Make Your Art Work In Your Entryway | Poppsee
Your entryway says a lot about you, whether you want it to or not. Entryways can range from pristine, with grand chandeliers and over sized mirrors to…shall we say…less formal, with a muddy boot tray and a coat hook on the wall. As well as all others in-between. Art plays a huge part in what we want to achieve, portray and ultimately how we want our guests to feel when they walk into our spaces. This is your first impression of who you are and how you live.
Do you want to feel grand and elegant? Welcoming? Homey? Hip and Chic? Maybe …Casual? I have put together a few examples here to show you a few ways, from the more dramatic, to clean and simple…. done the right way (for me at least). Here’s how you can make your art work in your entryway.
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This entryway says bright, bold, happy and comfortable. It is stylish and welcoming, while looking like a real home with real people that kick off their sneakers and leave their keys. The color of the console with a few drawers to keep thing tidy makes this a perfect piece for an entry way. The bold console also gives permission to go bold (or soft if you choose) with the artwork above it. This particular artwork has a great balance of colors that aren’t too soft..or too bright. It is a Goldilocks with great graphics and visual flow. The woven basket below adds a nice texture and makes useful a space that would normally go unused, thus rounding out a visually appealing entryway.
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This artwork isn’t just really cool, it is a mantra for whomever lives here and sets a tone for who they are. The soft beige and kind words create a design that makes you stop, read and smile. The large basket lends warmth and texture with the weave and the blue blanket is a nice pop of color in an otherwise neutral space. This is a small but welcoming spot to pop your shoes off (and put them in the basket) and head on in.
I get a more masculine vibe from this space. You can tell that the room gets a lot of light from the window so the black paint works well to not become too heavy. It is a great change of pace and unexpected in an entryway. The black and white photos on the left work because the white mat pops them off the wall. The frame on the painting defines the black paint from the wall and the off white and ocher color add warmth. The vignette of books and the tray are always one of my favorite ways to fill open shelves. If you can, go to sales at libraries and get great coffee table books for bargain. You can never have too many. The lamp shade adds great texture and compliments the ocher in the painting. The aged paper from the books does the same and the hats top it off (pun intended). The space is a bit cluttered, but in a good way. This space makes me think that walks in the sun are common and good conversation will be had.
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Impact and simplicity. A single bench to throw your bag on or sit to slip on your shoes is all any of us really need at the front door. Large scale art visually takes up the rest of the space. Clean sparse design in the artwork, cool toned floors and walls… all lead to a light airy calmness of the space which is a nice way to enter or exit your home.
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There are so many reasons I personally love this entryway. It may be small but it packs a punch of good design. The artwork is the first thing my eye goes to…and that says a lot with the bold pattern wallpaper behind it. The color is what does the trick. Because the pattern in the wallpaper in a navy blue… and it is darker, the brighter pink of the artwork jumps to the front and the white mat creates a sort of neutral zone between the two. The profile portraits on the stairs are sweet yet still modern and clean on the simple white wall. These two walls work really well together and do not compete with each other. My eye move around the space and finds interest everywhere (even in the fabulous Ocelot pattern stair runner). Love this.
There are so many ways to make your entryway welcoming. Make sure it represents the wonderful people that live there! How does your entryway represent you and your style? Poppsee has the images to help you create fabulous artwork. Give it a try.
