Custom Brownsburg Indiana Homes: Designing an Entryway

08 Jun Custom Brownsburg Indiana Homes: Designing an Entryway

Your custom home should be a reflection of your personal style. Everything in your home from the stairway banister to the color of pavers in your backyard patio should reflect your style. One place you probably haven’t thought about adding your personality is in your entryway. You can add a lot of personality and character to custom Brownsburg Indiana homes by designing a unique entryway.

While your home’s curb appeal is technically the first impression guests have, it’s not necessarily the one that counts. After all, it’s what’s on the inside that counts. So, you want your entryway to really pop and show off your personality. Here are a few ways to do that:

Built-in Bench

When it comes to custom Brownsburg Indiana homes, many entryways are left bare and unused. When you add a built-in bench, you not only add functionality to the space, but you also add a design element. Benches are a perfect way to make your entryway inviting and welcoming. Simple, flat bench designs can be enhanced with colorful throw pillows. Ornate, stained benches can create a warm and rustic charm in your entryway. If your home plans don’t include the space for a mudroom, consider installing a built-in bench in your entryway with hooks to hang coats and jackets, storage for soccer gear and winter scarves, and shoe cubbies to keep the area free of clutter.

Gallery Wall

If you’re like most homeowners, you probably have a ton of photos that you just don’t know what to do with. A gallery wall in the entryway is the perfect place to display family photos, wedding pictures, and your kid’s best art projects. The gallery wall feature adds a personal touch to the entryway and lets guests know that your house is a home. If you’re going for a more classic look with your home, then consider using photos with the same treatments like black and white and use the same color frame for each picture. If you’re going for a more free-spirit, eclectic look with your gallery wall, consider using images with lots of variation and miss matched frames.

Hang a Mirror

While this one may sound a little simple, especially compared to other custom Brownsburg Indiana homes, mirrors can add a lot of personal style to your custom home and character to your entryway. Mirrors come in all sorts of sizes and shapes, so you can easily find one that matches the design of the rest of your home. Plus, mirrors add an element of depth that make smaller spaces feel much larger, which means your entryway, with a mirror, can feel larger than it already is.

Custom Flooring

The flooring in your entryway should make a statement. From the classic checkered looked to reclaimed wood that continues on into the next room, you can make a great first impression with custom flooring. Depending on the overall style of your home, you can make your entryway floor flow with the rest of the home or contrast with it.
Custom Brownsburg Indiana homes with custom entryways are the perfect way to show off the charm of your home and highlight your personal style. What design features do you want in your custom home’s entryway? The team at Michael and Associates would love to hear your ideas and talk about your custom Indiana home.