When you think furniture, you probably think sofa and end tables — not the furniture you put in the foyer or entryway. But the foyer is a room, too, and it needs furniture that’s the right size and scale for the space.
You want the foyer to be welcoming and to evoke the right feeling — formal with a touch of elegance. Here are a few pieces of furniture and accessories we often use to create that message:
Sofa table: A sofa table is a long, narrow table. You often see one positioned at the back of a sofa, but they work wonders in a foyer. A sofa table provides a function and a focal point but doesn’t take up a lot of physical or visual space.
Seating: If you have the room, seating sells space in a foyer. Use a small bench with accent pillows or an accent chair.
Storage: You can make storage a selling point of your foyer by adding storage baskets under the sofa table or a basket or tray for mail. But remember: Keep this area neat and don’t let the mail pile up!
Mirror: A mirror reflects light and can enlarge the space of a foyer.
Lighting: A lamp is a welcoming element in a foyer and provides ambient lighting, which is much warmer than an overhead light or foyer chandelier.
Plants: A live or silk plant, tree, or flower adds life and softness to balance all the hard surfaces of the furniture and flooring in a foyer.
