| The first thing anyone sees when they come over to | | | | lamps are a very important part of the of the foyer |
| visit you is the entryway or foyer. It provides your | | | | decorating, like any other area of your home. Think of |
| guest with a first impression of your home or office. | | | | favorite pictures you have or artwork for this purpose. |
| Ttherefore, it becomes of greatest importance for you | | | | When people come into your home remember this is |
| to decorate in such a way that your foyer looks warm | | | | what they get for a first impression. If family is |
| and welcoming as well as impressive design wise. In | | | | important, work in a picture of the family with a |
| this article you achieve the task by following our tips | | | | professionally matted and framed picture that works |
| and ideas below. Go through them now and know | | | | with everything else. Yet another option is a long |
| how to decorate a foyer with your own sense of | | | | slender decorative mirror, which will add to the overall |
| style. | | | | feel and look of the foyer, as well as allows your |
| Decorating Foyer Basics | | | | guests to have one final glance at themselves, before |
| - First, you will need to clean up, prime and paint the | | | | their entrance. |
| foyer entryway with a natural color that blends well | | | | - Bringing nature inside your home through the foyer |
| with the overall style and feel of your home. If your | | | | furniture will act as a good transition from the outdoors |
| foyer is located where it is closed off from the rest of | | | | to indoors decor. Apart from adorning the typical |
| the house with closed doors or other barriers, you can | | | | overall décor that everyone does, using |
| experiment in terms of the new colors, decorative | | | | flowers and potted plants and piece of furniture build |
| pattern, etc. | | | | with more outdoor characteristics would also make a |
| - Next, you will need to come to a decision on the | | | | good choice. So, go ahead and buy some potted |
| entryway furniture that you want to place in the | | | | houseplants for your foyer. |
| entryway area. Some great examples are, a 3 drawer | | | | Some General Entryway Ideas |
| console table with a pair of tall slender lamps on either | | | | - While planning out your painting in the foyer area, try |
| side, a round hall table with a vase in the center, or | | | | using a combination of bold or dark colors to give the |
| even an upholstered bench with storage for gloves | | | | entryway more depth and comfort. Another |
| and hats during the cool months. Another decorating | | | | decorative option would be to experiment with a new |
| option would be an old beautiful antique dresser or | | | | decorative faux finish technique on one accent wall, as |
| furniture chest of drawers, with intricate hand carvings, | | | | the backdrop for your artwork. |
| right in front of the entry door. | | | | - For more mood lighting purposes, add wall sconces |
| - Adding a cozy touch to the overall home decor of | | | | or for a more contemporary look track lights on long |
| the foyer can be as simple as a area rug or a color | | | | narrow hallways. Be mindful that track lights does |
| cordoning welcoming mat. However, while buying an | | | | would work well for overall highlighting a wall used to |
| area rug, make sure that it is designed with a rubber | | | | showoff artwork or other home decor accessories. |
| lining. Undertake or place a separate rubber map under | | | | - While choosing the entryway furniture for your foyer |
| the rug, so there is no movement or skidding that could | | | | location, choose the scale cautiously. While, the |
| result in an accident. | | | | furniture should be large enough to be visible, you might |
| - The first part of the basic plan or design for your | | | | not want it to be the dominating focus for the space. |
| foyer is mapped out. You have chosen the entryway | | | | - When choosing a decorative mirror for the foyer |
| furniture and placed the area rug with rubber pad at | | | | area, there are two very good options. One is to plan |
| the doorway. Let us get to work setting the entryway | | | | on placing a large scaled mirror on top of the console, |
| furniture in the space for circulation patterns of people | | | | just make sure that it is not wider than the overall size |
| walking through and overall beauty. In the case where | | | | of the console table or chest. While the second |
| your foyer space is limited because of its size, placing | | | | involves placing tall full body mirror against the wall. |
| a small half moon console table or console chest | | | | - In terms of home accessories, decorative sculptures, |
| against a side wall is a good idea. For a wider than 9' | | | | knick-knacks and other personal collectibles can be |
| foyer, always consider a decorative round table | | | | good choices, just remember that most of the times |
| placed in the center of the room with ample circular | | | | less is more. We mean that if you have 10 |
| around the table. | | | | accessories that you want to place in the room, 5 |
| - A little known design tip in foyer decoration is to | | | | might be a better number. If there is enough space in |
| consider ceiling and floor lighting. Make sure the whole | | | | the foyer area, you can always consider adding an |
| entryway area is well-lit without any dark spots in the | | | | upholstered bench, with throw pillows, for your guests |
| corners, so that people entering your home do not | | | | to sit on while put on their shoes. |
| stumbling in at night because they cannot see. | | | | If you follow these simple but clear guidelines for |
| Because of this, hanging a correctly scaled ceiling | | | | decorating your foyer, you will have an entryway that |
| chandelier in over the center table or centered in the | | | | is welcoming and personal, because it was designed |
| room is the right choice. | | | | and put together by you for you. |
| - Accessorizing with accent pieces, home decor, and | | | | |