When we are tired of work or social contact, the most important thing we want to do is go home. As the first space to enter the house, the entrance hall not only undertakes the function of changing shoes, but also serves as a very important storage and finishing function. A high high-quality and functional entryway design makes us feel happy and relaxed from the first sight of entering the house. But the decoration of the entryway is a big problem, how to use such a small space to create a practical and beautiful, help your home make a stylish first impression? Today, I'd like to introduce 8 design tips for the entryway to create a perfect house entrance hall, catch your eyes in minutes. 

Entryway Design Tips & Ideas - 8 Ways To Make An Entrance In Your Home 

1. Offer A Seat For Changing Shoes

It is very inconvenient to bend over every time you go out and change shoes. It is suggested to build a seating next to the shoe cabinet of the entryway which makes a comfortable place to take off or slip on shoes. If the space of the entryway is large, you can choose a bench. If the space is limited, you can choose the small seat, which is convenient for changing shoes and does not damage the overall aesthetic feeling.

2. Create A Functional Entryway, Hook, Drawer, Baskets

Additions like drawers for mail, a tray for essentials like your keys and wallet, and hooks to hang your bag or coat will help organize the space—and your life. To determine your essentials, think about your morning routine and what your “get out the door” needs are. Do you need a place to always put your keys so you don’t misplace them? Baskets to organize the kids’ stuff? Hooks to hang your coat and bag? 

When you go home to change shoes, there is no place for girls' bags. If there is no hook, the bag belt will fall when you bend down to change shoes. At this time, the function of hook is realized. 

3. Porcelain Floor Tile Works In Hardworking Entryways

If you choose a wooden floor, it is recommended to lay porcelain floor tiles in the entryway. Because the soles of the shoes worn from the outside are dirty. When it rains, there will be many water stains on the soles, which is not conducive to the maintenance of the wooden floor. From the perspective of convenient sanitation and improving the durability of the entryway floor, it is recommended to install porcelain floor tiles in the entrance hall.

4. Entryway Ideas With Proper Lighting

Entryways are notoriously tight in some homes and others can suffer from a lack of light. You can add a light belt arrangement in the shoe cabinet of the porch, which can not only play a decorative role, but also supplement the light, which is convenient for you to change shoes, and make the space home more bright and comfortable. You can also choose some table lamps, ceiling lamps or wall lamps. 

5. Entryway Closet Design

Bring organization to your closet with custom features that create a designated foyer space for every item. In a small space such as an entryway, vertical storage is key. This doorless closet-turned-cubby uses a storage shelf to keep shoes out of the way. Hooks mounted on a stylish wallpaper treatment are perfect for hanging backpacks, purses, and jackets. Extra storage built-in above the closet holds totes full of seasonal items, such as scarves and hats. 

6. Make Space For A Mirror 

Since your entryway is the last place you’ll be before you leave the house, we highly recommend making space for a mirror. The entrance hall is a good place to put the floor mirror. Before going out, you can see yourself from head to toe and you can tidy up your appearance and it’s convenient for you to makeup, so that you can go out in the most confident state every day.

7. Screen Without Sealing

There are some owners’ house type, the door is facing the hall, when you open the door, the hall has a panoramic view, in order to increase the privacy of the guest restaurant, it is usually necessary to add a screen between the entryway and the hall.

It should be noted that when making screen modeling, the design of "screen without sealing" should be done to avoid all the light blocking in the entryway area, making the space too dark after going home.

8. Entryway Cabinet Design For Shoes

When designing a shoe cabinet, the decoration master will ask you whether you want to leave the bottom blank. If it is left blank, the advantages are obvious. The shoes you change need not be placed in the cabinet, but can be pushed indirectly. The disadvantage is that the empty position is not easy to clean, and dust is often accumulated. However, I still suggest that the bottom of the shoe cabinet should be left blank, otherwise the shoes can not be put in the shoe cabinet in time every time, and they are all piled on the ground, affecting the moving line of the passageway of the porch.

These are all about the entryway design tips you should remember. You can refer to these ideas when decorating the foyer space, in short, comfortable decoration is the main way to meet your own needs. Do you have any special or easy to use designs for the entryway? Welcome to share your thoughts to us.

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