CHIC LITTLE ENTRYWAYS

Currently obsessing over fresh + fantastic entryways like these...

With tile like this you can hardly call it a 'mud room', but with plenty of storage for coats and shoes, this entry is the chicest definition of the term I've ever seen (plus, you know I'm loving the black + white stripes at the doorway!).

Love the depth a little black paint gives to this simple entryway, and the vintage accents give it great character. A vibrant orange door is so cheery and welcoming! I love how the collection of artwork in gold frames echoes the color against fresh white walls.

As a side note... I'm totally returning to black and white palettes these days. I realized that sometimes I'm too afraid to add a little black to a room, thinking that somehow it doesn't work with softer styles, but it really just adds a wonderful touch of drama! 


*images via cococozy, unknown and pure style home via creategirl

FOUND! GILDED BRANCH MIRROR

I have always been in love with this entryway of layered mirrors from Aussie Vogue Living, and have been particularly obsessed with the organic nature of those gilded branches...

Hunting for mirrors for a client last week, I stumbled upon this fairly affordable version and am considering where to put it in my own home!

While it doesn't have the same detailed texture as the original, it makes a perfectly acceptable substitute.

*available at bellacor

MAKING AN ENTRANCE...

When you open the front door of your home after a long day, what do you want to feel? Inspired? Calmed? Oh-so-chic even after working your butt off? Yeah, me too...
Which is why I'd gladly take this perfect nook and apply every square inch of it to my entry hall in a second. Boots included!

*interior by sally steponkus

PS - The winner has been drawn for yesterday's giveaway and will be contacted shortly. More goodies + giveaways to come this afternoon!

Wallpaper In The Entry

The more I think about it the more I'm convinced...
Next to a Powder Room, the best place to add wallpaper is definitely the entryway. I love that it's a little surprise you see on the way out instead of on the way in... such a fun touch!
Preferably in a graphic black and white print, of course. (Zebra runner, very optional, but I do like the contrasted stairs.)

*images via skona hem, unknown

I Just Can't Get Enough...

... Of rooms like this and this, as evidenced by this:

I'm just obsessing about clusters of lighting, and I really love the lanterns around the table in this photo by Jonny Valiant. The black ribbon hanging from them is just perfect, and how cool is the collage of photos bursting from the seams of that vintage frame.

P.S. Notice the doorways...?...

Draping + embellishing an everyday feature in the house = awesome, dramatic, and unexpectedly glamorous. Love.

I Love...

I swear, every few weeks I find myself lusting after yet another worn in leather piece. My love affair with yummy leather chairs has been longstanding, but this week, it's a bench that i've fallen for...

When Victoria over at sfgirlbybay posted a little tour of Amy Butler's amazing home last month, this was the piece I was left coveting. I also loved the use of the vintage suitcases as a little 'side table'. (PS - that might be the most perfect shade of pear green paint ever.) Love it!

How To Make An Entrance

While this is still my current favorite entryway, I think every type of space deserves a little drama, which is why this week's inspiration pick is this colorful entry from Living Etc.


Perfect for a clean cool beach house, don't you think? And why limit this idea to just one color? How great would it look in shades of yellow? Or gradations of orange, pink and red? I'm also lovin' that wood stool (not so much the crazy magazine rack thingy).


I also just stumbled upon this entryway via Studio Annetta, and LOVE it. For obvious reasons (grey and yellow), and because that dramatic chandelier makes an incredible statement. Not to mention the depth and detail in the subtle grey and white paint, with barely there black trim is so elegant. Also, how cute is that little bar cart behind the sofa?


While I can't quite tell if this little nook is part of an entry or not, I think the styling is so perfect, I had to share. There's always those awkward spaces in a home that are tough to conquer, and Brad Ford does an especially good job of creating a clean and simple area that stands on its own... and allows that intricate railing to take center stage!

Of course, you can make a dramatic entrance anywhere in your home as evidenced here...


The Brondesbury Villas are a popular destination for inspiration, and this entry leads into a sunlit conservatory. Anyone can do double doors, but add a bit of black billowy drapes, and voila! Drama.


And, if you're very very VIP, you should definitely have an entry to your bedroom that looks like this. It's like the ladies way of saying, "That's where all the magic happens, darling!" (Yes, mom, I really did just write that.) Plus, I have a thing for natural colored linen - it feels so very Italian... yum. (Via UXUS Design).

I Love...

The opulence of this entryway, with the light streaming through gorgeous stained glass, fabulous metallic wallpaper, a simple entry piece, and the glamorous chandelier brass wall sculpture...


One word: FAB.

via living etc.