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Article: Five beautiful entryway styles

Five beautiful entryway styles

Five beautiful entryway styles

French entryway ideas

Entry ways are easily made beautiful with accent pieces of furniture, grouped collections and cleverly positioned mirrors.

1. The modern rustic maison

Bench seat with pottery and mirror in entryway

These threshold spaces give people the first impression of your taste and style, and are spaces that can easily be as beautiful as a living space or dining room. 

Framed French mirror with rustic Frame

This framed mirror was once a window in a door

Round table with huge floral center piece and drapers table open storage
An enormous display of flowers in an antique urn sit on a decorative round table. An antique drapers table and framed mirrors add French flair to this stunning space. 
19th century cast iron medici urns pair rustic weathered
Our pair of cast iron Medici urns date to the 19th century
Early 1900's French draper's table rustic modern farmhouse kitchen table island 
Our 19th century French drapers table

2. The inner city townhouse 

Round table and bench seat in a classic entry way

A vintage bench seat is a stylish addition to any entryway. The perfect place for your guests to leave their bags or a spot to slip on your shoes before heading out the door.

French bench seat with white patina

Early 19th century bench seat.

Marble top French bistro table with blue cast iron base

This walnut Louis Philippe table dates to the 1850's

3. The chic apartment

Sunburst mirror in french style entry way modern farmhouse decor interiors

Gold and marble are back in a big way, and you can easily see why. Gilt wood and sunburst mirrors are the perfect way to add a splash of warm gold.

Mid century modern sunburst mirror French gold mirror

Our mid-century gold French sunburst mirror

Gilt wood mirror blue and white china console table

French 19th century marble top butcher's table decorative cast iron base

Our  exquisite 19th marble top butchers table

4. The modern farmhouse 

Gilt wood mirror, rustic animals symmetry blue and white china vintage furniture

Some key pieces that really make these spaces special are bench seats, chairs, console tables, round tables and mirrors. 

1950's Spanish leather chair brown mid century accent chair

1950's accent chair 

Add a farmhouse touch with some wall mounted farmyard personalities, (no animals have been harmed in the curation of our animal collection).

19th century French weathervane coq rooster gold

This weathervane coq dates to the 19th century

Metal bird sculpture

A 1950's bird sculpture

5. The earthy home

Collections of candles, books, vases overflowing with flowers, glassware and pottery are lovely ways to decorate these welcoming spaces.

vintage demijohns on french winemakers table rustic farmhouse entryway

French vigneron table vintage oak luxe modern farmhouse decor

Our French oak oval vignerons table

Dame Jeanne demijohn glass bottle vase glassware vintage modern farmhouse decor

Our 17" glass Demijohn bottle

Biot jars on a console table make a lovely entry way hall way

This beautiful space has a relaxed symmetry - ancient weathered biot jars are balanced with leather-bound books. A pair of wall sconces are centered above the rustic table. 

18th century 19th century French olive jars biot jars
Our stunning antique Biot jars
19th century French wall sconces for candles pair gold
This pair of French wall sconces dates to the 19th century

Pottery and rustic doors unique entry way

For more inspiring entryway ideas follow Chez Pluie on Pinterest .

Photo credit: My Domaine, Carla Aston blog, Still Inspiration blog, HGTV, Vogue, Veranda magazine, Vintage House, Cote de Texas blog and Pinterest.

 

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