A Color Extension of Your Living Room

• Allow your entryway to blend seamlessly into your home's main living space. Carry the same color onto the walls to enlarge the space, drawing the eyes towards the bigger room. Using the same color is a good choice for entryways that are open to the living room. Instead of delineating the entryway with a different color, this choice will take the guesswork out of what colors to use.
  
  

Create Drama with Color

• Make your entryway a focal point with a complementary color that coordinates well with the colors used in adjacent rooms. Use a bold, warm color to awaken excitement in your arriving guests. The right color can be applied to the whole space, creating the feel of a separate room. On the other hand, by just painting your bold choice onto the wall facing the doorway, you will create an art gallery feel for those entering your home. Add stunning wall art and a few accessories, and the look will be complete.
  
  

Add Dimension with a Faux Finish

• Recreate a piece of Old World charm in your entryway. Mimic years of layers of fading paint by using a texture paint technique, such as sponge or rag painting, to add a different color onto a neutral backdrop. Some techniques require adding a paint glaze to the mix to extend its working time, allowing for adjustments and corrections before the paint dries.
  
  

Accent Moldings and Trims

• Use a color that complements the walls to paint the moldings and trims in your entryway. Use a slightly deeper shade of your wall color to paint the raised panels on your doorway, and use another contrasting yet complementary color to paint the baseboard, doorway and crown moldings.
  
  

Add Interest with a Mural

• Have a mural painted onto the most visible wall of your entryway to add more interest to your space. Choose a mural design that reflects your home's theme. Create a scene of open meadows if your home's decor is country style, or paint a window to the sea if your theme is nautical or beachy. The options are plenty and your choice will add an interesting accent to your entryway.