Want your home to make a good first impression? Avoid these design mistakes.

Your entryway is the first thing people see when they step inside your home. This is your chance to make a statement about your design style, whether it's traditional, transitional, modern, or a mix of two or three. Follow these tips to create a space that's true to who you are and what you want your home to be. 

Design Choices To Avoid In Your Entryway

1. There's no catch-all

Your entryway needs a place for everyday knickknacks, like keys, mail, and sunglasses. Try an entryway table with drawers to hide clutter—no one needs to see your gloves or headphones. Place a tray on top to catch everything else.

2. There's no seating area

Nothing is more considerate than adding a place for people to sit and put on their shoes. It creates a point of focus and turns an often forgot about area into a space of its own. A chair or bench also stops grubby hands from touching your painted walls. No room? A small stool tucked under your console table works.

3. You choose to paint your entryway white

White is an easy choice if you're trying to make your space feel bigger, but it lacks personality. Add some personality with a pop of colour—whether that's paint or wallpaper or patterns on your rug or seating.This space is often small and separate from the rest of the house, so be a little playful. 

4. There's no shoe storage

No one likes to see a pile a shoes beside the door. If your entryway can accommodate a floor-to-ceiling closet, add one. If not, there are tons of smaller pieces of furniture that can organize your sneakers.

5. It's dark and gloomy

Your entryway needs a mirror and good lighting, so you can give yourself one last look as you're running out the door. Try layering lighting to work with all times of day. There should be at least two sources: a ceiling light, a floor lamp, a table lamp, and/or wall scones. Bonus point if you pick statement-making pieces.

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