Freshen Up Your Foyer!
If you're anything like me, periodically you just get totally frustrated with your house and you wander around restlessly for several days rearranging furniture, marking up pages in home design catalogs, and wishing you could put your finger on what's bugging you. Because something definitely isn't
Posted — UpdatedOf course, your home might be ready for a remodel, or there could be a single room that's in need of some serious attention -- kitchens and bathrooms are common culprits because they tend to fall prey to painful "updates" 20 years prior that make them feel dark and dated.
But have you checked out your entryway lately? Your foyer, hall, or whatever you want to call it is the first impression your house makes on you -- and visitors -- as you walk through the door. If it's cluttered, grungy, dim, and not fun, it might be clouding your whole mood. Take a weekend or two to spruce it up, however, and you could feel those oppressive clouds lifting.
Their work didn't require a degree in rocket science or a contractor's license. They did need to spend some time ripping up carpet and refinishing floors, painting and repainting the stair treads to get the finish they wanted, and making sure the walls were evenly coated. The banister and balusters required some sealant and painting, but that was it; the balusters were precut and preprimed, too.
Check out your foyer, and see if anything about it is bugging you. Is there a lot of clutter going on? Does it desperately need some kind of organizing furniture, like a shoe rack, a secretary desk for letters, parcels, and keys, or a chalkboard for people to keep track of their schedules? Have you been walking on the same gross carpet for the last 30 years? Are the walls dingy and stained?