Addition to front of my split entry
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Comments (5)Hi, Thanks for the input guys. That is a beautiful display, loribee. I collect plates as well, but would not have the hall space to put the table. The view upstairs will be a small part of the kitchen (not the cluttered part for sure!) just the edge of an island. Beyond will be the great room with a beautiful French door. So, maybe I will get the effect you described in your foyer, leafy02. Thanks so much for the link, chispa. I had found that a while back, but need to take another look at it as it did have excellent ideas for outside choices especially. Arcy, I am so glad we will not be trying to have the mudroom in this small foyer, and we will be lucky enough to have a mudroom at the garage entrance. For years this tiny foyer has been our only entry and mudroom to boot. I will be glad to give the boots the boot to the lower level! Anyone tried chair rails here to play down the tall walls within this relatively small space? For those of you who have a railing along either the right or left side wall of your entry, do you like the look? Carol...See MoreSplit Entry Mudroom addition?
Comments (12)Hi, Good to see some ideas going on this style of house. They are tricky to work with. I love the idea Lavender posted (Bob Vila). I can't open the pinterest link posted by rocky bird, can others open it? We are in the throws of building an addition on our split-foyer. We did add a little bit to the foyer, wish it could have been more. However, our foyer after the build is complete will only be a guest entrance. Our family will enter via the garage man door and into a generous sized mudroom. All family coats, shoes, knapsacks etc. will be in this basement mudroom. I don't even plan to give the kids a key to the front door, so they are forced to enter via the garage to the mudroom LOL. Here are my thoughts on split entry foyers for what is worth from a person who has ripped hers apart and is rebuilding it. 1) Avoid having family enter through front door and having their stuff dropped in that tiny foyer. Try for another family entrance (maybe through garage to basement level? or a side or back door) 2)Consider an extra wide staircase going up (ours is 4 and a half feet) and a narrower one going down (ours is 42 inches here). This way the larger staircase invites company to go up. Also with the wide staircase a person can sit on the stairs, and put shoes on, while another can pass by. 3)Consider putting an extra tall door (8 foot) for those foyers that typically are a floor and a half in height (12 feet). It fits the space better and lets extra light in if you have a transom above or glass in the door. In our case, the door draws more attention to itself as the garage protrudes and partially conceals the front door. 4)Consider beefing up and beautifying the exterior steps. Our new steps are concrete stringers, and soon to be installed stone risers/threads. The landing is also stone resting on a concrete platform 5)Put a forgiving flooring material on the interior steps so you can walk on it with boots, etc and it becomes an extensions of your foyer space in a way that a carpet can not. We will have hard wood steps. 6)Open up the wall between the living room and staircase wall. Also, endeavor to have the top of the stairs going down open to a railing. This way there is an illusion of more space I would love to hear your ideas on how to use trim to bring down the height of the ceilings in these tiny, tall ceiling spaces. I keep thinking something creative like chair rail or something might make the wall heights more in keeping with the tiny space. In other words, anything that makes the interior foyer space look less like an elevator shaft would be good. Best of luck all split-foyer owners. Carol...See MoreSuggestions for my front door/entry
Comments (11)I might do two columns, both echoing the fluted door surround. Just butt one up against the house on the left so that there are two. It's a little weird but it might look less weird...? Not sure. I am dealing with a similar problem and may fix it by adding faux columns at the back of the porch to balance the ones on the front. I love the punch of a red door, especially with the brass. I would look for two large square planters in the same red and place one on either side of the entryway. They could be where the blue one is now, or up on the step, but they should match and they both need to be in the same location. You can go pretty big,too. The alternative, if you don't want to do a second column, is to get four planters, two that match and two that don't. I'd put a large one with tall plants along the wall where the second column might go. That will help balance the space. Then put another pot to the side of it. In front put one of the two matching pots and place the other one on the opposite side of the walkway. That way, you have the two matching/balancing pots on either side, with taller/filler pots behind where you need the height. (Did that make any sense? :-) I had a wrought iron bench on my front porch and it filled the space in a pleasing way in addition to providing a landing place for people and packages. I think that would look nice there. Keep your eye out for a more distinctive lantern, perhaps in brass. What you have now is fine, but maybe you could find something that is a bit unexpected. Same with the door knocker. Nothing wrong with it, it's just kind of predictable. Something clever that you feel a connection with would be interesting....like a brass sunflower or something. I wouldn't get too cutesie, just find something interesting. Check out eBay for a dizzying selection. All in all, the house and entry are quite pretty. Welcome to the board!...See MoreHelp with garage and 2nd story addition on split level
Comments (1)Hire an architect before you do anything. Nothing is worse than when people slap an addition on (especially a massive one like you're describing) and don't account for how it's going to affect curb appeal....See MoreCreative Visual Concepts, Kevin Strader
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