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Monday, June 24, 2013

Formal Foyer Ideas

Formal Foyer Ideas

You can design a formal foyer in your home by your choice of color, fabrics and furniture. A formal foyer evokes a sense of balance and beauty as it showcases your finest possessions. As you put your foyer together, pay special attention to the details because they give the final touch to the design. Does this Spark an idea?

Architectural Interest

    Many formal foyers feature a classical staircase with a banister. If your home is without one, add other architectural features instead. Enlarge the door for a grander entrance, or create an overhead arch in the room. Build a set of columns on each side of the foyer, or give the appearance of some by placing a set of marble pedestals along the entrance to the other rooms. Crown molding for the ceiling and wide baseboard trims or even a chair rail trim gives formality to the foyer.

Symmetry

    Formal rooms thrive on symmetry and require balancing the size and proportions of the furniture and accessories. Offset a heavy ornate entry table or bureau on one wall with another. Or pair it with a piece of furniture similar in weight and size opposite it, such as a set of chairs or a fainting sofa. Or place a set of chairs on each side of the table. Balance a set of lamps by placing one on each side of the table. Flank a flower arrangement with a set of candles.

Wall Treatments

    Wall treatments set a formal mood. Although many formal foyer designs contain solid, light, neutral paint colors, such as white, tan, gray or taupe, you are not limited to these colors or lack of patterns. A chinoiserie or damask print wallpaper in icy blue or jet black creates a formal mood when paired with fabrics and furniture in similar colors as does a striped tonal pattern, such as a vertical, metallic, gray stripe mixed with a mat one.

Accessories

    Opulent fabrics and pairs of accessories accent the formal foyer. Hang floor length silk curtains from the window while draping it at the end of the foyer while a set of wall sconces holds a decorative urn, sculpture or an ornate carving. A set of two ethnic masks adorn the wall or rest on stands put on opposite ends of the table. An ornate mirror offsets a large floral arrangement, pair of plant topiaries or a collection.

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