MAKING
AN ENTRANCE


The Foyer Plays An Important
Role In Setting The Stage
For A Home’s Design

PHOTOGRAPHY Robert Brantley, Delray Beach, FL

ANGELI D15-1A Drawing inspiration from the Art Deco period, designer Gustavo Angeli chose a sleek console and mirror for this foyer. Accessories add contemporary panache.
   
ED-CARSON 10-4B Scrolled wrought-iron-and-glass doors open to a foyer designed by James Aman and Anne Carson, who paired authentic Georgian demilunes with shell mirrors.
   
ED-CARTER 11-4D In this vignette by designer Darryl Carter a timeworn, whitewashed mirror pairs with a weathered-blue pine table. Antique wall lamps flank the mirror.
   
ED-LITTLE 10-2I Owners Ian and Margaret-Anne Carmichael found this unusual bench in a Palm Beach antique shop for the foyer of their house.
   
MURTAH D15-1A Artist Carole Harris-Wardell’s stained and hand-painted glass entry doors help establish the English country cottage feel of this foyer designed by Barbara Murtagh Nash.
   
RUEBEN D15-1A In the foyer of a home designed by Anne Ruben, a raku diptych hangs above a hand-carved wood, iron and stone bench.
   
STEFFENS D13-4A The foyer of Suzanne and Jim Dockerty’s home features Christian Thibault’s painting, “Parcours,” and a hand-carved gilt console.
   

First impressions are lasting ones, which is why the foyer takes on such an important role in a home’s design. Like a prologue to a play, the foyer introduces the theme and piques interest. It invites those who enter to step inside and see what lies beyond.

The foyer may be one of the smaller spaces in a home but its significance speaks volumes. As the opening act, it can subdue the senses or stir the imagination with a surprising work of art, a stunning mirror or a unique find. It’s all about creating an unforgettable moment.