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Make an Appearance Like These 9 Modern Entryways

Peruse nine Dwell-approved tactics for making your entryway more than just another boring passthrough; consider architectural statements, savvy storage, and color.

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At an idyllic home designed for an artist, architect Michelle Linden designed a gravel path leading to the front door that passes through firewood storage and the central courtyard. The firewood is stacked high on either side, so that one can pick up the firewood on their way inside.
At an idyllic home designed for an artist, architect Michelle Linden designed a gravel path leading to the front door that passes through firewood storage and the central courtyard. The firewood is stacked high on either side, so that one can pick up the firewood on their way inside.
The core of the glass-enclosed spiral stair is a hexagon, a reference to the moments in the floor plan in which six triangular modules are joined together to form the shape.
The core of the glass-enclosed spiral stair is a hexagon, a reference to the moments in the floor plan in which six triangular modules are joined together to form the shape.
Saving on the floor tiles meant that Casale and Crofton could spring for hand-finished wallpaper by Swedish company Sandberg. Photo by Matthew Williams.
Saving on the floor tiles meant that Casale and Crofton could spring for hand-finished wallpaper by Swedish company Sandberg. Photo by Matthew Williams.
Inside the front door, coats hang from aluminum Bjärnum hooks by Ikea above a vintage Lane coffee table, which Magill bought from a coworker, and beneath a photograph by Beth Mercer.
Inside the front door, coats hang from aluminum Bjärnum hooks by Ikea above a vintage Lane coffee table, which Magill bought from a coworker, and beneath a photograph by Beth Mercer.
Inspired by brightly colored doors in Notting Hill, London, Casper and Lexie chose a few distinct hues for interior doors in their renovated apartment, such as blue Flügger paint for the laundry room door.
Inspired by brightly colored doors in Notting Hill, London, Casper and Lexie chose a few distinct hues for interior doors in their renovated apartment, such as blue Flügger paint for the laundry room door.
A striking stair defines the entry to the house; it features minimalist floating timber stair treads wrapped around a woven steel mesh blade wall.
A striking stair defines the entry to the house; it features minimalist floating timber stair treads wrapped around a woven steel mesh blade wall.
Architect Max Levy designed a home in Dallas for Deborah Orrill and Blair Sanders using small but mighty design details, like a “martini deck” tucked atop the cylindrical entry, which is clad in raw, galvanized sheet metal.
Architect Max Levy designed a home in Dallas for Deborah Orrill and Blair Sanders using small but mighty design details, like a “martini deck” tucked atop the cylindrical entry, which is clad in raw, galvanized sheet metal.
Homeowner Simon Doonan stands next to the front door. "We have flamboyance, and we’re not inhibited about anything. [Architect] Gray Organschi gave [the house] that intellectual rigor needed to make it beautiful. We were well matched."
Homeowner Simon Doonan stands next to the front door. "We have flamboyance, and we’re not inhibited about anything. [Architect] Gray Organschi gave [the house] that intellectual rigor needed to make it beautiful. We were well matched."