I love the entry to our house. When I was younger, I would think of having a foyer or entry in which I could put fresh-cut flowers, beautiful chandeliers and it would be the first impression people would have. Flash to reality. Nobody uses our front door. The main man getting all of those snapshots of our entry is the UPS man. I was comforted a couple of years ago when a friend at work said, “Did you get a new chandelier in your foyer?? I was driving by your house and saw it on through the front door!” I was elated someone had the opportunity to see it!
I do really like my foyer, and there have been some vast improvements made since I’ve lived here.
2008:
Ignore the obvious mini-monster the photo here and focus on the background. This, unfortunately, was the only picture I could find of a true ‘before’. The caramel colored carpet extended all of the way into the foyer. I had already painted but nothing else was done.
2009:
The carpet came up in 2009. We then sanded and stained the original wood (which is pine). The pine isn’t necessarily meant to be finished, but we liked the look of it. The soft wood takes stain color really well, so we went with a rich dark walnut stain.
2010:
From 2010 until present the entry has just underwent some styling changes which are chronicled in the ‘sticks and stones’ post from this past spring. I kept the framed insect pieces, but switched out the tall sticks for something a bit more colorful and styled.
2011:
The only thing I would still really like to do to the space is repaint the front door, and add some art to the stairway. Mostly, I’m happy with the entry… not that anyone enters through it!
Do you guys have an entry way? Do people use it?
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i really like the molding and the chest. Very nice.
Is the chandelier from IKEA. I have one that looks just like it in my Dining room. I’m thinking of changing it out though.
Yes, it is from ikea… i actually have the same one in my dining room too, although with mini-shades, which make a big difference, I think!
i like the glass doorknob. that is always my favorite part of an old house. and i like the stain on the floor too.
The banister is my favorite part. I really love your house!
I love your entry…giving me some ideas here…
It was great to see you at Scrappy Saturdays, don’t forget to come back this weekend!
Great pics erin : ) Was I the “friend from work”? I think i remember that conversation!
Haha! It was you!!
oh.my.gosh. there is so much i love about this post! i LOVE the blue trunk, the simplicity of your window sills (weird thing to notice, i know, haha!) and the glass knobs. what a beautiful home you have. totally welcoming entryway too. i think entryways are so important. i’m doing mine shortly..well…maybe. i’m terrified to start!
your floors are beautiful! did you just stain or did you put poly over them? we redid our 1920′s farmhouse floors and put a ton of poly on them, but my dogs are scratching the heck out of them allready:(
Samantha- We did both stain any poly. I used Jacobean Walnut Stain a satin poly to keep it from getting too shiny…. our dogs have scratched them up too, so I think we might do another light sanding/staining next summer.
Hi Erin, I saw pictures of your entry with the new round marble top table on Houzz, and I loved it! I was wondering if you happened to remember the paint color you used in this room? Thanks!