I agree with Lori, black doors would be amazing. Black would go well with your wall color and you do have some wrought iron already, great choice.

Why not paint the same color as the walls, so it will blend in, and then get some great big black handles. Keep it simple so that not one thing sticks out. Go to rugs.com and look at all the choices of area rugs. Have fun

WEll if you want to make the doors disappear, paint them the same color as the walls. Square or rectangle for rug--because you do have plenty of curves: stairs, wall, arched , mirror, etc. CheerS

I forgot about the stairs, I agree with you, tiles on the front of the steps would look great, maybe every other step. Why paint, the color looks very dramatic and the if you add tiles, Wow

Install a sliding door, dark. Something like the pick. Make it stand out like you meant it to be there. Like art!

Closet doors seem too stark a color contrast to the walls. Tone down the trim paint.
What's faux paint wood? furniture?
Your stair and wrought iron is beautiful, why add a distracting element like crazy tiles?
I might cover the stairs with carpeting before the area rug by door.
Wall color is OK, but I prefer lighter tones.

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Lori is right on target in the first comment, plus paint that white vent above the closet doors the same color as the walls! And You may want to lower the round mirror a bit. :) Love the entrance too...beautiful! That staircase and railing are gorgeous!!!

lighting ideas?? These are all from Steven Handelman Studios....they also do custom work and you can select which glass color and finish you would like to use as well on their light fixtures etc. They are not inexpensive, but wanted to show some examples that may work in your foyer.
You could also go antique store, junk store and consignment store hopping one day and may run across something like these style-wise. Even if they are brass or whatever, you can spray paint them to go with your wrought iron and change out glass pieces (if any) to whatever color you like.
You may also have a local ironsmith that does artistic fixtures that you could work with locally!

Off to a great start. Your table and mirror when looking at that wall the mirror seems to be placed a little high. Lowering it maybe 6''.... and accessorize the table. It is a major focal point...a nice table lamp and a couple small accessories will finish off that part of the space nicely.

For your closet doors they are a bit of an eye sore because they are bright white. I don't know your budget but I think wooden closet doors similar to your front door and a wrought iron front door would look beautiful. Your stair railing is fabulous and if you could use that material again (front door for example) would be breath taking!

I like your suggestion of tiles going up the stairs I can picture them in this space. If your husband is against it then maybe a happy medium would be a stair runner...I picture brighter colors bold pattern.

What a lovely foyer! Love that! I one saw a DIY project that the home owner took off the entire closet door in the foryer. Inside of the closet space, she arranged a top cabinet and small bench like those you see from potterybarn or jcpenny. on side of the the closet wall, she hang a couple of pictures. It became such interesing space and also very useful.

like this inside of the open closet without the door.

Your front door is wonderful, perhaps you can remove paint and stain to match. Also, don't forget to paint the heat vent above the doors to match the walls!

I think the items at the bottom of the stairs, the chest and mirror are both too small for impact. ( I would use the chest as an end table for the blue sofa. ) That narrow tall wall needs something vertical: a tall furniture piece, large mirror or art.

Or, perhaps that chest would work better in its current spot, if it were topped with two or three very tall candle sticks or lamp, backed by a tall rectangular mirror.

I would paint the walls a gray tone...in the pic, that seems to be the color of the floor tile. Then the white wouldn't be the sore thumb in the room. I don't follow the concept of the brown-tone walls with the gray tiles, but maybe there is something I am not seeing in your pic.

I LOVE your curving bannister!

I would paint the doors a dark color, deep chocolate brown or black...

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