Entryway and Hallway Ideas: Finding Your Style

You know what they say, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Thats why, as the first impression of your home, your entryway and hallway play a key role in setting the tone for your entire home. Thoughtfully styling your entryway and hallway to create a memorable impression is all about the details, from your staple centrepiece, right down to the final touches of decor. Every element has a role to play in creating a warm and inviting space that can transform your house into a home.

As the first and last touchpoint to your home, your entryway gives you the ability to reflect every season of you. Transform your entryway today with our top styling tips and hallway ideas, helping you to design a first impression that lasts.

Step One: Find Your Centre

Every good entryway has a centre. A point of focus that helps to break up the space and naturally creates an eye-catching and harmonious feel to any room. From a classic console table to an eye-catching mirror, you can style your space, your way.

Since entryways and hallways come in all shapes and sizes, finding your centrepiece is entirely dependent on the shape and size of the room you have to work with. The most traditional choice for an entryway centrepiece is the console table, and it’s no surprise why!

The timeless look of a natural wood or black console table, paired with delicate touches of home decor, like coffee table books, plants, photo frames and more, are the perfect way to create a central point of focus, without having too much space to work with.

Have more space to work with? If you’re fortunate enough to have a larger entryway with a little bit more space to fill, adding a cosy addition like an occasional chair or ottoman is the perfect way to add a touch of comfort whilst keeping a stylish statement piece that will elevate that feeling of home.

Plus, with so many colours to choose from Pillow Talk, these extra additions can also go a long way in helping to breathe that extra layer of colour and life into your welcoming space.

Step Two: Maximise Your Space

Entryways and hallways are notorious for being small and sometimes even feeling claustrophobic. Even though your space may be limited, the right styling choices can make your space feel two times bigger (without needing a full home extension).

Mirrors are the ultimate hack to levelling up your hallway design ideas, with just one object. With the unique ability to reflect light, mirrors create an optical illusion that will make your room feel way bigger than it actually is. The best part about mirrors? Everything they reflect becomes a frame of artwork, highlighting the beauty in not only the surrounding scenery, but also the person looking back at them.

So, whether you have space for a full–length mirror for catching those OOTD’s on the way out the door or simply want to add a subtle abstract or circular shape mirror to hang on your wall or balance on your console table, Pillow Talk has a range of mirrors to suit!

Step Three: Add a Touch of You

Your entryway is your first opportunity to reflect your personality at home. Whether you love the beach, nature or simply appreciate a minimalistic look, your entryway home decor can say a lot about your personality and style.

The beauty of home decor? It can be as personal as you want! From beautiful picture frames that highlight life’s proudest moments, to a simple floral flower vase that adds a touch of colour, styling your entryway can be as personal as you want! Your console table is the perfect place to display your wide range of beautiful and unique decor items, including:

• Photo frames
• Vases
• Trinket boxes & Trays
• Candles
• Books & Bookends
• Decorative Bowls
• Small statues & more!

Need more hallway inspiration? Showcasing your personality isn’t just limited to your console table. Adding larger items like plants, wall art, furniture, and lights, all play a role in helping to paint the perfect picture of you.

Step Four: Let It Shine

Small or narrow hallways are often dark and uninviting, creating a space that you often want to walk straight through without notice. With warm and strategic lighting, you can transform your entry space into a light and welcoming environment that instantly feels like home.

Lamps, lanterns and even candles are the perfect way to bring the warmth of the outside in, and keep the cold, dungeon feel out! Experiment with different layers of light, from table lamps on your console table, to floor lamps, candles and lanterns, each welcoming a unique tone and light into your space. This will help you to create a new sense of dimension in your home that you can vary in just the flick of a switch.

Step Five: The Clutter Test

Now that you’ve set the foundations for your perfect home entryway, it’s time for the final test, the clutter test! We’ve all been there, when the entry-point of your home becomes the unspoken dumping ground for everything that enters the house, and after all your hard work, the last thing you want is for your home’s first impression to be mess.

Leave your new entryway design for a few weeks and start taking notes, where are the unforeseen breeding grounds for clutter? Maybe your console table has become the unspoken spot to dump car keys and bags, or your nice new rug has become a trip-hazard shoe carpark. Once you have identified your problem areas, you can easily start to add a few more functional decorative pieces to ease the transition from outside to home.

Consider a decorative wicker basket for easy shoe storage, a decorative bowl for your keys or stylish hooks for your coats, bags, and keys to keep the clutter at bay.

Bring Your Hallway to Life with Pillow Talk

Now that you’ve learned all the tips and tricks of styling your hallway, it’s time for you to put our advice into action. Head into your local Pillow Talk, or browse online, to discover our wide selection of entryway decor products that feel like home!