Furnishing the home entrance: the complete guide for large and small spaces

The entrance hall is the calling card of every home. The furnishing of this part of the house must be thought out and studied in every detail. Furnishing the entrance at its best means finding the right fil rouge with the rest of the home and creating an environment that is functional and pleasing to the eye.

Whether large or small, the space dedicated to the entrance must be able to accommodate the furniture and objects essential for this part of the home. Here is a mini guide to furnishing the entrance with taste, practicality and character.

Furnishing the home entrance: enhancing and optimising available space

In order to enjoy a home space to the fullest, it is important to valorise and optimise the space available. This step is not exactly simple in particular rooms such as the entrance, a transit area that does not always enjoy large surface areas. In the entrance of the home it is possible to give space to various objects that would otherwise remain in disarray. From shoes to bags, from documents to keys to remote controls: if adequate closed spaces are provided in the entrance of a home, everything in the house will have more order.

By following a few tricks it is possible to make a space seem visually larger, which is why, in rooms such as the entrance, it is important first of all

• Use light correctly, i.e. avoid shaded areas and annoying reflections.
• Select furniture and decorative accessories in perfect style with the surroundings and give them the most appropriate placement.
• Place mirrors which, by reflecting natural and artificial light, give the feeling of visually larger spaces.
• Choose the most appropriate colours, i.e. light if the entrance is small and dark, brighter and more intense if you have a fairly large and bright entrance.

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Furnishing the entrance of the home: which furniture and accessories should be preferred?

In order to furnish the entrance of your home in the best possible way, it is essential to make the right choice in terms of furniture and accessories. The space must be decorated and well-furnished, but it is necessary not to exaggerate with the insertion of non-functional and cluttered elements, which would make the space unusable.

Some of the perfect furnishings and accessories for the home entrance (but not necessarily all of them) are:

• a console table (which can be replaced with a cabinet, a small desk, a mini bookcase)
• a mirror;
• a carpet;
• a central chandelier and/or a standing lamp;
• a coat stand;
• an umbrella stand.

All decorative but above all functional elements, suitable for visually embellishing the entrance, but also perfect for organising the room.

The console is very practical for placing a pocket emptier, a fixed telephone or modem, a photo holder, a lamp. Also very functional are the made-to-measure and space-saving cabinets, the perfect solution for particularly small entrances. If space permits, it is also possible to opt for bookcases or full-height wall cupboards: valuable space to store not only books but even blankets, clothes and shoes for the change of season.

Mirrors and decorative accessories, such as rugs, pictures and lamps, are essential elements because they give style to this part of the home, enhancing it with taste and refinement.

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Furnishing the entrance: ideal lighting for this part of the home

Lighting is one of the most important parts of a furnishing project. Good lighting can enhance an interior, on the contrary, not carefully placed lighting points can spoil the overall effect of a furnishing. In an entrance hall there are not many lighting points to insert and they must be well placed, especially if this part of the house has no windows and therefore no natural light.

An entrance hall can be illuminated with a central chandelier, a ceiling light, with spotlights, with recessed LED strips or with light grooves. Also indispensable is the standing lamp above the console or entrance cabinet.

The light of the central chandelier will be more intense and will make the console, coat rack or coat rack clearly visible. The standing lamp or recessed spotlights will create a soft atmospheric light for attractive scenic effects.

Furnishing the home entrance in modern style

The modern style is very popular in today’s homes. Due to its clean lines, essentiality and functionality, the modern style is one of the most suitable for furnishing the entrance of a home.

A modern style entrance hall must be characterised by a minimalist design and precise, square geometric lines. The colours to be favoured are neutral tones, from white to grey, including dove grey and beige. The perfect materials for furnishing a modern entrance are plastics, but also wood and glass.

Furnishing a spacious entrance

Within a spacious entrance it is a good idea to include proportionate furniture. In addition to the traditional console table, benches, armchairs and sofas can also be placed here, but be careful not to create a messy, chaotic environment. If the space is rather large, it is possible to dare with brighter and more intense colours.

Furnishing a rather small home entrance

Home entrances are generally not particularly large in size. Nevertheless, creating a cosy and functional ambience is not a mission impossible. What is important is to choose the right furniture: not too large, not too colourful, but in neutral tones and made to measure.

And then the lighting: a narrow entrance hall needs a type of lighting that can enhance every corner and not highlight structural defects in the room such as an irregular shape.