The yellow entry and the green entry are great and really stand out to my eye. But shoe boxes? and piles of magazines? for a "high-impact" entry? Seriously?

What kind of impact are we talking about?

"Hello, I'm a hoarder. Welcome to my home."

LOVE the bold navy striped entrance! Totally gorgeous and fun!

I was also wondering about the magazines and shoe boxes...architectualy those spaces are great, but the clutter needs to go. Some seriously beautiful spaces though, would love to have an entryway like 4 or 5.

I wish you all could do a series of 'entrances' that are part of the living room. I am having a hard time figure out what to do.

I agree with Urbancricket. I think I would stop at the front door and then find an excuse to leave.. I wouldn't make a small / tight space any more claustrophobic than it has to be

My entranceway is the long "tunnel" variety, narrower than any of those pictured. Even coats on coat hooks would make it awkward to pass, and no way a table would work. So I put up a big (4x6) bulletin board (custom installed with a cut-out around my intercom box, a proud diy!), and I cover it with anything I like to look at that isn't suitable for permanent hanging somewhere else. I love it, and visitors often spend minutes there before they make it the rest of the way into the apartment, because they love it too!

Most of those shots are great! love the stripes and the white parson table with the yellow rug.

But I agree with Ladyear- I would love to see shots of 'grand entrances' where the front door empties immediately into the living room (etc)...as a lot of city dwellers also have.

I'm there with ladyearl0803. Immediate to the right of my door, there is my living room. There is no hall, and so far I have stacked a small trunk on top of a rack with a lamp on it as my "landing area". It would be nice to see a variety of different entrances, rather than focusing on one certain type.

Also with Ladyear0803. I'm really curious to how people create faux entryway when the front door falls right into the living room.

I use a 3-panel room divider with wavy glass inserts to block the view of the living room upon entering but the glass inserts still allows light. A skinny console table to hold mail and hide shoes and a mirror above it to make the faux entryway seem alittle bigger. I'm always looking to other's creation for inspiration.

i have the same problem-my door is right in the middle in my living room. so far i've settled for a small table to store sunglasses and mail, a small key rack on the wall and an antique chair that can double as a purse rack and seating for the living room.

When you open the door to our place, there is a landing with a great little rug and a staircase. Since we can't paint and the light fixture is broken, it's not a great first impression...

BUT at the bottom of the stairs (which are beautiful and wooden), we've created an impromptu foyer with a storage bench, wall hooks, and a wall shelf with a "Welcome" sign. All on another purple rug to tie in the one on the landing and preserve the carpet.

I do agree that it would be nice to see multiple types of entries - even from different climates. Someone in FL wouldn't need the kind of foyer as those of us in MN, since we have to accommodate winter.

Pattern and contrasting color are fine, but use low-profile things like paint rather than bulky objects. Being crowded at an entrance makes a visitor feel awkward, uncomfortable, and unwelcome, especially if she's not especially young, slender, and agile. It looks like a visitor dodging the racks contents on one side likely would knock off the frames on the opposite side, and magazines stacks are easily toppled by an accidental bump. Why make an entrance into a potentially embarassing obstacle course?

None of these entryways say WOW to me.....however, I love the green door in #7

#1 is a grand entrance? Two mismatched hooks on a wall and shoes strewn around a bicycle? It doesn't feel welcoming at all. No place to put mail, keys, pocketbook, etc. No color or design elements to tie anything together.

With #2, I would definitely knock one of the pictures off the wall, or trip over something, or poke myself in the eye with a coat hook. Feels very claustrophobic.

#7 is lovely, though. The green door & striped rug are cheerful, and the table/basket/mirror are just what you need in that spot. And nothing feels cluttered.

I agree with the person who said not to turn entryways into an obstacle course. Visual clutter is bad enough, but having to squeeze through a hallway just to get into an apartment is no fun.

YES PLEASE to entrances that open up to the middle of the living room. Preferably without using a large piece of furniture/bookcase/couch to divide the space.

Anyway - I love these entryways. I love entryways in general. It's an envious kind of love.

How about entrances that open to the dining area?

My apartment opens to the dining area immediately to the left of the door. Walk a little further and the living room is directly in front of the dining area. There is a sort of wall in front of the entrance that will make you take a right to walk into a small hallway that leads to the guest bathroom, the utility closet and the guest bedroom.

But seriously. So far, I have a mirror hanging on the wall (right side) of the entrance. I need something for keys and mail and maybe a vase or frame. But the wall is tiny and most narrow consoles I've seen are too long. I would love to see some images for inspiration!

I prefer my entrance.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/strangeclosets/sets/72157624323223281/

My hall looks like picture #2-- I have an insane amount of artwork on the wall. I love it1

The arrangement in pic #2 looks great but is a crashfest if you're going to lug bags of groceries through that.

My entry is square in shape and opens to the LR, DR and hall in addition to the front door...so is effectively four corners but no walls.

I've been thinking of installing handsome hooks at various heights on two of the corners. Any other ideas??

I like the floor to ceiling photos in #2.

@Robert Went West your entrance is freekay.

Love this post by the way