10 Fantastically Sleek Foyer Designs

A foyer, also known as an entryway, is the first thing you see when you arrive at a house. They are important as they deliver the first impression on the interior of a home. Add the wow factor to your home by designing a standout foyer that everyone loves.

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Browse through some of our favorite modern entryways below.

The space is also adorned with timber cladding, as seen on the entry door.

Wood, carpet, glass, and concrete: the entryway is a nexus of material and textures.

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The semi-closed entryway contains a white cabinet for storing coats and scarves. The LED ceiling lights are from Contrast Lighting.

Photo: Adrien Williams

Oversize doors in the front entry create the sense of continuous wall when closed.

Photo: João Canziani

Walnut doors come together to form a corner in the entry foyer.

Photo: Jason Schmidt

"A series of stepped concrete site walls lead you gradually up to a covered exterior entry, which opens onto a compressed entry foyer," Hutchison says. A Bertoia bench by Knoll sits in an entryway covered by Mosa’s Greys Collection tiles.

Photo: Mark Woods

The entrance opens into a light-filled hall, with a Marcel Wanders chandelier and a Luna console table by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance.

Photo: Grant Harder

The main entrance is on the house’s south side. It leads to a central hall from which all sections of the home are accessible.

The wide front door opens onto a wide central living space where the entire family—and a regular cast of visitors—spends much of their time.

Photo: Dave Lauridsen

The entrance to the living room includes a seating area where guests can remove their shoes.

Photo: Daniel Hennessy

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