Entrance Ideas and Foyer Ideas For A Welcoming Space

Have you considered some new entrance ideas to welcome your family and guests as they enter your home? The foyer or entrance of a home says a lot about the people who reside in the home. This heavily traveled area is the first impression people have about you when they step into your home.

Many families have, (in addition), rear foyers, which are connected to the garage or back door. Regardless of where you enter your home, the entrance and foyer should be an attractive and organized area that fits your lifestyle. So, let's look at some entrance ideas and foyer ideas to spruce up this high traffic area.

A large foyer can accommodate everything from a bench, a freestanding coat rack, a family calendar, storage for out of season outerwear, and a console table with baskets to hold keys and other important items. However, a small foyer can be just as functional and attractive if decorated with a plan in mind.

As soon as someone walks through your door and into your foyer, they should be able to tell right away how the rest of the home will be decorated. Pull elements of your decorating theme from the rest of the home to the entrance and foyer. Here are several entrance ideas and foyer ideas to get your creative juices flowing.

Easy Entrance Ideas

• Create an entry where there may not appear to be one by using a fabric screen or plants as a divider.
• Coat hooks on the wall are great entrance ideas and a convenient place to hang coats, umbrellas, grocery bags, purses, and hats.
• Stacked cubbies work well in a larger entry for storing gloves, hats, and other seasonal items.

• Use baskets to store items out of sight.
• A chandelier in place of a traditional light fixture is instantly charming and elegant.
• Mirrors make any space appear more spacious.
• Metal wall art has a place in a foyer if it's a design element in the rest of the house.

Quick Foyer ideas

• What's more personal than handwriting? Use inexpensive acrylic lettering to inscribe your favorite inspirational saying or Bible verse somewhere in the foyer.
• A grandfather clock creates a feeling of elegance and comfort in a foyer.
• Create a vignette of furnishings in the foyer. Include a single chair, wall art, and side table.
• Add creative lighting which is bright and welcoming.
• Use an antique dresser in a large foyer for decoration and additional storage.
• Display pieces of your favorite collection in the foyer using long, lean tables and floating shelves.
• A message center is a great addition to a foyer area. Outfit it with a calendar, dry erase board, dry erase markers and eraser, and perhaps a corkboard with push pins.
• A table set in the middle of a large foyer is the perfect place for the day's mail and the car keys.
• Place a large vase of greenery or flowers for added color.

• Re-do the foyer floor. Create unique and visually interesting patterns on the floor with patterned tiles or offset tiles.
• Floor runners with splashes of color are also a great accent.
• Paint your foyer or entrance a light color that flows into the rest of the rooms surrounding it, such as the kitchen or living area.

Foyer and entrance ideas are endless, and these are the perfect spaces to start when decorating or re-decorating your home. They're small enough to try your hand at decorating, but they can easily be changed if the first decorating scheme doesn't work out.