The Entryway Reveal...

The photo above is of our entryway last fall.  It was a pretty and cozy room, and I know many of you loved that wallpaper...but we had this paper up for 10 years and I was MORE than ready for a change! (I did save most of the paper for projects!)  The paper came down easily and after scrubbing down the walls and priming, we painted the walls with Benjamin Moore's White Sand in an eggshell finish.  It was not an easy choice...we kept the existing wainscoting color (Benjamin Moore's Bennington Gray) and finding the right shade to go with it was a challenge.  As you can see from the photo, the room is naturally dark and the even the paint on the same chip card, did not go well in our lighting.  It took 9 samples to find what we were looking for!  I had decided to paint the coat rack bench black to go with the mantle in the space, but felt it was still going to be too dark.  That's when I made the decision to paint out the coat rack and the mantle in the wall color...it opened up the whole space and filled it with light... 

I switched the mirror to a vertical position and added 2 prints of vintage French botanicals.  I re-did the light wood frames with a paint treatment (I'll do a tutorial on it soon).  The sconces are vintage...

You can see how much brighter and cleaner this space feels! ( If you missed my last post, I showed how we made the coat rack bench area there.)  The back door goes out into our sunporch area, which is still a work in progress...

I kept the existing curtains...my inspiration for the colors in the space...

and the petite chandy...

Years back, my daughter had taken photos of architectural elements of the letters in our name and framed them- I changed out the old mauve colored mat to an off white, for the new space...

You might remember the subway style piece that I had in the porch...it seems to go perfectly here.  The cabinet was my husband's grandmother's, and holds hats, gloves, dog leashes, etc.

This photo is looking from the mudroom space towards the front door area...

The vintage alabaster lamp has a toile shade...

I LOVE this little chalkware dogs figurine!

A couple of horse pieces decorate the opposite wall...

above my terrarium,

which holds a little wire cloched alabaster urn with nest.

The front entryway wall has a "Welcome" shelf with pegs for guest coats...

The charming shell box belonged to my husband's grandmother, too!

  
  A few old books,

a basket to hold keys,

and of course, my vintage umbrellas (and yes I use these), decorate the space!

We are loving the new space!

I am joining Potpourri Friday at 2805
and
Common Ground's Vintage Inspiration Friday

Until next time...