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The most popular newly posted entryways on Houzz are bright and airy with a hint of rustic charm
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An entryway isn’t just a place to hang your coat and knock the dirt off your boots — it’s the first space that greets you as you step inside a home. The entryway photos that Houzz users connected with recently share a warm and welcoming vibe. The combination of clean white features, wood accents and plenty of natural light shows up again and again in our countdown to the top 10 most-saved new entryway photos on Houzz.
An entryway isn’t just a place to hang your coat and knock the dirt off your boots — it’s the first space that greets you as you step inside a home. The entryway photos that Houzz users connected with recently share a warm and welcoming vibe. The combination of clean white features, wood accents and plenty of natural light shows up again and again in our countdown to the top 10 most-saved new entryway photos on Houzz.
9. Neat With Knickknacks
Brian H. Murray of Brian H. Murray Interior Design in Raleigh worked with the homeowners of this rural North Carolina home on a major renovation that included transforming what was once a dysfunctional laundry room into an open foyer space that would double as a mudroom. The project involved opening the side entrance to the house with 8-foot double glass doors that bring natural light into the new white space (Sherwin-Williams Alabaster walls with Sherwin-Williams Pure White trim). The larger-scale horizontal shiplap was meant to draw the eye around the space and add an element of rustic charm, Murray says.
Hidden storage keeps sports equipment, shoes and dog leashes tidy, while curated accessories play up the personality of the space. Wood finishes, stained in various shades of walnut, add an approachable dose of farmhouse character.
Brian H. Murray of Brian H. Murray Interior Design in Raleigh worked with the homeowners of this rural North Carolina home on a major renovation that included transforming what was once a dysfunctional laundry room into an open foyer space that would double as a mudroom. The project involved opening the side entrance to the house with 8-foot double glass doors that bring natural light into the new white space (Sherwin-Williams Alabaster walls with Sherwin-Williams Pure White trim). The larger-scale horizontal shiplap was meant to draw the eye around the space and add an element of rustic charm, Murray says.
Hidden storage keeps sports equipment, shoes and dog leashes tidy, while curated accessories play up the personality of the space. Wood finishes, stained in various shades of walnut, add an approachable dose of farmhouse character.
8. Low-Key, High-Traffic Near the Lake
This lower-level rear entryway opens onto a Minnesota backyard along Lake Minnetonka. Because there’s typically so much foot traffic coming from and going to the outside dock, this space needed to be resilient, comfortable and packed with storage features.
Homeowner and architect Laurie Kruhoeffer says the hooks, reclaimed-wood bench and adjacent closet with a built-in hamper come in handy after a day of boating. The smokey gray walls (Benjamin Moore Smoke Embers) and weathered wood-look porcelain floor tiles (Revive by Caesar Ceramics in Sesame) keep with the nautical spirit. The transom above the bench was added to let in more sunshine.
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This lower-level rear entryway opens onto a Minnesota backyard along Lake Minnetonka. Because there’s typically so much foot traffic coming from and going to the outside dock, this space needed to be resilient, comfortable and packed with storage features.
Homeowner and architect Laurie Kruhoeffer says the hooks, reclaimed-wood bench and adjacent closet with a built-in hamper come in handy after a day of boating. The smokey gray walls (Benjamin Moore Smoke Embers) and weathered wood-look porcelain floor tiles (Revive by Caesar Ceramics in Sesame) keep with the nautical spirit. The transom above the bench was added to let in more sunshine.
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7. Bright With a Bench
The homeowners at this rural farmhouse outside Richmond, Virginia, wanted an everyday entry and mudroom that was functional for a family with four kids and a whole flock of animals, including two goats, a dog and a pony. But they want it to still be pretty enough to act as a secondary front door for friends and neighbors, designer Jennifer Radakovic says. Pairing custom cabinetry in white (Snowbound by Sherwin-Williams) with the mahogany-and-glass door created a room brimming with natural light.
The space now acts as a transition zone between the original house and the new addition. And with durable ceramic tile floors that look like natural stone, pale gray walls (Benjamin Moore’s Horizon) and warm touches of mahogany and alder wood, that in-between area feels warm and inviting.
The homeowners at this rural farmhouse outside Richmond, Virginia, wanted an everyday entry and mudroom that was functional for a family with four kids and a whole flock of animals, including two goats, a dog and a pony. But they want it to still be pretty enough to act as a secondary front door for friends and neighbors, designer Jennifer Radakovic says. Pairing custom cabinetry in white (Snowbound by Sherwin-Williams) with the mahogany-and-glass door created a room brimming with natural light.
The space now acts as a transition zone between the original house and the new addition. And with durable ceramic tile floors that look like natural stone, pale gray walls (Benjamin Moore’s Horizon) and warm touches of mahogany and alder wood, that in-between area feels warm and inviting.
6. A Closet Door With History
What better feature could there be for a couple who are writers than a closet door with a story? The ornate door was one of many details showcased in a profile published this month of their house in Nashville, Tennessee. The door, which features intricate carvings and beveled glass, was reclaimed from an old train station, according to homeowner Hayley Simmons.
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What better feature could there be for a couple who are writers than a closet door with a story? The ornate door was one of many details showcased in a profile published this month of their house in Nashville, Tennessee. The door, which features intricate carvings and beveled glass, was reclaimed from an old train station, according to homeowner Hayley Simmons.
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5. Creamy White Walls and Reclaimed Pine
Designers Matt Retzak and Heather Scott from Bartelt the Remodeling Resource and interior designer Becky Howley balanced natural elements like the pine ceiling and reclaimed pine floors with stark white walls and cozy accent decor like stacked books and greenery in this modern Wisconsin barn. Above it all, an E.F. Chapman Darlana Lantern keeps things bold and bright.
Designers Matt Retzak and Heather Scott from Bartelt the Remodeling Resource and interior designer Becky Howley balanced natural elements like the pine ceiling and reclaimed pine floors with stark white walls and cozy accent decor like stacked books and greenery in this modern Wisconsin barn. Above it all, an E.F. Chapman Darlana Lantern keeps things bold and bright.
4. A Place for Everything
A custom-designed dusty blue door that allows natural light to flood this Michigan space pops against thoughtful white built-ins and neutral tile flooring.
A custom-designed dusty blue door that allows natural light to flood this Michigan space pops against thoughtful white built-ins and neutral tile flooring.
3. Rustic Welcome
In another look at the same project from the No. 5 most-saved entry photo, Bartelt’s team leaned into the natural character of this Wisconsin barn by keeping beams and wood exposed. Reclaimed-pine floors, nickel-gap wall boards painted in Sherwin-Williams Creamy and Douglas fir columns are just a few of the details that set the space apart with texture and understated personality. The plaid armchairs and doorway rug, pieces the homeowners already had, soften the space.
In another look at the same project from the No. 5 most-saved entry photo, Bartelt’s team leaned into the natural character of this Wisconsin barn by keeping beams and wood exposed. Reclaimed-pine floors, nickel-gap wall boards painted in Sherwin-Williams Creamy and Douglas fir columns are just a few of the details that set the space apart with texture and understated personality. The plaid armchairs and doorway rug, pieces the homeowners already had, soften the space.
2. Chicago Cubbies
Smart storage looks both neat and everyday-practical in this Chicago area Tudor entryway. With the top cubbies stocked with baskets matching the rich dark stain of the floor planks and bench, this drop zone looks cohesive, not cluttered.
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Smart storage looks both neat and everyday-practical in this Chicago area Tudor entryway. With the top cubbies stocked with baskets matching the rich dark stain of the floor planks and bench, this drop zone looks cohesive, not cluttered.
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1. Clean Lines in New York
With its herringbone wood-look floor tiles and the striking horizontal lines of the white shiplap walls, this New York entryway by designer Amy Eisenberg of Karen Berkemeyer Home manages to be sweet, sparse and packed with visual interest all at once. It earns the honor as the most-saved entryway photo uploaded to Houzz in the past three months.
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With its herringbone wood-look floor tiles and the striking horizontal lines of the white shiplap walls, this New York entryway by designer Amy Eisenberg of Karen Berkemeyer Home manages to be sweet, sparse and packed with visual interest all at once. It earns the honor as the most-saved entryway photo uploaded to Houzz in the past three months.
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A beachy palette of pale blues, natural tans and white in this Ohio vacation home entryway exudes relaxation. Designer Barrie Spang of design firm Sapphire Pear wanted to create a flexible space off the main hallway connecting the kitchen, laundry area and garage entrance that was pretty, tidy and functional.
With white walls and woodwork (Extra White from Sherwin-Williams) and medium brown exposed-grain wood flooring, the space feels friendly and clean. A shiplap back face above the bench, Hadley flush-mount ceiling lights by Hinkley Lighting, coordinating blue storage boxes and a bold but understated graphic floor runner complete the laid-back look.
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