's Style Traditional
John McClain DesignJohn McClain Design
Traditional foyer in Los Angeles with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a single front door, a white front door and brown floors.
Newman - Natural Glam
Newman - Natural Glam
RI StudioRI Studio
Make your entry table a focal point
Mediterranean foyer in Dallas with white walls and dark hardwood flooring.
Hamptons House Entry Interior
Hamptons House Entry Interior
All Australian ArchitectureAll Australian Architecture
Beautiful minimalist foyer featuring a beautiful wooden bench, a painting that fits in perfectly with the white wall background and a plant.
Photo of a coastal foyer in Sydney with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a white front door, brown floors and a single front door.
Tahoe Mountain House
Tahoe Mountain House
UserUser
Photo of a rustic foyer in Other with a dark wood front door, white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a single front door and brown floors.
Breezy Blue Home
Breezy Blue Home
Courtney Thomas DesignCourtney Thomas Design
We made some small structural changes and then used coastal inspired decor to best complement the beautiful sea views this Laguna Beach home has to offer. Project designed by Courtney Thomas Design in La Cañada. Serving Pasadena, Glendale, Monrovia, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, and Altadena. For more about Courtney Thomas Design, click here: https://www.courtneythomasdesign.com/
LowCountry Retreat - Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina
LowCountry Retreat - Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina
Pearce Scott ArchitectsPearce Scott Architects
Coastal foyer in Atlanta with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a double front door, a dark wood front door, brown floors and feature lighting.
Hemlock Lane
Hemlock Lane
WO DesignsWO Designs
Midcentury foyer in San Francisco with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a black front door and brown floors.
Amenia Farmhouse
Amenia Farmhouse
ChangoChango
Architectural advisement, Interior Design, Custom Furniture Design & Art Curation by Chango & Co Photography by Sarah Elliott See the feature in Rue Magazine
watermill 1
watermill 1
Vanessa Rome InteriorsVanessa Rome Interiors
Photo of a traditional foyer in New York with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and feature lighting.

Entrance with White Walls and Dark Hardwood 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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