I've never watched the show so clicked on your post out of curiosity. :) The floor is a classic design and I love the chandelier. What's not jibing for me in this space are primarily the spindles and the wood. Not a fan of the wall colour but not sure I can trust my monitor to render it true. ETA: Did you have pictures of the type of entrance you prefer?

I love that chandelier, it is beautiful and unique to me. The wall color does look a bit beige next to the white floor. Painting the honey oak on the stairs white like the trim and floor will help the floor to blend in more IMO.

Darker wood, I see. Yes, that would look good. I like the simpler spindles as well. If you don't like the floor, have you thought of a rug? You could put a round table in front of the staircase and style it as you wish. That will draw your eye to something that pleases you. The wall colour looks fine in certain pictures, less so in others. Could be the lighting/time of day, etc. Wall colour is tricky (and expensive to redo).

Agree with tartanmeup, the staircase seems to be the problem.

The Chandelier is lovely.

I would like to see the trim white, and possibly the banister...either white or even black. I'd leave the risers alone,

I'm not a pro.

I would paint the banister black. Or a deep charcoal gray. It will look sharp with the flooring. If you really want to add some drama do the doors as well. I think painting the risers on the stairs white will be a big improvement too. I would get a round table of good size ( you f=definitely have the space) and place it on a large round rug under the chandelier. Do you have a specific color running through the house? You can choose a rug with those colors in it. Do a beautiful collection of ginger jars on the table and do an arrangement in the largest one. Whether thats flower or greenery that is up to you. The paint. Not optimal. Can it be changed? On my monitor it looks yellow. It really makes the space look dated. It doesn't look like there is really any wall space for art?

I really like the chandelier and the floor too but I'd paint the staircase just like pink_peony mentioned above. I also think you need to address the upstairs termination of the railing. I think I'd end the baseboard where the current, last post is and add additional posts to the end (assuming there wasn't enough room for the posts because of the baseboard). It looks unfinished or broken.

If you are trying to keep the costs down I would paint the walls white or gray, the staircase white with black and spray the chandelier all black. Don't laugh.

Wainscotting would be nice if you had the money for it.

If you are brave enough to be a bit 'artsy' and creative? See examples of some very unique black chandeliers. I think yours could be stellar in black or perhaps a different color

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You could place large jars on top of the closets.

Kris Jenner's old foyer could be some inspiration for you.

I like the suggestions from pink_peony - Painting the risers white will look really good. I would do the banisters white too. It is hard to see but a large rectangle rug (8 by 10 or 9 by 12) might work in the space to cover the floors. I really like the chandelier.

I love beverlys idea about turning that chandelier black! You can make this into a really nice room with some bold accents and fill out the space a bit. I would do a nice light color on the wall, maybe pearly white Sherwin Williams.

LOVE LOVE your entry way...The French doors...the floors...al of it.

Hi Tara, tone up and tone down is somewhat relative. Its your house so its your castle and what yells to me is the chandelier: a Game of Thrones Stone castle wall with a coat of arms banner hanging above the entry. (4'w x 6' long) Same white moulding on all the doors. The rear wall of the balcony above the stairs could be repainted the same white as the ceiling. The remainder of the 'yellow' room could get a stone treatment

With the sun coming in from the windows I really think it would blow people away. Some plants would really help too. I've seen those tiny house shows where they put cubicle storage cubbies under the stairs. perhaps that would work too. Some have cabinet fronts(fauxstone) , some are open with plant of sorts inside.

Considering the classic floor it could be a nice mix to get rid of that yellow and go a bit more stone rustic. Accents options are aplenty.

I do love Pink Peony’s idea of painting the bannister and top of the stair tread black as in BeverlyFlAdesigner’s first photo. Or if that makes you nervous, just painting everything white at least and leaving the step tread honey oak would make a big difference.

Not stair tread....paint the risers ;-). big difference. I don't recommend painting stair treads. I also think your chandelier is pretty as is.

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Celerygirl - Never realized wall color having this much impact. WHOA! LOVE the first pix!

i think the banister in a charcoal grey would be beautiful (black may be too jarring - grey may soften it up) Put a stunning round table in the center with a custom floral display so that becomes the focal point and the stuff you dont like will "fade" into the background

I like your floor!

Tara it may be difficult to do a mock up with your current paint without the name, I don’t know. I cant do any mockups, wish I could!

I use Photoshop and I like Beverly's ideas of painting.