Ask any interior designer and they will tell you: stepping into your home should be an experience!

Everyone needs a spot to make an entrance and even for those who prefer to come and go with less of a to-do, an entryway space serves a functional purpose. It serves as a special place to take off your shoes, set your keys, and hang up your coat, and most importantly, it imparts the first impression of your home, setting the tone for the rest of your space.

6 Entryway Decor Ideas that Make a Stunning First Impression

As interior designers, it is important to design an entryway space that’s capable of accommodating heavy traffic and beautiful design. If you are not sure where to begin, we are here with six of the best designer-inspired entryway decor ideas so that you can greet guests in style!

1. Create a Focal Point

Not only are mirrors are magical, but they are a great entryway decor element — they add scale, light, and create a focal point to any space, especially an entryway. They can make a tiny and narrow entryway look bigger than it is and amplify the brightness of a lamp, chandelier or natural light that falls through a window or open door. Best of all, entryway mirrors welcome guests and allow the members of the household to give a place for one last look before leaving the home.

Get the Look: This fresh entryway was designed by Annie Gallagher Interiors. We love how she creates a bright focal point and added scale to this foyer with our Huxley mirror. 

2. Include a Place to Set Your Keys

A console table is a classic choice for an entryway. Consoles provide to decorative opportunity to include a few chic pieces and a little bit of surface area to set keys or mail. And the best thing about console tables is that they come in plenty of shapes, sizes, and styles offering you plenty of choices! And don’t forget about styling — use these console table styling tips for the perfect entryway decor.

Get the Look: We love how Witt Moore Designs created a simple yet sophisticated entryway design in the foyer of this South Carolina home. The Bryson Console Table offers enough tabletop space for storage and entryway decor.

3. Welcome Guest in with a Seating Element

A simple way to make guests feel at home is to include a seat, whether that be a bench of an occasional chair, you cannot go wrong as they both provide a practical opportunity to sit down while putting on or taking off shoes or even as a resting spot for bags or groceries. Entry seating can also be easily accessorized with throw pillows that showcase your personal style and add a hint of color as a preview of the rest of the home.

Get the Look: Brown Interiors pulled this entryway look off seamlessly, as she mixed “old” with the antique console with the “new”, being the Sophia upholstered bench and glamorous mirror.

4. Fashion Meets Function

In any entryway, it’s important to lead guests in with a mix of interesting décor and design elements that extend floor to ceiling. Though an entryway serves an important purpose, it also needs show off your design style whether that be through accessories, casegoods or lighting!

Get the Look: Designer Shayne Morrissey from Designing Fort Worth outfitted this enviable entry vignette in an eclectic style that balances glam touches, like polished brass and fresh flowers, with more organic elements, like occassional table and a decorative books.

5. Add Height with Table Lamps

Table lamps give height or volume into a decorative set up. They can light up a bold wall background or they can be used to give color into the room making them a great piece to add to your entryway decor. However, be sure that the scale of the lamp is proportionate to the rest of the space including the table and ceiling height. 

Get the Look: Modern, yet sophisticated, we love how Sita Montgomery positioned the Cohen Table lamps to balance out this entryway console table. She also added the Fritz mirror playing a nice contrast against the monochromatic wallpaper and entryway design.

6. Draw the Eye Up with a Chandelier

An entryway is a perfect opportunity to show off ceilings and other architectural elements that create a beautiful entryway foyer. Be sure to add some light to the space with a chandelier or pendant light, but at the same time don’t be afraid to have some fun with it! Embrace a combination of geometric shapes, lines, and curves to draw the eye up for a major wow moment!

Get the Look: The mix of materials in this entryway foyer designed by Old Seagrove Homes has us swooning! From the eye-catching Carrie Chandelier to the nook design, to the mirror and beach-hat wall art — this space is one to save to your entryway decor inspiration Pinterest board!

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