Darnell Cottage "Quaran-tour": Foyer
We are excited to give you a tour of our home, room by room! Since you are probably spending a bit more time in your home right now than usual, we hope this offers some inspiration and fun for your own projects!
First up, our foyer.
Darnell Cottage 2014 - Old Foyer
Darnell Cottage 2014 - Old Staircase
Darnell Cottage 2014 - Old Hallway that we knocked out!
Our foyer is not super big, so we wanted to be sure to be intentional to create an inviting entry that still maximized the space.
To do this, we installed a new front door with windows to let light in! Lighting is key and a game changer, making a tight and dingy space feel open and airy.
To further open up the space, we knocked down a hallway to open our foyer to our living room - that way right when you open our front door you are invited into the rest of our home!
The first thing you see when you enter the foyer is an antique bench with a sconce and a piece of art. This brings warmth and creates a cosy ambiance. It is a great home for shoes. We leave a basket under the bench for our kids shoes when they come in!
We left the stone floors because we loved the character! We replaced the banister and gave it a fresh coat of paint, as well as ripped out that carpet and installed new hardwoods! To finish it off, we put in a new pendant above.
Darnell Cottage 2015.
Darnell Cottage 2020.
See our sources for the items or similar items below!
Bench - This original piece is an antique, look here for some similar benches from Esty.
Lumbar Pillow or Lumbar Pillow - This pillow was custom made, but check out some similar pillows from Etsy.
Art or Art - This art is a paint by numbers from Etsy. Check out some other unique pieces here!
Sconce - This sconces is from School House Electric. It provides great ambiance and acts as a picture light for the art below.
Paint of Stairs Banister - Colonnade Gray by Sherman Williams
Frames - These frames for this collage are from Ribba Collection at Ikea! We bought an assortment of different sizes to piece this fun family gallery together. We recommend doing black and white photos!
Foyer Pendant - This pendant is a classic from Ballards!
ATL Flag - This flag is from an amazing company called Citizen Supply in partnership with Wild Standard. The no longer carry this flag, but check out their awesome online store! Wild Standard has lots of great flags too.
Coat Rack or Coat Rack - We made this coat rack from old reclaimed wood and bought the hooks from Hobby Lobby! Here are some similar ones.
Shoe Basket or Shoe Basket - A great spot for organizing shoes!
Clutter Basket - We love one sitting at the bottom of the stairs to carry things upstairs! Home Goods, Container Store or World Market are great places to get baskets.