foyers Archives - Emily A. Clark

Our Festive Entryway with Walmart Finds

Nov192018

This post is sponsored by Walmart.

I’m adding a few new pieces to our entryway Christmas decorations this year and have found several things from a source you might overlook. Walmart has really stepped up their style game for home decor at great price points and free shipping on any order over $35. (Woohoo!) They’ve even set up shop-by- style categories to make updating your home easier.

For our traditional entry, I added another nutcracker to my collection and am using several of these small faux boxwood wreaths tied with festive ribbon. They’re the perfect size for layering over mirrors. I’m also a fan of these inexpensive throws–especially in lime green for the holidays. I ordered an extra to use in place of a tree skirt this year.

I draped the banister in a simple faux boxwood garland and found the prettiest hurricane candle holder (with a faux marble base) for our entry table. (The price is right, so I wanted to use several of them going down the bottom few stairs, but hello! Kids!)

Need more attainable holiday inspiration? Here are a few more of my favorite Walmart finds. . .

Quick Change: An Entryway Vignette

Oct162018

Another quick change around our house–this time, in our entryway. I bought this tiny vanity for one of the girls’ rooms several years ago at a thrift store and it has been in our attic ever since. I’ve always loved the look of a basket tucked under a table in an entry and it suddenly hit me that I had just the right piece to create a new vignette at the foot of our stairs.

The lamp is a Ralph Lauren from HomeGoods, and I finally bought the pagoda from Ballard Designs. (The black chest found a new home in our powder room.)

See my last quick change post here.

And, see our blue and white entryway “before and after” here.

Scaling Down the Design: Draper James Entry

Jul102018

This one has been around for a few years now, but I’m still so infatuated with the whole look of Reese Witherspoon’s Draper James stores. The Nashville location was designed by Pencil and Paper Co. (and photographed by Leslee Mitchell). Although it’s a retail space, there are a lot of good takeaway ideas. I’m attempting to pull several of the elements and scale down the design to help you envision how it could translate into a picture perfect porch–and entryway–for your home.

-Did you know you can order a canopy in a box? Could be a cute idea for a side entry door. . .

-A glossy exterior door (in any color, really), dressed up with a brass door knocker.

-A pair of faux boxwoods in classic planters is no-maintenance and never goes out of style.

-A navy (faux) grasscloth peel and stick wallpaper sets a dramatic backdrop for a gallery wall. Consider papering only the first wall you see (like in image below) and painting adjacent walls a bright white.

-A smaller version of the lighting used over the counter in the store would still make quite the statement in an entry.

-A blue, white and yellow gallery wall can be pieced together using a combo of art prints, digital downloads and even diy abstract paintings. I’d keep frames white and add a touch of gold with a simple mirror.

-A tucked away ottoman and striped rug add more pattern.

-Keep accessories simple and light.