Congrats on your new home! The typical advice to place something interesting at the end of the hall does not apply here, so you need to add interest to the floor and ceiling instead. I’d use either two rugs as shown in previous photo, or a single runner. A hortizontal pattern or weave would help to visually widen the space. Replace the ceiling lights with something you love – maybe even a light that throws a pattern of light up onto the ceiling. You might consider painting the ceiling (or ceiling plus walls at a height above the door frame) a different color, to alter the perceived dimensions of the hall. If you describe your overall style preferences for your home, people may make more specific suggestions for lighting, or for the entry. Btw, does the entry relate to this hall?

I don't mind the table and mirror and can't really think of anything besides art that would fit on that wall. Can't see the table details well but could it be painted? How about red to match your lovely door? What would say "fresh and cozy" to you for that space? Have you thought of a new light fixture? A runner and a larger rug in the entrance could look good. I don't find the clock visible from the door to be welcoming so I'd be tempted to remove it.

Here is an idea for you. Minimal framing and it would open up the kitchen space: 1. tear out the pantry and the internal walls of the powder room and the powder room sink. 2. Frame in a pocket door and solid wall for the powder room, reorienting the door. 3. change up the sink in the powder room for a very minimal thin sink hung on the wall across from the toilet and change the toilet to a round bowl that takes up less space. 4. Frame in a new wide archway to the dining room that is next to the stairwell 5. eliminate the existing door to the dining room 6. counters along the exterior wall with sink under window and cooktop on exterior wall for venting 7. countertop along dining room wall anchored by a double oven 8. refrigerator and pantry along opposite wall from sink - can make pantry depth of standard depth fridge to save on appliance cost - pantry can be doors with shelves all around or cupboards with pull outs. 9. island with 42" space to sink area and aligned with dining room opening 10. not to worry about work triangle with fridge because island becomes prep space see sketch:

I would think about function first: - This space seems well lit and that a lamp is not needed. - It sounds like your shoes and coat live elsewhere. - You mentioned wanting a place to put keys. When you walk in the glass doors, will you and your partner walk back towards the garage to place your keys down and then head upstairs? It does not sound to me like a natural flow of things. Is there somewhere at the top of your stairs that keys can be placed? I might also not want keys sitting in front of a glass door. (Maybe the areas I've lived in are more dangerous than yours though.) This hallways seems much too narrow to easily accomodate a console table and have reasonable flow. If you are really after a sense of warm, welcoming decor, I would focus simply on how to achieve that: * Place a nice floor plant in the area where the shoes are in the pic above. Find a decorative planter with a mid century vibe. * If you want key space hang a nice key ring hook near the plant just to the left of the front door where the hinges are. Again get an MCM style piece. * Hang a vertical picture on the long wall towards the front door across from the railings. I would get a very large framed pic - something that is large poster size and takes up 3/4 the height of the wall. Find something with a mid-century style and colors you love. Something this size in the pic below would visually take up the space and eliminate the need for a console table. (In fact, I think this pic would look better with just the poster on that wall and no bench.) The pic below has a nice light above the artwork. If wiring is not too hard you could do that too.