11 entryways to inspire you: Dream cabinets, bike storage and a chalkboard wall!
With thoughtful planning, your entryway can become a functional, beautiful, and surprisingly versatile space. We’ve gathered inspiring images of entryways from different kinds of homes!
Greetings from Paris
The narrow and dark entryway of this century-old city apartment has been brightened up with golden-yellow paint, which was also used on the doors. The paint shade is Tikkurila’s Q139. The long second-hand kilim rug links the entryway to the small hall. The tall, ornate vintage mirror catches the eye and makes the narrow space feel larger. As the building doesn’t have a bike storage room, the entryway also serves as a place for the bicycle.
Making the most of wasted space
In the entryway of this 1960s rowhouse home, there’s no space for the shoe cabinet, so it has been placed in the unused area under the spiral staircase. The IKEA shoe cabinet fits the narrow space perfectly. On the wall are spray paintings by Jussi TwoSeven and the family’s daughter’s ceramic artwork. The home’s original checkerboard-patterned parquet floor has been sanded and varnished.
On display and hidden
The high ceilings of this loft home, located in a former factory, are beneficial for clothing storage too: the mirrored wardrobe stretches over three meters high. The Loop Stand Hall rack by Hay is ideal for scarves and shopping bags. The chalkboard sticker on the top part of the front door serves as a memo board.
Space for small items
An entryway benefits from having a surface where you can set down keys, bags, and your phone. The IKEA Ivar pine cabinet also works as storage for accessories. The proportions of the round mirror complement the compact cabinet, and the mirror makes the entryway feel more spacious. You can clip notes and hang keys on the metal grid.
Welcome back from the bike ride
The entryway of this old city apartment showcases the resident’s hobby: road cycling. The plank floor painted with high-gloss paint is easy to keep clean. To maintain the spacious feel, the entryway features only a lightweight Artek standing coat rack. The wall-mounted wooden shelf serves as a spot to set things down. The genuine oriental wool rug is perfect for the entryway as it is quite wear-resistant.
Homemade coat rack
The resident of this 1950s apartment home built a coat rack from birch plywood for their entryway. However, some outerwear is still kept in the walk-in closet because a coat rack hidden under a heap of coats looks messy. The cabinet is also homemade. A washable rag rug is practical for the corridor.
Built into the wall
In this corridor-like entryway, storage is solved with wall-integrated cabinetry, featuring an opening in the middle that lightens the look and serves as a bench. Muuto’s round Dots hooks are mounted on the oak-veneered wall. The cabinetry is from Noblessa.
Putting the hallway to use
The hallway connecting the entryway and sleeping area in this city home has been utilized by building a long wooden shoe shelf, with space for more pairs of shoes underneath. The coat rack is on the left wall, and shopping bags are hung on the ladder leading to the loft. The paper yarn rug is by Woodnotes.
The floor matters
The small vestibule and entryway of this 1950s rowhouse home have been tiled with Pukkila’s hexagonal tiles that echo the style of the era the house was built. Uniform tiles enhance the spatial feel of the entryway. The bold color chosen for the wall of the small entryway adds coziness.
Like a walk-in closet
The entryway of this modern log house resembles a walk-in closet, as it has plenty of counter space and wall-wide cabinets. There are open shelves for bags on the right side of the counter. The square-shaped View mirror is by By Lassen, and the floor features the colorful Tabula Cembro tiles by Alfalux. The dark blue cabinets with brass knobs are from Puustelli.
A colorful welcome
Why should the entryway look boring? This entryway has been brightened up with different shades of red. The terracotta-colored floor tiles and the vintage shelving unit delineate the space between the entryway and the living room. If your entryway has enough floor space, it’s worth planning a spot for a bench: it’s nice to sit on the bench to tie shoelaces and to set down your everyday bag. The bench in the picture is 153 b from Artek’s Aalto ColoRing collection, and the wall coat rack is Vitra’s Hang it All.
