HI Liya,

What a pretty floor!

You have a lot of neutrals and square edges. Some soft textures, color, and art would warm up the space.

I agree with you about getting a rug, Perhaps a runner style that runs almost the length of the entryway (leaving plenty of room for the doors to swing open).

Try two big pieces of wall art on either side of the landing to add some color and visual interest.

To the left of the door, you might consider a small hanging mirror. It's useful as you're heading out. I'm not where sure where you put your coasts, so you could hang a few hooks there instead to increase your functionality.

The console table is pretty. Where do you store your mail and keys? You could use a pretty tray or basket for them on the table. Add a sculptural piece of art, a pile of pretty books, or a pretty framed photo on the table.

Have fun!

Bring the colors used in other rooms of your home into a runner as already suggested.

Use a bit of Art to bring in color and personality in addition to a rug.

Not a Pro.

You can lean art on your console. That will bring in color and warmth to the entry. Add a plant.

Here is some inspiration:

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Thanks so much to everyone for all the ideas! Some more information: We rarely go in and out of the front door, as there is a mudroom connected to the garage door and we generally go in and out through that. The mudroom also gives us a place to hang our coats and keys and store our shoes, so we don't really need anything like that in the entryway (unless for only decoration). We are in the process of painting the remainder of the 1st floor now, the same color as the entryway. Although we are planning on keeping our current furniture (medium-brown leather sofa, chair, loveseat, wooden end tables, side tables and coffee table in a color very similar to the table in the entryway), everything else (art, decorations, rugs, etc) is very much still up for debate. Here are some rugs I've been looking at:

We would very much appreciate any other ideas/photos/suggestions you all may have as to style and decor for this room. Thanks in advance!

Would you consider a painted piece of furniture rather than the wood table (?) that is currently there?

Well, we are not particularly fond of painted furniture, and all of our current furniture is of a similar color and tone:

This entire floor will be painted the same color as the entryway (Sherwin-Williams Pediment). These photos are old and still show the old carpet and vinyl. The entire floor is now in the same wood look LVP as you can see in the entryway photo, and the baseboards are a taller painted white, as you can also see in the entryway photo. We are planning on changing all the decorations and art. We are going for a more transitional look.

Your rug choices are good. Warming up an area needs warm colors, not just gray and blue. The rugs you chose have a nice warm reddish color as well as blues and grays, so they look good.

Found a lamp I liked:

Here is the old lamp and new lamp for comparison:

When I put the new lamp in the middle of the table, it looks to small to me. I thought about adding a second identical lamp and then putting them on each side, similar to the photo above with the old and new lamps, but I'm not sure it looks right.

And a few rugs:

From all of these, I like the pattern and style of the last one, but sadly is also seems to be the cheapest made of the 4. My husband likes #3, which is super soft and fluffy. Any thoughts, ideas or comments are always welcome!

I think the lamp looks too small. :(. I think you could go a little taller than your old one too.

Rugs look different when laid flat. I like the pattern of the last one and first one best.

Both of those lamps are too small. The table is quite chunky so you need a chunky lamp. Together, table and lamp should measure about 58-62" above the floor. Consider buying some basket containers to place on the bottom of the table. Think about some artwork climbing the stairs. I strongly suggest a new chandelier in the dining room and hanging that mirror vertically. Your TV is hung too high.

Two story entry at exterior wall? Window to let light end that would grow a plant set on the top of what appears to be a closet?

Molly: Those are my favorites as well, but the material is very thin and not-dense, so I'm still thinking about them.

decoenthusiaste: I agree about the size of the lamps, and am going back shopping to look for something taller/heavier looking. We will be repainting the wall with the TV anyway, so will consider lowering the wall mount.

suezbell: yes, the entry door and staircase are both exterior walls. There are two windows up high, plus the thin window next to the entry door. The door below the plant shelf that you see leads to the basement. Here is a photo from the hall above:

Molly: Here is the entry table with a taller lamp from my living room. How does this size (not style) look:

If you want warm, don’t do blue or gray. I like that rug sample you posted with the deep, strong red.

Check out Incredible Rugs and Decor, they have the "see in your room" tool.

You need a much larger lamp...and you could do a base of the lamp in a warm color like burnt orange or mustard...the last lamp is a good height but look for a wider base maybe a ceramic or some type of pottery base...a black shade would look nice too...what size rug do you need?

Just throwing this out there...would be very warm and welcoming..you could also do a set of lamps..these Navy blue lamps would look beautiful on the console.

I did a mockup with some framed art I am considering on the staircase wall, as well a couple of rug selections, and a lamp I am considering (it is 29" tall):

I like the top rug, and my husband likes the bottom. I am still wondering what would look good on the bottom shelf of the table. We have more rooms to decorate (art and rugs mainly), and I'd like everything to be coordinated. As always, I would appreciate any help, advice, or suggestions!

Is the carpet on the stairs gray or beige?

I like the lamp and would put it on the right end of the table by the closet to fill the wall space of the stairs.

Your floors turned out really nice. Which color did you end up choosing?

I like the bottom two lamps HIWE showed you. I also like the rugs she on her idea board. But, if you don't like them your blue rug would look nice too.

Are you still considering getting a mirror? I don't think the art in your mock up is big enough. It will be fun to see what you end up doing. Please post the finished entry.

Molly: It is beige, but that is one of the projects for next year, to redo the stairs. Might be the same LVP as the first floor, or it might be a lower pile carpet, we haven't decided.

Gina S: We chose Supercore Oak Gunstock, and thank you, we love it! We have a large mirror on the wall opposite the stairs in the dining room, and I think adding a mirror on the stairs landing would be too much? I like HIWE's suggestions as well, and I might do Orange as a secondary color, but I'm really leaning toward blue as the main accent color.

HIWE: I really like your lamp selections, but I think 2 lamps in that room would be overwhelming. We are looking for a 5x8 rug for the entryway. The rug we had before was a 5x8 and it fit the space very well.

We are still thinking about decorations, but we have a lot of painting to get to on the 1st floor still. And if we decide to go with blue as an accent color, then we will be going with splashes of blue around the entire floor.

You can treat it just like console against a wall...two lamps would really make a statement what is the width of the console?

The rug we had before

You could do a 3x5 so it fits nice in front of the console and a bit more tile shows around the edge...

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