Spring has finally come and it seemed like the cold winter days would never leave! Spring is all about a rebirth and renewal of your abode and lighting is one of the easiest ways to breathe freshness back into your welcoming foyer.
The foyer of your home can often be forgotten as it is where guests enter and exit your home and often times is treated more as a corridor rather than a room. Foyer lighting is especially important because it can be for safety, illumination, but still bring a presence to your foyer that may have been missing. This season, take a look at how it can brighten your spring home using chandeliers, pendants and even wall sconces for a fresh take to your interiors.
Determine what type of statement your foyer lighting should make:
The first impression into your home is a lasting one, so ensure the foyer lighting you choose works beautifully with your interiors. If your front entrance opens up to a grand or monumental stair like this one by Lorraine G. Vale, then having an equally large and eye-catching chandelier could be just the statement you’re looking for.
There is foyer lighting for high and low ceilings to create enough illumination to brighten a multi-story space or a low ceiling fixture could be just enough for a more intimate entrance. Did you know that lighting is one of the most affordable upgrades you can make to your interiors during the spring?
Take a look at your foyer and determine what type of new statement your entrance can make.
Contemporary chandeliers that take a break from traditional crystal:
While many homeowners love the twinkle and glamour that traditional crystal chandeliers evoke, many feel the traditional style lighting fixture doesn’t fit their modern home. The beauty of today’s foyer lighting is the ability to choose from ultra-modern fixtures that are abstract and artistic to classically traditional to fit every homeowners taste, like these fixtures in this home by Hendel Homes.
The Possini Euro design below from Lamps Plus is the perfect example of a sophisticated foyer lighting fixture that walks the line between glamorous with a contemporary edge! The chrome finish and metal construction pendant light is a break from the normal sparkling individual glass/crystal pieces, but still gives a shimmering effect in your entryway. Ideal for a smaller foyer or grouped into multiple arrangements in a larger foyer, the eighteen halogen bulbs are sure to illuminate any home with a gorgeous glow.
Possini Euro Design 18-Light Curly Ribbon Pendant
Compliment your architectural ceiling with gorgeous foyer lighting:
One of the features that you often forget about in your foyer is the ceiling! Architectural ceilings span from very rustic to ornately detailed and foyer lighting can highlight these features beautifully like this modern variety from Peter Zimmerman Architects.
Choose lighting that keeps in the design style of the architectural features. There are so many contemporary lights that work beautifully in minimalistic interiors, while reclaimed and exposed filament lighting look gorgeous in a more rustic setting.
Complimenting your architectural setting can set the mood for guests the moment they enter your home!
The next time you rush through your foyer on to the other rooms of your home, look up! You may realize that some of the best ways to welcome and say goodbye to your guests rests in the ability of your foyer lighting to illuminate the way.
Use these inspiring ideas to awaken your entryway with light and show off the architectural details of your home.
Image credits: Lorraine G. Vale, Hendel Homes, Peter Zimmerman Architects