Creating an Idyllic Ambiance
What should your custom built home show visitors the moment they walk through the front door? A beautiful foyer? A messy landing area? Draw whispers of awe rather than distaste with an entryway or staircase that brings your design visions to light.
Transitional Spaces Can Be Beautiful Too
Negotiating the world of interior design can be a difficult task, but not impossible. How can you show your impeccable taste or personal style without your custom built home interior appearing overdone or gauche? Choose three design elements to focus on, and then apply them.
Stylish architectural structures, custom light treatments, and art displays can literally change a staircase or entryway’s dynamic entirely. Stunning architectural pieces, natural light play, and aesthetically pleasing artworks blend temporary decor features and choices with permanent fixtures that exude quality craftsmanship. What reaction do you want to garner from your friends and family? You can go for the “wow” moment or the ” awe found in “understated elegance”, either response is a win-win for homeowners.
A Stairway to Possibilities
Do you immediately see a heavy traffic area when you walk into your home? Or do you see a welcoming space that expresses your originality? Your staircase can serve dual purposes. It can both draw the eye and act as a stalwart access point in your home.
The shape of the stairway, whether spiral or up and down, can capture the essence of what you are trying to portray. Do you enjoy creating the image of continuity? Spiral staircases tease the mind with possibilities. Are you someone who likes to establish a balance, a kind of central focal point? The no frill, up and down staircase may fall more in line with your tastes.
Rustic style enthusiasts often enjoy hardwoods and whites or off-whites or shades of brown on their staircases. They can generate a warming effect, a cozy atmosphere. The modern and contemporary like contrasts that startle and standout. Twisting balusters, metal handrails, and simple form newel posts are understated but in bold colors (like black or red) can visually stun.
Expressive Entryways
Your custom built home doesn’t have to say fussy or overly casual when you step inside. Remember, your entryway decor and lighting choices can set the tone for your entire home. Do you want your home to say light and airy? Skylights near your entryway allow you to illustrate that an interior can only benefit from framing the beauty of the outdoors. You can keep guests from feeling claustrophobic or confined by giving the impression of wide open spaces.
Hanging art on the walls near the entryway is a simple way to highlight your artist’s eye for personal expression pieces. It can set the mood or tone for your guests as they peer closer at the little details you’ve incorporated to utilize spacial perception to define your custom built home.
Entryways and staircases can be exclusive sightlines into your version of what your Alair Homes custom built home should look like.