Well, I managed to build an entryway table this weekend...so there's no going back now - no more couch on the wall! Oh and those unsightly sidelight curtains found their final resting place in the trash too. Whoever came up with these window films is genius! Thinking maybe chalk painting the table, sanding a few edges to expose the wood and some storage baskets below for blankets and such.

I think if you leave the angled ceiling white, painting the walls darker won't matter as much. You could also add a piece of vertical trim somewhere to the left of the hanging textile and stop the new paint there. Maybe at the bottom of the stairs that continue to the left? Hard to say without seeing it. What about something like this for lighting? I was looking for something with 3 bulbs and a clear shade. These are both Kichler: I think they now make LED Edison bulbs, too.

I'm tempted to paint the door white for a larger entrance look. If you stand at your front door looking outside, what direction will you face? Two ceramic pots of same color one large, one medium. -placed to the right of the door Fill with bulky plastic bottles and chicken wire on top. Add seasonal decorations.. -wrap cage with faux fall leaf garland - lighted tree topiary.....upside down tomato cages wrap in Christmas lights for year round lighted tree topiaries. Disguise the plastic bottles with a gathered ruffle. Gather burlap or wide 12inch deco mesh (purple, gold, copper, red, pink? (Seasonal colors) , with a wire for a ruffle between the tree and the pot . Secure ruffle to tomato cage.

Pot light in upstairs area and only hang chandelier in the stairwell.