Interior Design Ideas – Entrance Hall Design Tips
It is said that your first impression is often the last impression. Same applies to your home. Hence, your entrance is one of the most important areas of design because this is where your guest will get an idea about how your house is going to be like.
As for me, lighting is one of the most important aspects that go in designing an entrance hall. Use lanterns, bulbs, etc at your entrance because in case it is dark then it will guide the visitor towards your door. Also, carefully choose the light according to what you want to highlight. If you want to highlight a particular well designed carved wall then place the light accordingly. Alternatively, in case you want to highlight the white marble floor. Then you need to place your light downwards. The choice is yours however; good lighting itself makes sure that half your battle is won.
The next is the flooring. There are a lot of options available for decorating a modern home today. However, in case you choose for a more traditional approach, hard floorings such as stone flags, marble, terracotta tiles or wood are perfect choices. Do not forget to use colors for the flooring keeping in mind, the overall color scheme of the entrance way.
Personifying your entrance itself gives a way to the visitor to your ideas and creativity. Apart from using a decorative name plate, try and use elements like wall hangings, welcome plates, paintings, photo frames etc that enhance your entrance. You could also use a wall mirror because visitors may want to see themselves before they enter your house. It is also give a feeling of space and light into what otherwise might be a rather dull area.