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Hello, I am not very good with decoration ideas so I need advice please.
I have a 2 story home and I need to add possibly a console table and decorative vase etc by the stairs in the foyer. The problem is that my stair railings are a light color and most of the console table that I can find are dark colored. I am not sure if it is ok to put a darker colored decoration pieces with light stairs.
So my questions are:
- does the console table need to match the color of the stair railings?
- if I were to get a decor vase/planter what color should they be to compliment the stairs.
Also any other ideas (pics) that anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated.
here are the pics of my foyer.
That said there are LOTS of nice options in PAINTED console tables and given that the space is kind of mono-chromatic with white doors / white trim / white flooring perhaps a vibrant table would be nice contrast -- https://www.google.com/search?q=brig...w=1554&bih=888
Scale /detail is probably more important than anything else -- here is nice idea of trinkets on a hall table that looks properly sized -- Also note dark stain on table and rail that is not painted...
Here is something that strikes me as too intricate for such a space --
Actually, I don't think you need to match wood tones. A painted piece would be lovely though too. I think I'd want a different toned piece in the foyer, but it should be a standout piece--and functional too.
Instead of focusing on the tones of the piece, why not focus on pleasing lines and functionality? Do you need storage? Shelves below? Will you put mail there? Keys? How will the piece work for the functions you need.
A long time ago I read that if you love something, and if you love other things, they will usually look good together. In other words, what you love has some common denominator with all the other things you love that allows for them to look good together.
This isn't foolproof if you truly love quite diverse things. But most of us don't--we tend to love things that have some similarity. All this to say, choose a piece you really love. And broaden what you want to consider. How about a painted dresser or a book case?
In the corner by the stairs, I'd do a large jardiniere (sp?). Hang pictures or whatever on the wall.
Now over by the door........I personally can't stand coat and shoe clutter.. or any other clutter at the front door. What I would do is ditch both the coat tree and the seat and get a tall hall tree with bench. I'd put it on the wall adjacent to the door you use the least.
All I have near my front door is an Eastlake table with a marble top.. and a marble pillar on the other side which holds a lipstick plant. I have sidelights on both sides of the front door.
I really don't like to see the bench, shoes and coat rack there, but if you have an active family that uses that door, I guess you need them? Could you reroute the kids through the back door? Opening the door with those shoes there would bother the heck out of me.
I'd like to see the bench and coat rack gone. I'd put a pretty little shallow table with a lamp where the bench is. Then I'd put a pretty decorative chest next to the stairs, facing the door.
Wow, more excellent ideas, clutter near the door is a real pet peeve of mine too.
We do have alot of traffic through this door with my teenage kids etc.
Perhaps with your valuable input I can convince my family to remove all this clutter.
Thanks for excellent idea, take care.
Wow, more excellent ideas, clutter near the door is a real pet peeve of mine too.
We do have alot of traffic through this door with my teenage kids etc.
Perhaps with your valuable input I can convince my family to remove all this clutter.
Thanks for excellent idea, take care.
Oh it's real easy. Fine them. Everytime they use the area as a dump zone, confiscate whatever it is. To get it back, they need to pay a fine.
Shoes and backpacks go to their rooms. Coats and jackets into the coat closet or to their rooms. The entry hall is for visitors use only.
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Also note dark stain on table and rail that is not painted...
