12 Stunning Entrance Halls
Daisy Fellowes, a Singer sewing-machine heiress, magazine editor, and woman of daredevil chic, once declared, "A good hall is a pompous hall." And whether you agree with that aphoristic decree or not, given that the lady owned several stylishly idiosyncratic homes over the years, she was writing from experience.
By hall, the Hon. Mrs. Fellowes meant an entrance hall, a space that serves as a visual introduction to a house’s style a split second before you shake your host’s hand. In one instant your eyes take the measure of a residence and its inhabitants—as clothes make the man, so an entrance hall makes a house. So furnish your hall, foyer, entry, vestibule, et cetera, accordingly: to impress, to entice, and to welcome, even if it’s just you coming home after a long day at the office.