Single front door - farmhouse medium tone wood floor single front door idea in Other with white walls and a gray front door

Hall with our custom designed Art Deco Console
Inspiration for a mid-sized timeless dark wood floor and brown floor entryway remodel in San Francisco with beige walls and a white front door

Entryway - mid-sized craftsman medium tone wood floor entryway idea in Little Rock with gray walls

Small Lanterns in an Antique Zinc finish give this foyer a unique look and feel. The hexagon floor tile brings texture and a warm environment to the space. photo by Doug Edmunds

Entryway - cottage entryway idea in Phoenix

John Cole Photography
Beach style entryway photo in Boston with a glass front door

A young family with a wooded, triangular lot in Ipswich, Massachusetts wanted to take on a highly creative, organic, and unrushed process in designing their new home. The parents of three boys had contemporary ideas for living, including phasing the construction of different structures over time as the kids grew so they could maximize the options for use on their land. They hoped to build a net zero energy home that would be cozy on the very coldest days of winter, using cost-efficient methods of home building. The house needed to be sited to minimize impact on the land and trees, and it was critical to respect a conservation easement on the south border of the lot. Finally, the design would be contemporary in form and feel, but it would also need to fit into a classic New England context, both in terms of materials used and durability. We were asked to honor the notions of “surprise and delight,” and that inspired everything we designed for the family. The highly unique home consists of a three-story form, composed mostly of bedrooms and baths on the top two floors and a cross axis of shared living spaces on the first level. This axis extends out to an oversized covered porch, open to the south and west. The porch connects to a two-story garage with flex space above, used as a guest house, play room, and yoga studio depending on the day. A floor-to-ceiling ribbon of glass wraps the south and west walls of the lower level, bringing in an abundance of natural light and linking the entire open plan to the yard beyond. The master suite takes up the entire top floor, and includes an outdoor deck with a shower. The middle floor has extra height to accommodate a variety of multi-level play scenarios in the kids’ rooms. Many of the materials used in this house are made from recycled or environmentally friendly content, or they come from local sources. The high performance home has triple glazed windows and all materials, adhesives, and sealants are low toxicity and safe for growing kids. Photographer credit: Irvin Serrano

Large trendy entryway photo in Boston

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Mid-sized transitional dark wood floor and brown floor entryway photo in Minneapolis with a white front door and gray walls

A vintage, salvaged wood door replaced the original and was painted a bright blue to match the beadboard porch ceiling. The fresh color happily welcomes you home every day. Photography by Josh Vick

Barry Grossman Photography
Trendy foyer photo in Miami with white walls

This brownstone, located in Harlem, consists of five stories which had been duplexed to create a two story rental unit and a 3 story home for the owners. The owner hired us to do a modern renovation of their home and rear garden. The garden was under utilized, barely visible from the interior and could only be accessed via a small steel stair at the rear of the second floor. We enlarged the owner’s home to include the rear third of the floor below which had walk out access to the garden. The additional square footage became a new family room connected to the living room and kitchen on the floor above via a double height space and a new sculptural stair. The rear facade was completely restructured to allow us to install a wall to wall two story window and door system within the new double height space creating a connection not only between the two floors but with the outside. The garden itself was terraced into two levels, the bottom level of which is directly accessed from the new family room space, the upper level accessed via a few stone clad steps. The upper level of the garden features a playful interplay of stone pavers with wood decking adjacent to a large seating area and a new planting bed. Wet bar cabinetry at the family room level is mirrored by an outside cabinetry/grill configuration as another way to visually tie inside to out. The second floor features the dining room, kitchen and living room in a large open space. Wall to wall builtins from the front to the rear transition from storage to dining display to kitchen; ending at an open shelf display with a fireplace feature in the base. The third floor serves as the children’s floor with two bedrooms and two ensuite baths. The fourth floor is a master suite with a large bedroom and a large bathroom bridged by a walnut clad hall that conceals a closet system and features a built in desk. The master bath consists of a tiled partition wall dividing the space to create a large walkthrough shower for two on one side and showcasing a free standing tub on the other. The house is full of custom modern details such as the recessed, lit handrail at the house’s main stair, floor to ceiling glass partitions separating the halls from the stairs and a whimsical builtin bench in the entry.

A Garden room separating garage from house proper. A repurposed tannery bench found and detailed by the architect creates this handsome room. Earthy and elemental materials are selected for the home that reference the barn without directly mimicking it. Wooden members found inside the barn and from other barns bridge ceilings and are used in floors along with rustic slate adding to a sense of simplicity to the farmhouse design.

Example of a country gray floor and shiplap wall mudroom design in Seattle with white walls

Example of a transitional entryway design in Grand Rapids

A custom walnut slat wall feature elevates this mudroom wall while providing easily accessible hooks.
Small trendy light wood floor, brown floor and wood wall mudroom photo in Chicago with white walls

The hallway of a master suite dressed up in paneled wainscoting and rounded at both ends opens toward a second floor balcony with sound views. Above the crown moulding, the ceiling features the fine curves of a shallow barrel vault.

Wood louvers and a gate allow daylight while affording privacy to this home located in Charlottesville, VA. Photo: Prakash Patel
Entryway - small contemporary light wood floor entryway idea in Richmond with a medium wood front door and brown walls

Inspiration for a large timeless medium tone wood floor and brown floor foyer remodel in Other with gray walls and a medium wood front door