In my last post I talked about what you could do to make a small entry make a wonderful opening statement for your home.
I
mentioned that it would be a good idea to write down just what that
opening statement would be if your walls could talk. Here is what I
wrote…….
“You
are about to enter the place we love, and call home, as you enter I
hope you know your are welcomed here. We hope we have made you just a
bit curious about how the rest of our home will look by our choices in
colors, wall treatments, and the other elements we chose to greet you.
We love beautiful things, but nothing is too precious in our home that
it will ever be more important than YOU. We hope you feel at peace,
and relaxed while you visit here.”
One of the elements that can be added to elevate the look and feel of an entry is wallpaper.
Wallpaper
can help set the mood for what your guest are about to see. It can
create an atmosphere or introduce the colors, or color that will be in
the rest of your home.
You
will notice all of the images in this post are of blue and white. These
are the two colors that I will use throughout my home. Of course I will
vary it's application from room to room.
Today
I thought I would have a little fun and show you some wallpaper
choices, or ideas that I have in mind for my own entry hall in my new
home.
As I said before my entry hall is very small it is only 5ft. wide and 8ft long.
I
actually have three possible design ideas for this small area. Once we
move in I know my new little cottage will tell me just which treatment
it needs.
Let
me show you some of the wallpaper options I have looked at, and pinned
and then I will narrow it down to patterns I think I could live with
long term.
This
first pattern is actually a pattern I had lined up to use in my other
home so I have lived with this idea for quite sometime. ………
This
bamboo lattice pattern by Thibaut is open and airy and would introduce
the blue and white that I use in my home in the form of blue and white
porcelain and my blue ticking sofa for the Great room.
I
am doing a traditional feel with a coastal/Nantucket feel so this
could work nicely. It would open up the opportunity to add some tropical
touches in the rest of my home as well.
Since
my entry is so small I would probably use this full wall with a nice
crown molding, and possibly something interesting on the ceiling with a
traditional looking light fixture in a blackish type finish since I use
black and white as a base in my home as well as the blue and white.
This
next selection is another direction that will help elevate my small
entry, and it will also introduce the blue that will be used in my
home…….
I
could use a navy, or I could go brighter with a cobalt blue like this
Ralph Lauren grasscloth, both will introduce color and texture for our
home as well as set the mood for a Traditional/ Nantucket Coastal
feel…….
If
I do decide to use a blue/navy grasscloth in my entry I will be using
it with a lot of white moldings to make it a more open look as in the
picture below……..
Or like this……
You can tell by looking at both the above applications that white will be almost as dominant as the blue grasscloth this will help open up the entry hall a bit more visually.
I will order several samples of grasscloth to see which one is more suitable once we move into our home.
With
grasscloth you have to realize their will always be slight variations
in the color from dye lot to dye lot. It is also recommended to do a
reverse strip application to make the seams a bit less noticeable.
With
the grasscloth I would choose a traditional type lighting, but will
have more options than I feel I will have with the bamboo lattice paper.
Lots
to think about, and one decision will lead me to another so it is
important that I have a plan so I can end up with the entry hall that I
will love, and my guest will feel welcomed when they enter our home.
As
I said in my previous post we have the ceiling, the floors, walls and
doors that we can address in our entry hall to set the mood for our
home.
In
my next post I am going to address the flooring the ceiling and the
doors. With each choice of wallpaper each of the elements will differ in
order to make a cohesive look. More to come so…….
10 comments:
I have always loved grass cloth. But with my OCD I was afraid the seams would drive me nuts. Can you explain what a reverse strip application means? I can only assume it means you alternate the top & bottom of each section as it's applied to the wall.
I am using no wallpaper in our new home but think we're going to have a very welcoming entry way. My decorator chose all my colors and rugs with a Southern warmth in mind. I can hardly wait to see it all come together. Enjoying your process and can't wait to see pictures of your new house.
I definitely think you are headed in the right direction....love the choices!
You're ideas all sound wonderful. I've never put up grass cloth but always thought it brought in a great texture to a room. I'm sure there are very specific ways to apply it which would scare me but it sounds like you know a bit about it. Isn't it fun to see your new home being built!
All of your selections are beautiful but I REALLY love both the lattice and 1st blue/grey grass cloth picture with think white moldings. With the direction you're going it will be gorgeous no matter what you select!!
Darlene
www.BundleMeBaby.etsy.com
Gorgeous selections Kathysue! I love the navy grasscloth with the crisp white moldings!
xoxo
Karena
The Arts by Karena
Stems Soiree
I have to agree with Karena...the navy grasscloth is stunning with the white moldings!
you are making me fall for blue AND grasscloth, and both have been rattling around in my brain as i listen to the new house speak. it wants to be casual and lose some of the formality. you are a wonderful guide, my friend. thank you for the tasteful supply of inspiration and commentary. peace.
Kathysue... I went to a great showhouse on the Cape about a month ago. They used a lot of grasscloth. It was positively stunning!! They used a lot of navy too. Hope you're having a great weekend.
Yes! I love the idea of a wallpaper in these small little spots. I was just staring at ours today thinking about that very thing. Such pretty choices you have here!
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