Everything you need to know to style your entry table decor like a professional decorator and create a welcoming entryway. Ever since the accidental foyer/stairway redo last year and our lucky Facebook Marketplace entry table find, this is the first time I’ve done an actual “normal” entryway styling in this space. Fall and Christmas didn’t count I guess. So I finally decided I’d had enough of the blahs and am taking you through the process of how to decorate an entry table, if you’ve ever felt stumped on where to start styling your own home’s entrance space. ![]() What to Put on an Entry Table
Helpful Tips to Keep in Mind When Styling Entryway Decor
![]() How to Decorate an Entry Table Step by StepStep 1 – Consider the Type of Your Entry Table You Need FirstThe size and shape of your space, your storage and function needs, and your personal style all play a factor into the piece of furniture you should choose for your entryway. But here is a guideline to help you decide.
Always consider your personal decorating style after choosing the type of function you need from those three options to narrow down the right entry table for your space. ![]() ![]() Step 2 – Choose a Mirror or Large Piece or Wall Art / Art GroupingThink about your personal style again and the style you chose for your entry table. When deciding on a mirror or piece of art to hang above the entry table, this is where you can start to blend styles. If your entry table is rustic, choose a piece of art that is more edgy and modern to balance the rough lines with clean lines. If you want to echo ornate carvings in an entry chest with ornate details in a gold mirror, go for it! In windowless spaces, mirrors work best for bouncing more light into the room. If you’re unsure about size, the mirror or art piece should be two-thirds or three-quarters the width of the table below it. (Decorating rules are always made to be broken if you’re brave enough though.) ![]() ![]() Step 3 – Place Your Largest Item on the Table as an AnchorWhether its a large vase with statement-making branches or a tall, chunky lamp, use this one item is your starting point to style the entry table. Place it on one end of the table. In my case, I used this lamp. ![]() ![]() Step 4 – Flank the Anchor Piece with a Medium Sized ItemOn the other side of the table opposite from your large anchor piece, place a medium sized item that will still add a little height but not more than your anchor. I often like balancing lamps and a plant or vase of flowers as they play well against each other for adding light and an organic quality to entryways together. ![]() Step 5 – Add Books as RisersIf you need to add a little height, books work well while also incorporating subjects you love. Our family enjoys picking up beautiful hardback picture books from our travels or about hobbies that interest us. But of course I collect interior design books too because I love flipping through them for ideas, so I placed two here. Here are more coffee table books for all interests. ![]() ![]() Step 6 – Add a Candle and/or Sentimental ItemsI like to keep a candle in our foyer to light in the evenings or when we’re having company over so the house smells fresh and clean. And this time, I just added a couple of small picture frames with family photos as our something sentimental. (Regan loves pointing to that picture on the left and saying, “Mama! Is that ME in your tummy?” Literally every day even though she knows the answer. ![]() Step 7 – Group Entry Table Decor Items into Threes for Visual TrianglesIf you didn’t visualize it in the photo above, can you see it now in the image below? When placing items on a table, try to think about placing a tall, medium, and short item together as a grouping to create a triangle shape. Interior stylists use the Visual Triangle trick all the time as it creates natural symmetry that’s pleasing to the eye even when we only subconsciously understand that we’re seeing a triangle in decor groupings. It totally works! And it totally helps me get “un-stuck” when I suddenly forget how to decorate an entry table in the middle of a styling brain block. I start making triangles and it fixes itself. ![]() What to Place Beside an Entry TableWe really have no storage space for anything besides the entryway table itself that we use beside the front door. But if you have the space and need the added function you can incorporate an umbrella stand, lidded cube ottoman, large basket for tossing in shoes, or a coat rack stand. ![]() How to Style Other Areas of the House
I keep thinking sometime later this year I’d love to paint that cherry stair railing black now that we have three different wood tones happening in here and maybe swap the balusters to a simple, straight style instead. But we have two big projects starting up next week to wrangle first, so I’ll have time to think on this spot a little longer I guess. What do you think? The post Entry Table Decor – How to Style Step by Step Like a Pro appeared first on Bless'er House. Originally from Bless'er House https://ift.tt/cyeEfdu
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Author - Emily ColemanVisual Furniture Merchandiser at Simmons Quality Home Improvement Archives
February 2019
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