After reading Homebody, a guide on interior design by Joanna Gaines, I was inspired by the idea that the entryway of your home is the first thing that welcomes you when you walk inside, and is the first thing a guest sees when they visit. An entryway should feel welcoming, “homey”, and have a few things that tell a story about you and your family.
It took some brainstorming to decide exactly what we wanted to do for our entryway makeover. When you first walked into our home you were originally greeted by a plain wall and closet – pretty boring and doesn’t exactly scream “make yourself at home.” I personally love accent walls and thought that having some type of design on the wall would give it some character. I knew that I wanted a ledge to put pictures on, and wanted the wall to be functional at the same time.
We decided to do a board and batten design with a ledge, and added hooks to hang our coats. Tristan actually surprised me with this board and batten wall while I was out of town! He turned our vision into a reality by using scraps of wood and left over paint in the basement. The board and batten on this wall really made it come to life! Here is a tiktok DIY on how we did our board and batten bedroom. You can get as creative as you want with the wood you choose and how you place it on the wall. We used a staple gun to put the wood on the wall and a drill to add the hooks. We added 16×20 photos to the ledge for the perfect christmas decor. The wall color is called Renewed by Magnolia. We got our paint made at Wexford Ace Hardware.
The following weekend we decided our entryway still needed something to be complete, and decided to tackle the closet project. We started by emptying everything out of the closet and removing some shelving that we no longer wanted. I painted the inside of the closet while Tristan went to purchase wood for the bench (we used 10in wide pieces). He also put hooks on the wall inside the nook to make it more functional. Before we knew it, our once ugly closet was turned into an adorable nook that greets us when we walk in the door!
Now, let’s talk about the decor. It’s December, so I have a full holiday theme going on in this entryway. The photos are done by artists on etsy. I purchased my custom “Tree Farm” sign special for my newfoundland because his breed is used to pull Christmas trees! We love going to Christmas tree farms so I felt like it adds a little bit of “us” to the entryway. Here is a link to the pine tree prints, too. For the nook, I have been absolutely in love with these mini houses this season. I have about 30 of them all over my house! The pillows and blanket are from Homegoods. My favorite decoration in the nook is my “home” sign from Wexford Ace Hardware. The “O” in home can be switched out seasonal with all different pictures and items that Ace sells, so it will always be seasonally relevant!
I hope that you enjoyed this entryway makeover! Be sure to follow me on Instagram for more fun ideas!
