Foyer should not be treated as a sterile room meant just for
dumping stuff like umbrellas and shoes and receiving salesmen and tradesmen. Make
this place, a place ofwarrnth and comfort,so that it can be used for a chat
with friends when the living room is already occupied by another set of visitors or guests. Foyer should give the feeling of the design scheme of the house and should
be dramatic, utilitarian and welcoming. It should occupy just about one fourth
of the living room
space. A7 feet by
10 feet space
can make for an ideal foyer. Even linear spaces do well as foyers, provided the
ceiling is low. The ceiling height may be artificially reduced to about seven feet
and use the hidden ceiling space as a hidden storage area.
In foyer, because of space constraints, furniture happens
to be the most important decorating tool. The basic furniture you need here are
the shoe rack, a covered hander stand where you could hang rain coats, umbrellas,
caps and your kids' muddy sports paraphernalia, and a narrow couch to receive visitors,
and a small comer table. So make sure the furniture here is finished artificially.
Even a shoe rack can be made interesting by incorporating funky colors or designer
finishes or with carved and crafted antiquarian finishes. Give the furniture
here longitudinal lines so that they blend with the linear space of foyers.
In foyer, color plays an important role because of the space
constraints. Go for rich and deep shades on the walls only if there are plenty of
windows in the foyer. Otherwise, it is advisable to stick to light shades as dark
shades tend to scale down the volume of the space. If the other rooms are visible
from the foyer, use shades that complement the colors inside the rooms. Paintings
and wall hangings, like masks, do well as they occupy minimum space and also
give the visitors something to focus on while they wait. Likewise, foliage plants
in a corner can be a warm and inexpensive accessory in the foyer and add life
to the space.Make the utilitarian stuff itself an accessory.
For instance, you can cut out the carpet or the rubber mat that you place in the foyer in interesting
shapes or personalize the door with a quaint hand made door-knocker to add an element
of design. You might also hang a mirror on your foyer as wall mirrors tend to enlarge
the volume of the space. In addition, as you rush out of the house, you can look
at your image and confirm that you are dressed up properly.Subdued lighting rather
than light from a fluorescent lamp works well in a foyer.
As for the floors are concerned, wooden floors of light shades
are preferable. Opt for white or light shades of marble or the vitrified tiles.
Even a well-ground white mosaic floor can do well.
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