Our Entryway Makeover: The Before & After

Our entryway was the inaugural of all matter nosotros saw when nosotros inaugural of all looked at our trouble solid ii years ago. Most people wouldn't accept been equally good jazzed virtually the sight I saw, but I saw something special. Sure, the lobby was filled amongst terrible orange-toned wood, had parquet floors, as well as carpeted stairs, but it also had sweeping xxx feet high ceilings, cool low-cal fixtures, as well as a whole lot of potential.
 I saw what could be, non was was.

This it what the lobby looked similar when nosotros inaugural of all moved inwards to the house.

Well, truly that's what the lobby looked similar subsequently hours of sanding downwards all the forest as well as prepping it for paint. Still though, that's pretty much what I lived amongst at the time. 
My ain personal wooden nightmare.

I've likely gone through 10 cans of white pigment since nosotros bought this house, as well as accept painted nearly everything I ain white. I've had several people inquire me what my aversion to forest is. Let me clear a few things up. I similar wood. But it has to live on the correct type of wood. Not the horrid outdated 1980's orangish forest this trouble solid was filled with. Plus, for someone similar me who is constantly treasure hunting, white pigment is a bully agency to unify a trouble solid amount of mismatched thrift store furniture! 
That's my story as well as I'm sticking to it.

Shortly subsequently nosotros moved in, I spent several days painting all of the bring down as well as woodwork. It completely transformed the space. Here is the lobby today.

The neutral paint and white bring down truly updates the infinite hence much.

Also, cheque out the trivial nook I created.

There only wasn't whatsoever room for a console tabular array expanse inwards this foyer, hence I removed the cupboard doors as well as created a nook past times ikon it amongst only about leftover pigment from the bathroom. I truly dearest the agency it turned out. It's unexpected as well as fun, yet totally functional. 
Here's a closeup.

I used an former dresser as well as only about accessories I constitute spell thrift store shopping to mode the nook. Here is the before/after of that dresser. I painted it white the same agency I did our sleeping accommodation dresser. I also changed out the hardware. 

Let's aspect at only about other views of the entryway.

I  envision this entire infinite amongst truly black ebony hardwood floors. I conception to start the hardwood inwards the lobby as well as accept it come upwards up the stairs as well as into the entire upstairs area.

Here are only about following comparisons:

It's come upwards a long way, as well as I'm truly pleased amongst the progress.

I intend ane time the rug as well as parquet are replaced amongst black hardwood, this infinite volition truly shine.
 This is what you lot meet when you lot caput upwards the stairs.

And this is the thought you lot meet when you lot come upwards inwards the door. The trouble solid is a split upwards score as well as you lot come upwards inwards on a landing as well as and then the stairs become upwards to the living room, dining room, as well as kitchen. Then in that location is a long hallway that leads to the primary bedroom, invitee bath, invitee bed, as well as office. Going downwards the other laid of stairs leads to the basement living room, only about other invitee sleeping accommodation (currently our abode gym) as well as only about other bathroom. I've non yet worked on the downstairs area, hence it's nevertheless pretty outdated.

The entryway is ane of my favorite parts of the house. It's nevertheless a piece of occupation inwards progress, as well as has a long agency to go, but I intend it's already come upwards a long way! I dearest walking into the trouble solid because it feels hence opened upwards as well as spacious. It's ane of the parts of the trouble solid that truly sold me inwards the rattling beginning.

And it nevertheless hasn't lost it's charm!

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