Making it Lovely

Tag: entryway

  • Our Entry & Stairway

    Our Entry & Stairway

    The walls of our front entry and stairway were clad in knotty pine when we moved in. We weren’t fans, to say the least. I wrote about priming the wood back in August of 2007, but I realized recently that I neglected to follow up with the finished look. Our baby gates went up this weekend, but I took photos before I installed them.

    Before & After: Our Front Entry & Stairway

    Our Front Entry & Stairway

    The paint color is Campground by Behr, and the fabric on the door and window was from IKEA, as was the little pink rug. I love the beautiful doorknob on the door to the living room, and I’m pretty fond of the vintage paper punch we use as a doorstop.

    Our Front Entry & Stairway

    Our Front Entry & Stairway

    I hung a small painting that I made and put up a cute switchplate from Anthropologie. Above the railing that we installed, I hung four Syroco panels scored on eBay.

    Our Front Entry & Stairway

    And here, a lovely shot of just how crowded this little area gets when you actually open the front door. Now imagine a baby gate on the bottom stair that swings out into the space. Nice.

    Our Front Entry & Stairway

  • Entryway (MIY: Real Good Chair)

    Entryway (MIY: Real Good Chair)

    Making it Yours (MIY) is all about using the furniture you have in new ways and taking pieces with you throughout your life. In this edition of MIY, our fictional homeowner has moved from a home with a breakfast nook and room for four Real Good Chairs to a new home where the chairs will have to be split up. We’ve already seen the chairs in a home office, graphic bedroom, and vintagey bathroom.

    Making it Yours: Real Good Chair

    Now we’re seeing the fourth and final chair gracing an entryway.

    Entryway

    The pendant has the same angles and facets as the chair, and the duck egg stacking boxes have just enough of the warm sand color on them to tie in the brass finish of the light. The console table and mirror are simple enough to not compete with the rest of the room, and the little white dish would be an excellent catch-all near the door. The Haseform Dachshund Coathanger is adorable, and the rug add just the right amount of pattern. Dark grey woven baskets and blue/grey walls finish off the entryway.

    Making it Work for You

    I know that the Blu Dot chair is fairly taste-specific. I like it (obviously), but some of you didn’t. The whole idea of Making it Yours though is that you can take a piece that you love, and keep using it in different ways and at different points in your life.

    Let’s say for example that you love Chippendale chairs. The accompanying furniture and paint colors may change, but the MIY concept still applies. Here’s an alternate version of the entryway.

    Alternate Entryway

    The chair is from Pieces, and the paint color, hooks, tray, and rug have changed. The concept is the same, yet the look is very different. I hope that gives you some ideas for how Making it Yours can work for you!