"Front entryways are where your home makes its first impression, and I had been severely neglecting mine since I moved from my Manhattan apartment to the 'burbs a few years ago. I've found, though, that when you don't do anything to a space - particularly a pass-through, drop-zone area - it can become a mess quickly. I guess I'm just more motivated to keep a room tidy when it's somewhat designed."
"The entry's best feature is the built-in window seat bench with storage compartments underneath it, but the super-long custom cushion (which you unfortunately can't see in these "before" images; I took the photos a little too late!) had a very faded '80s fabric on it. This wasn't doing the room any favors, even though it matched the wall color, which I liked well enough."
"So I kicked off the makeover by hunting for a few yards of House of Hackney's Opia fabric in the petrol. This is a favorite fabric of mine, and I actually have a bolt in the mauve color, but most of my whole house color scheme is tans, greens, and teals. Luckily I managed to find three yards on Etsy for about 70 percent off retail."
"Once the fabric arrived, I dropped the cushion off at the upholsterer and got to work on an inspiration board for the redo using Apartment Therapy's Mood Board tool. The pillow part of the board for the bench came so easily. I pulled a Crate & Barrel pillow I already had from another room in. Then, I pinned a few velvet-look styles from Target, like this piped hexagon from the Studio McGee line, to match the bench cushion."
A neglected front entry that doubled as a mudroom received a targeted makeover to improve function and aesthetics. The space required coat and shoe storage while making better use of an existing built-in window seat bench with under-seat storage. The long cushion featured faded '80s fabric, prompting a search for replacement fabric; a petrol House of Hackney Opia find on Etsy provided an affordable option. The cushion was sent to an upholsterer, and an inspiration board guided pillow and textile choices, incorporating an existing Crate & Barrel pillow and velvet-look options from Target to coordinate the new look.
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