They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression — and your entryway, be it a sweeping stair hall or a humble alcove, is the first impression visitors will get of your home. It's also the first place you'll land when coming home after a day at work or a long weekend away, and a sort of waystation for all the random accumulated stuff of life. So get inspired by these entry halls from our 2012 house tours.
TOP ROW:
1. Sarah's Supremely Stylish West Village Home
2. Marianna & Micah's Slices of the South
3. Paige Blackburn's Cozy Mapleton Hill Home
4. Justine & Angus Cook Up Some Style in Toronto
5. Leila & Buff's Beautiful Beach Abode
BOTTOM ROW:
6. Julie's Artful Home in D.C.
7. Susan's Adventure for the Senses
8. Anna & Joe's Living History in Georgetown
9. Anna and Jeff's Southwest Kitsch
10. The Pineapple Housewife's Happy Home
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i've always wondered (on the recurring posts) what the picture at the top of the stairs in the last photo is
Yep. What is that picture? A head exploding into flowers?
Some of these are good. But some of them...blah. The Mapleton Hill entrance has zero going for it rather than the architecture. Why is that featured? If I remember that lady lived in CO and had kids. Does she throw all her winter jackets on the floor? Or was this staged for the photo and real life has succumbed to practicality and the photo is gone and replaced with something useable like hooks to hang your coat on and a small stool to take your boots of on.
I'm more intrigued by where does the staircase in that last photo lead to.It appears to be a dead end.