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Park Avenue Apartment in Rosario Candela Building
Park Avenue Apartment in Rosario Candela Building
Studio 511Studio 511
The elegant Entry Hall to this apartment is lined with hand painted Gracie wall-paper. The metal railing was re-worked using the original metal pieces and more detail was added along with carved brass inserts. The border of the floor is embellished with an inlay Greek key. Interior design by Ashley Whittaker.
ЖК Крылов. 2-комнатная квартира
ЖК Крылов. 2-комнатная квартира
Александра НикулинаАлександра Никулина
Medium sized traditional front door in Other with green walls, porcelain flooring, a single front door, a white front door and grey floors.
Residential Spaces
Residential Spaces
Dayspring ContractingDayspring Contracting
Inspiration for a traditional entrance in Philadelphia with green walls, dark hardwood flooring, a single front door, a medium wood front door and brown floors.
Custom Carolina Beach Home
Custom Carolina Beach Home
Richard Wallace Builder, Inc.Richard Wallace Builder, Inc.
Medium sized traditional front door in Other with green walls, light hardwood flooring, a single front door and a white front door.
Sandpoint Traditional
Sandpoint Traditional
RW Anderson HomesRW Anderson Homes
Classic entrance in Seattle with green walls and feature lighting.
Modern Elegance
Modern Elegance
The Lee W. Robinson CompanyThe Lee W. Robinson Company
This home is a seamless blend of new modern furnishings and accessories with family antiques that shines a spotlight on the homeowner's unique style and personality. Every detail in this home was completely customized to make a personal statement, from wallpaper and paint to wainscoting drapes and accessories.
Historic Home Interior Renovation
Historic Home Interior Renovation
Howell Custom Building GroupHowell Custom Building Group
Simple stick-style staircase balusters on the staircase were replaced with alternating vertical and spiral fluted balusters inspired by the roped corner boards on the home’s exterior. Scrolled skirt boards were added to the stairs, modeled after the Italianate brackets on home’s exterior. The stair treads and flooring were replaced with reclaimed antique oak. The handrail and newel posts were re-used. High wainscot paneling add formality and character.
Coats and Cubbies
Coats and Cubbies
Crisp ArchitectsCrisp Architects
Design ideas for a traditional boot room in New York with green walls.
Our Work
Our Work
W.E. McClellan BuildersW.E. McClellan Builders
Inspiration for a traditional entrance in Boston with green walls, concrete flooring, a single front door and a purple front door.
Plandome Residence
Plandome Residence
Karen Arpino InteriorsKaren Arpino Interiors
Mudroom with limestone floor and white custom cubbies and cabinetry. Cubbies have shelves and shoe cubbies, hooks and baskets. Walls have wainscoting.
Copake, NY shingle style
Copake, NY shingle style
Kristine Sprague Architect LEED APKristine Sprague Architect LEED AP
3500 sf new Shingle Style country home. photos Kevin Sprague
This is an example of a medium sized classic foyer in New York with green walls, slate flooring, a single front door and a medium wood front door.
1670 Antique Colonial
1670 Antique Colonial
Wilson Kelsey DesignWilson Kelsey Design
WKD’s experience in historic preservation and antique curation restored this gentleman’s farm into a casual, comfortable, livable home for the next chapter in this couple’s lives. The project included a new family entrance and mud room, new powder room, and opening up some of the rooms for better circulation. While WKD curated the client’s existing collection of art and antiques, refurbishing where necessary, new furnishings were also added to give the home a new lease on life. Working with older homes, and historic homes, is one of Wilson Kelsey Design’s specialties. This project was featured on the cover of Design New England's September/October 2013 issue. Read the full article at: http://wilsonkelseydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Heritage-Restored1.pdf It was also featured in the Sept. issue of Old House Journal, 2016 - article is at http://wilsonkelseydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-09-OHJ.pdf Photo by Michael Lee
Oak Park Two Story Addition
Oak Park Two Story Addition
Leader BuildersLeader Builders
Photography by Lauren Nemtsev
This is an example of a classic foyer in Boston with green walls, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Martin Residence
Martin Residence
Grassland HomesGrassland Homes
Inspiration for a medium sized classic boot room in Denver with green walls, porcelain flooring, a single front door, a medium wood front door and beige floors.
Guntersville Home
Guntersville Home
Cantley & Company, Inc.Cantley & Company, Inc.
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional boot room in Birmingham with green walls and limestone flooring.
Traditional Entry
Traditional Entry
Photo of a small classic boot room in DC Metro with green walls and light hardwood flooring.
House in Historic Belle Meade, Nashville
House in Historic Belle Meade, Nashville
Studio 511Studio 511
This Historic House in the center of the Belle Meade section of Nashville was built in the mid 1920's. The young family living in the house wanted to keep the character of the house, but re-create the house to make it modern and comfortable and expand the entertaining spaces inside and out into the gardens. Interior Design by Markham Roberts.
Entry/Hallway Projects
Entry/Hallway Projects
M MuralsM Murals
Deep green entry walls with reverse shiplap.
This is an example of a small classic foyer in Indianapolis with green walls, ceramic flooring, a single front door and tongue and groove walls.
Eastmoreland
Eastmoreland
Wacker Remodel LLCWacker Remodel LLC
Lincoln Barbour
Inspiration for a medium sized classic foyer in Portland with green walls, light hardwood flooring, a single front door, a green front door and brown floors.
Mayberry at Bayfront
Mayberry at Bayfront
Schell BrothersSchell Brothers
This is an example of a traditional foyer in Other with green walls and medium hardwood flooring.

Traditional Entrance with Green Walls 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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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