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Foyer Reveal

You guys have been troopers holding out this long for the final reveal of the foyer.  I was waiting on a few pieces that I had ordered, and over the weekend they finally arrived.  I hurriedly styled and took pictures of the space, and this is the result…

Foyer Remodel with newly striped walls, fern art, and layers of colors + texture.  Spaced designed by @Jenna_Burger, WWW.JENNABURGER.COM

It is so fresh + updated.  I’m thrilled with the result and it wasn’t a lot of work.

A new greige paint color + wide horizontal stripes + a gold dresser + a few added accents = A revamped foyer that makes a statement

Past Posts you may be interested in
gorgeous gold dresser + new foyer paint colors —> Click here
10 top greige colors —> Click here
tips + tricks for painting stripes —> Click here

Let me take a step back and show the evolution of the space over that past few years.  When we moved in a little less than 4 years ago, the space was dark and the complete opposite of inviting.  The mouldings were wood, the floor was a dark teal ceramic, and the space looked dated.  Actually this picture (from 2011) shows it better than when we moved in with the walls painted and the chevron sisal rug.

'Before' Foyer Revamp

Within that year, I stenciled the wall, tackled the staircase (no more carpet), changed the wood mouldings to white, and installed a new luxury vinyl tile floor. The result (from 2012)…

'Before' Foyer Revamp

A lot of tone-on-tone cream hues.  Not really my style. Hence the 2013 revamp!

Let’s take a tour of the new space…

This is the main “feature” wall of the foyer.  It’s a fairly small space, with a lot going on.  The foyer, office, and dining room/kitchen are all off of the foyer space, as well as the entry to the garage, the coat closet / pantry, and the laundry.  A lot.  As much as the space needs to be pretty, it also had to be super functional and not cluttered.  It’s a high traffic area with our family coming and going throughout the day.

Foyer Remodel with newly striped walls, fern art, and layers of colors + texture.  Spaced designed by @Jenna_Burger, www.sasinteriors.net

On the main wall is where I decided to add wide horizontal stripes in contrasting colors – a light greige with a dark charcoal (all the details can be found in this post).  The wide stripes visually create a taller space and fools the eye to think the space is long.  The stripes pull you in.

Foyer Remodel with newly striped walls, fern art, and layers of colors + texture.  Spaced designed by @Jenna_Burger, WWW.JENNABURGER.COM

Even though the foyer is not a huge space, it does allow room for a piece of furniture.  I found this gold “gorgeousness” dresser that is super amazing.  It had me at first sight!  As much as it’s beautiful, it also is wonderfully functional.  The 4 drawers allow plenty of storage for the kids shoes and other misc items that never seem to have a home.

Next to the dresser, I added a beautiful upholstered ottoman – perfect for sitting and putting on shoes – as well as my favorite garden stool.  A few added pillows (from other rooms in the house) + some fun accessories for the dresser, complete the space!

Foyer Remodel with newly striped walls, fern art, and layers of colors + texture.  Spaced designed by @Jenna_Burger, WWW.JENNABURGER.COM

The rug is a recent purchase from One Kings Lane and was handmade in India.  I love the pattern, as well as the two blue hues.  Since I have multiple blue paint colors throughout my home, it really ties it all together.

Here’s a view coming down the stair…

Foyer Remodel with newly striped walls, fern art, and layers of colors + texture.  Spaced designed by @Jenna_Burger, WWW.JENNABURGER.COM

For the walls above the dresser, I decided to bring the outdoors in by framing nature.  The new “art” above my dresser are dried ferns and wild flowers —> for tutorial Click Here.  They were super easy to create and are so meaningful to our home since they came right from the backyard.

Foyer Remodel with newly striped walls, fern art, and layers of colors + texture.  Spaced designed by @Jenna_Burger, WWW.JENNABURGER.COM

Look who hopped in the photo session…  My little kitten Samson.  He’s never an arms length away.

Foyer Remodel with newly striped walls, fern art, and layers of colors + texture.  Spaced designed by @Jenna_Burger, WWW.JENNABURGER.COM

Welcome, as you come through the front door, this is the view.  The light greige color was continued around the room, but the darker charcoal stripe was only added to the main wall.

Foyer Remodel with newly striped walls, fern art, and layers of colors + texture.  Spaced designed by @Jenna_Burger, WWW.JENNABURGER.COM

To continue the deep charcoal color in the space, I also used it on the back of the front door.  Now the space completely flows since the color is used in multiple places.  And just to point out, the stair railing is also a taupe / gray color, so it’s all cohesive.

Foyer Remodel with newly striped walls, fern art, and layers of colors + texture.  Spaced designed by @Jenna_Burger, WWW.JENNABURGER.COM

Foyer Remodel with newly striped walls, fern art, and layers of colors + texture.  Spaced designed by @Jenna_Burger, WWW.JENNABURGER.COM

Foyer Remodel with newly striped walls, fern art, and layers of colors + texture.  Spaced designed by @Jenna_Burger, WWW.JENNABURGER.COM

It’s a great space to come home to now.  It’s absolutely an inviting, welcoming spot to enter.  Something that it wasn’t before…

Foyer Remodel with newly striped walls, fern art, and layers of colors + texture.  Spaced designed by @Jenna_Burger, WWW.JENNABURGER.COM

Thanks for taking a tour of my recently finished foyer revamp!  This space has had quite the transformation over the years.  I hope you enjoyed!  If you want to see more spaces in my home, click on over to my House Tour.

The Start of the Next Room Remodel. The Foyer.

Now that the kids are back in school and home life is somewhat back on a regular routine, I’m psyched to start tackling my next big room remodel.  This past Spring it was the powder room that got an overhaul, and now I’m ready for something else.  The space coming up is adjacent to the powder room.  Can you guess what it is???  Twist. Twist. Ok, I’ll tell you.  It’s the foyer.  It’s had many lives over the past 4 years, but it’s ready for another.  And it all revolves around this…

Inspirational Elements for my Foyer Remodel

This piece of gorgeousness (that I was reluctant to buy but many of you on instagram encouraged me to take the plunge) is the inspiration for my foyer and the starting element that everything will be designed around.

Want a better look?

Inspirational Elements for my Foyer Remodel

There it is.

It’s dynamic.  It’s unusual.  It’s a showstopper.  And it’s all mine to design around…

Inspirational Elements for my Foyer Remodel

And look I couldn’t stop myself from already styling it…

Styled Console

One of the major needs in the foyer (because it duals as our mudroom) is storage.  Out of convenience, the kids keep most of their everyday shoes in the foyer, so a new piece with storage was a major must!  And this gold bombshell actually has more storage than the last cabinet.

Here is the space before…

Foyer Remodel _ Before

And before that 2-1/2 years ago (prior to the stair makeover & the new flooring)…

Previous Foyer

What a difference, right?  Also going is the tone-on-tone stencil.  And in it’s place…

Stripes!

With a Major Cabinet, there needs to be Major Stripes.

Inspiration for wide horizontal stripes

But I’m going bolder.  I wanted to do black and white (I love Emily Clark’s foyer), but I decided on a greige (a mix of gray & beige) with a dark charcoal brown.  The black would have been too deep for our overall space.

Paint Colors for Foyer Remodel

The contrast is major, but I do wish the darker color was even darker.  hmmm… {wheels are turning – did I choose the wrong color?}  We shall see how it looks once the stripes go up.  So many colors, so many decisions.

Choosing colors

So the chosen colors are Benjamin Moore Gallery Buff and Benjamin Moore Coachman’s Cape.  I actually had them color matched at Lowe’s and am using Valspar Ultra Paint + Primer.

Paint Colors

Benjamin Moore Paint Colors

And after doing some math this afternoon, I came up with two options for the width of the stripes – I think I’m leaning towards 5 dark stripes at 10-3/8″ high.

Stripe Width

The entire foyer will get a fresh coat of the lighter color, while the stripes will only be on one wall behind the gold console.  Because of the space, it’s most fitting.  Aside from the paint, I want to freshen up the artwork and decor as well.  On the main striped wall I envision 4 or 6 white square frames with large white matting.

Inspiration idea for pictures

Specific pictures or artwork TBD.  There are a few more walls in the space and I’ve got some thinking to do for them.  And of course the powder room is one of the spaces right off of the foyer.

Foyer Remodel

The built-in coat rack that is behind the front door will remain because it’s our everything!  The 30″ wall is so functional – I don’t know what I would do without.  And I think the back of the front door is going to get a splash of color too.

Built-in Coat Rack

Well I’ve got my work cut out for me, but that’s the plan.  You know know where you’ll find me this weekend.  What are your weekend plans?