Transitional Front Door Design Ideas

3 horizontal line, 2 vertical window custom steel entry door.

Traditional front door of this stylishly remodelled Victorian Villa in Sunny Torquay, South Devon Colin Cadle Photography, Photo Styling Jan Cadle

This thoughtful redesign of a central hall colonial blends bold textures, clean lines, and custom furnishings to create a sophisticated, highly livable home for a newly blended family. The entryway sets the tone with a refined wooden console table, a sculptural round mirror, and a tall snake plant, creating a warm, modern welcome that balances natural texture with clean lines.

This home was designed and built by A2E Builders, LLC. Located in the Summit at Dacusville.

A flat arch medium wood double front door with decorative semi-circle glass panels and additional hand-carved wooden designs.

Custom stair rail from square tube steel. Newel post in oak and walnut detail

Updated Spec Home: Foyer and Great Room In our last post, we introduced you to my mom and sister’s Updated Spec Home; the Foyer and Great Room will be featured in this post. Foyer As you enter their home, to the right is a hall closet and a french door which leads to the Basement. To the left is a long wall which was perfect for an extra long console table in a rustic finish that served as a sofa table in their previous home. I love repositioning furniture, and by using this table in the entry, it makes it feel new. Additionally, we placed a vibrant piece of art previously used in my sister’s Bedroom above the table. This piece not only sets the tone for our color palette, it also makes the kind of statement you want in your Foyer – Wow! We added accessories and an unique lamp to complete the space. Great Room In the Great Room which is open to the Foyer, we installed our inspiration artwork in the place of honor over the mantel. Since the piece was vertical, it did not take up enough space. I do not like a “fussy” mantel with lots of accessories so we found these two vases in a silver leaf finish. They were perfect because they were large enough, but not too deep. Accessorizing mantels can be tricky because the majority of them are not deep. We went to Jan’s Floral Design to add vibrant color and interesting textures to the vases. The original mantel was too small and uninspired. Therefore, we had our contractor Brad Anderson built a new one based on a photo of a mantel we liked. The new mantel has lots of great detail and is the appropriate proportion for the fireplace. We replaced beige 12×12 ceramic tiles with gorgeous large pieces of smoked carrara marble for a striking fireplace surround. Check out this other mantel that we updated. For furniture, we purchased a shorter sofa in a gray tweed fabric. Typically, two throw pillows come with a sofa.We added a fun fringe to the pillows that came with the sofa. I recommend ordering pillows that match your sofa fabric and layering with custom pillows that support your color palette. We added a patterned custom pillow and a striped throw. Next, we got a small scale recliner in a yummy gray leather for my mom and a chair and ottoman in a small scale mint and gray geometric pattern for my sister. We added an accent chair in a fun small scale stripe to fill a corner and add additional seating – which is always a good thing. Remember that this was a Spec Home so there were no built-ins. As a result, we needed a media cabinet for the television and some bookcases to display my mom’s decorative box collection and my sister’s collection of blown colored glass. This set from Ballard Designs fit the bill perfectly. The back is open and airy with nice detail. The wood finish also adds a richness to the space. My mom needed a space for her computer, and this small writing desk fit the space perfectly. Finally, for finishing touches, we added a patterned rug, cornice boards in a mint leaf fabric, and great lamps for ambient lighting. These two rooms are stunning, vibrant and livable. Can’t wait to show you more in our next post! Enjoy!

Winter planters at the front entry way make a great seasonal touch!

Photographer: Bernard Andre'

An underutilized space has been transformed into something beautiful yet function. As a family of three each child now has a basket for shoes while mom and dad can keep mail, keys, and the daily needs hidden! A stylish space to greet both family members and guests.

The front door and surround at our Fulham Family Home were painted in Farrow & Ball Railings in gloss which tied in with the new mosaic tiles that we laid on the front step. A large bamboo pendant, jute runner & dark stair runner added contrast & texture to the pale walls & oak herringbone parquet floor.

Delaney's Design was hired to managed the renovation project and complete decorating for this home. The scope included great room, dining room conversion to sitting room with vintage furniture, foyer, guest bathroom. Renovation included all selections for replacement of all trim with hand stained trim, new flooring, new interior and exterior doors, custom-made furniture, custom-made chandeliers, complete renovation of media center and fireplace surround and mantle. Decorating include new furnishings, repurposing of existing decor, selection of new decor and placement. Location: Little Elm, TX (Lakewood Village, TX)