foyers Archives - Emily A. Clark

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.

Scaling Down the Design: An Eclectic Entryway

May162018

I’m bringing back my “high-end design for real life” series with a new name today but still centering around the same concept. (The title always seemed a little long. . .) It’s all about studying grand ideas from grand homes decorating with grand budgets and applying it–in a practical way–to our own homes. (You can catch up on my previous posts here, here and here.) Today, I’m tackling the colorful and eclectic entryway of Atlanta lifestyle expert Danielle Rollins. I was mesmerized by her home and this small peek of her foyer.

One Kings Lane

Since most of us don’t have a sprawling entryway (or husbands who will jump on board with birds and botanicals covering every square inch of our walls), this is how I would scale down the design. I love all that’s going on here and also pulled some elements in from her living room as seen in the photo.

Have any other designer rooms you’d like to see “scaled down”? Send me an email. :)