Grey Entrance with a Green Front Door Ideas and Designs

Stoner Architects
Photo of a medium sized classic foyer in Seattle with grey walls, slate flooring, a single front door, a green front door and grey floors.

Midcentury Entry

Inspiration for a midcentury front door in Portland with grey walls, concrete flooring, a single front door, a green front door and grey floors.

Greenwood

Total Construction Solutions

Inspiration for a small victorian front door in Denver with green walls, a single front door and a green front door.

COASTAL TRANSITIONAL

Emmy Couture Designs LLC

This is an example of a medium sized beach style boot room in Phoenix with white walls, a single front door and a green front door.

E Place

MH Costa Construction Ltd

Photo of a victorian hallway in London with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a single front door, a green front door and a dado rail.

A NEW DAY Studio - Parklands Road, Hallway

A New Day - Interior Design Studio

Original floor tiles brought back to life in the entranceway of this Edwardian terraced house in South West London. A newly created double-door opening welcomes you into the open plan ground floor space extending down to the garden.

Wellesley Residence

Elms Interior Design

Photography by Michael J. Lee Photography
Design ideas for a medium sized classic foyer in Boston with metallic walls, medium hardwood flooring, a single front door, a green front door, grey floors and wallpapered walls.

広い土間玄関のある家

JUST

photo by ジャストの家
Design ideas for a midcentury vestibule in Other with white walls and a green front door.

Bohème Chic

Anne Chemineau - Decor Interieur

La création d'une troisième chambre avec verrières permet de bénéficier de la lumière naturelle en second jour et de profiter d'une perspective sur la chambre parentale et le couloir.

Total Home Renovation, Mercer County, NJ

Hamilton Building Supply / HBS Home™

This is an example of a large rustic front door in Philadelphia with slate flooring, a single front door and a green front door.

Door canopy or bracketed entry roof

Kevin Ayer

Was mounted brackets support new entry roof
Photo of a medium sized rural front door in Boston with a single front door and a green front door.

Bay View Home

Whitten Architects

photography by Jonathan Reece
Photo of a small coastal foyer in Portland Maine with green walls, slate flooring, a single front door and a green front door.

Palo Alto Eichler

Michael Meyer Fine Woodworking

Design ideas for a retro porch in San Francisco with a single front door and a green front door.

Entryway + Living Space of modern custom home

Jordan Iverson Signature Homes

Design ideas for a medium sized modern foyer in Portland with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a single front door and a green front door.

End of terrace home transformation in North London

VORBILD Architecture

Design ideas for a small classic front door in London with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a single front door, a green front door, white floors, a coffered ceiling and tongue and groove walls.

Elmbrae

User

A grand entrance hall in this super cool and stylishly remodelled Victorian Villa in Sunny Torquay, South Devon Colin Cadle Photography, Photo Styling Jan Cadle

Chicago Classy

reDesign home | chicago

a monochromatic palette to highlight the layers of interest brought into the space
This is an example of a medium sized traditional foyer in Chicago with green walls, marble flooring, a single front door, a green front door and white floors.

Custom Front Entrance - External View

User

This is an example of a medium sized classic front door in Canberra - Queanbeyan with beige walls, ceramic flooring, a single front door, a green front door, grey floors and brick walls.

Doors

Bell Group Home Improvements

Inspiration for a small classic front door in Toronto with a single front door and a green front door.

Villiers

Xavier Lemoine Architecture d'Intérieur

Entrée vue de la porte palière. Dès l’entrée dans l’appartement, on aperçoit ce papier peint panoramique Ananbô qui apporte de la profondeur à un couloir étroit. Cet univers exotique et graphique vient contraster avec l’atmosphère plus stricte et classique du style Haussmannien. Encadrée par une cimaise en bois qui rappelle les moulures de ce type de logement, cette scène est mise en valeur à la manière d’un tableau dans une galerie. Les cimaises servant d’encadrement sont placées légèrement plus bas que les ouvertures, créant ainsi du relief dans cette pièce et renforçant l’impression de hauteur des arches. Une banquette en velours rappelle les flamants roses du papier peint. Une suspension en osier apporte de la légèreté à ce hall et souligne le décalage de décoration.

Grey Entrance with a Green Front Door 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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