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Welcoming Entry Halls

Posted 04/19/2011 by Rachel in Decor \ 4 comments

Hi there! I daydream about interior design and color combinations, so subsequently I'm always wanting to redecorate my house (which drives my husband crazy)! I love my husband and our 4 dogs, working in a creative field, a good laugh, and a great margarita. ;-)

We’ve all seen pictures like this:

warm-entry-with-orange-mirror-blue-box-and-kelimmhi
{image via Coastal Living}

A beautiful entry hall.  A place to set your keys, the mail, your purse.  And a mirror to check your makeup and hair before you run out the door.

Even in the smallest entry, you can carve out a space like this with a small table or dresser, a mirror, a lamp and rug, and – if you have room – a small chair (although, I would leave out the faux rhino head!).

small-entry-nook-with-rhino-head-southern-living
{image via Southern Living}

To get the look, you could start with one of these:

jute-rug-from-ballard-designs
{image via Ballard Designs}

striped-rug-stark-carpet
{image via Stark Carpet}

And then add something like one of these:

antique-buffet-wisteria
{image via Wisteria}

bookcase-from-overstock
{image via Overstock.com}

directoire-chest-wisteria
{image via Wisteria}

Don’t forget a mirror:

bella-mirror-from-ballard-designs
{image via Ballard Designs}

aged-gold-rosette-mirror
{image via Ballard Designs}

a lamp:

brass-lamp-ballard-designs
{image via Ballard Designs}

crackled-ceramic-cube-lamp-from-West-Elm
{image via West Elm}

a place to drop your keys:

blue-and-white-bowl-wisteria
{image via Wisteria}

large-clamshell-ballard-designs
{image via Ballard Designs}

Add a chair and some accessories, if you have room:

white-slipcovered-chair-ikea
{image via Ikea}

woven-round-baskets-wisteria
{image via Wisteria}

When you’re finished, you’ll end up with a pretty and functional entryway – kind of like this one:

Entry-Hall-Layout

Entry Hall layout by Racheltx on Polyvore.com

Posted 04/19/2011 by Rachel in Decor
4 comments
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  1. Maggie writes... {April 19, 2011 at 8:12 am}
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    I love a good entryway! We don’t quite have room to do anything real in ours, but I think we’re going to knock out a wall or two, which will at least give me a chance to do something interesting there. Great inspiration here!

  2. Katie writes... {April 19, 2011 at 10:55 am}
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    Ooo, this is good! I always struggle because I don’t think we have a good place for an entryway setup… but now I am inspired again to make something work.

    Thanks!

  3. Keighley@FancyHouseRoad writes... {April 19, 2011 at 3:27 pm}
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    We threw a tea party this weekend and I just had to tell you that EAD is always in our thoughts during setup! We kept asking ourselves… What Would EAD Do! Fancy House Road adores your sites.

    xo Keighley
    http://www.fancyhouseroad.com/2011/04/18/just-tea-for-two-and-two-for-tea-tea-party/

  4. Simply Savvy Features Designed Entryways {part 2} writes... {July 26, 2012 at 2:12 pm}
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