Your entryway is the appetizer for the rest of your home: It sets the tone for what you (and your guests) will experience in the rest of the house. Small square footage, large impact!
When we design entryways, we’re always keeping several key elements in mind:
1. FUNCTION: What does the entry need to do?Do our clients need space for small items like keys or phones? Do guests need a place to sit to remove their shoes?
2. MATERIALITY: How can we create visual interest with a variety of materials?
If an entryway falls flat, one of the issues can be a lack of layering of textures, colors, and finishes.
3. SCALE: Often when a client tells us she doesn’t like her entryway, it’s because the scale of items is ill-suited to the space. By appropriately selecting a few key pieces—especially artwork and a console table—we create an entry that conveys hospitality and style.
FAIRWAY
For this home in Littleton’s Columbine Country Club, the owners enthusiastically told us they love color and vibrancy. We designed the entry to reflect that fondness for bold colors. The wallpaper on the fifth wall (the ceiling!) with painted trim is a delightful surprise, and a neutral wall color is an elegant backdrop for bold contemporary art, “She Fell Asleep In The Rain” by Selena Beaudry. By keeping the metal finish of the console, light fixtures, and accessories in the same family, we allow the colors to be the defining feature of the space.
QUARTZ CREEK
The design moral of this Colorado Springs home’s entryway is that even with minimal square footage, you don’t have to choose small elements—and in fact, it’s often a better idea to go big with a few large, elegant pieces than to fill a small space with little elements. Against the palette of stacked stone and glass, this abstract painting is the centerpiece of the space, which gets a touch of softness from the velvet-upholstered bench.
ELK WOOD
In this high-country family retreat, the entryway establishes a warm, inviting mood with a tonal palette. Because of the ceiling volume, we sourced the oversized floor mirror and paired it with a leather bench for an infusion of contemporary lines in an otherwise traditional space. We also love a table lamp in the entryway, a perfect beacon for welcoming guests on a beautiful Colorado evening.
JASMINE
The interior architecture of a home sometimes requires a creative approach to designing an entryway, especially if the layout relies on a central interior hallway. For this French-inspired home in Denver’s historic Crestmoor neighborhood, we embraced the gallery-like space by making this oil portrait a visual centerpiece and hanging artworks on the adjacent walls. The round table in a transitional style is a perfect style counterpoint to the contemporary sculptural vase: a light modern-art surprise in an otherwise Old World–esque room. Rather than just moving through the entryway, this design invites guests to linger briefly and consider the artwork—a little gift of beauty!
Duet Projects Left to Right | Fairway, Quartz Creek, Elk Wood, Jasmine
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