How to Decorate a Front Door Entry

Your guests see the front entryway of your home first. Although this area tends to be small, you can still decorate it. Choose a dcor thats completely different from the rest of the house or one that matches the adjoining rooms. Whatever you decide, you want everyone who crosses the threshold to feel the visual impact of the room. Finally, with a few changes, let the decoration of this room evolve with the seasons. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

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Invite guests into your front entry with the right color of paint. Make an immediate statement for your guests upon their entry with colors like mustard yellow, Chinese red or cobalt blue. Strong paint color sets the tone for the room.

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Allow visitors to peek at your family history by framing some black-and-white photos in silver or white frames. Other ideas for this gallery include a shadow box collection, vintage art prints or framed coin or stamp collections.

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Place a tall, thin shelf in the entryway for shoes and slippers. Many homeowners prefer that family and guests remove their shoes at the door. Provide a place to do so and offer slippers of many sizes for guests as a welcoming courtesy.

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Scoot a table up to one of the walls and hang a large mirror above it. Family and visitors can use it to check their hair and make-up before leaving for the day. If a photo gallery is part of your front door dcor, find a picture frame with a compatible design.

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Add a decorative table runner to the table that features the colors of your entryway. Itll protect your table and tie some of the decorative elements together.

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Set an attractive candle-holder centerpiece on the table to set a little mood light when you have guests over for dinner. Look for a candle arrangement featuring floating candles. Select some floating candles for the inner portion of the arrangement. Match the candles to your paint scheme.

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Hang a key rack next to the table so family members and guests can find their keys easily on the way out the door and have a place to drop them upon entering.

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Make an arrangement for the corner just inside the door by arranging dried flowers in two or three vases of different heights and complementary styles. Place the largest vase in the back of the arrangement in the corner. Flank it with the other two vases. Vary this theme by buying a tall umbrella holder and putting it in the corner. Add the smaller vases of flowers in front.

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Buy an interesting coatrack and place it in the corner opposite the flower arrangements.

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Choose a rug for the floor. Like the table runner, it can feature the colors in the room. These pieces, along with the vase of dried flowers, offer splashes of additional color. Unify the entire look by utilizing the colors in them.