Entryway Makeover & A Giveaway!

We still have so much work left to do on our house, but sometimes it just isn't feasible to tackle a big project yet. In the meantime, I try to focus on the little things that I can change, and work towards the big picture. 

This weekend, we made a few small changes in our entryway, and I'm so happy with our little mini makeover!

It was just three years ago that the foyer was a sad little place filled with outdated wood trim and an undersized pendant. 

Just a month after we moved in, the first thing I did was paint the trim. This was the first room I ever painted, so I didn't know much. I just read a few tutorials and dived in. I've since learned how to avoid the mini-dustbowl I created in the below picture. I live and I learn. 

After the trim was finally painted, I showed off my decorating prowess by creating this masterpiece in the closet nook. 

 As I demonstrated earlier this month, I've made more than my fair share of decorating mistakes. I had some decent ideas in the beginning (like removing the coat closet doors to create a nook), but my execution was a bit lackluster (queue above picture).  

I kept working on it though, and eventually the space improved a little. I painted an old wooden dresser and added some better accessories.

It stayed like that for about a year, and then the decor in the rest of the house began changing and the bronze stuff began to feel a bit dated. 

Let's skip to today.

We've freshened up this space quite a bit.

About a year ago, I painted the nook with a light gray-green color, and I decided to paint an old wood dresser white. 

Originally, the dresser had black handles and dark gold accessories (seen here), but I decided to freshen it up a bit by bringing in a silver mirror, aqua glass accessories, and then I decided to spray paint the handles with some gold spray paint.

The little pop of gold goes a long way in person, and totally glams up this space. 

Spray painting tips can be found here.

Now let's talk about the floor situation for a minute. 

Source: Houzz

Our current situation is much more parque/carpet, but the above picture helps provide me with inspiration for this space.

New floors will probably become a reality sometime in the next 6 months, so I've been thinking a lot about what type of floors we want. Jesse helped me photoshop our foyer with a few colors, and I'm going back and forth between really dark and something like this.

I totally let out a little squeak when he showed me this picture, as it's so fun for me to see what it might look like. So, I think I've kinda narrowed down the color, but I have no idea about anything else.

I've got 6 months to torture myself with the specifics.

Anyone have any hardwood tips for me? Like what you wish you would have known before you got your floors? I'd love to hear your experience or any suggestions you might have. 

And until then, my current floors will hide themselves under my awesome striped rug.

And now for my favorite update to the entryway!

We finally got rid of the tiny pendant that I've grown to despise after watching it accumulate bugs for years.

I've spent a lot of time looking for a chandelier that would be perfect for this space, and I finally found what I was looking for. 

I absolutely fell in love with the Piedmont chandelier from National Builder Supply. It's the perfect blend of sleek and simple I've been searching for. And I think it looks so great in this space.

Of course, I had my handyman install it for me, per usual.

He's promised to teach me to do this on my own soon, so that I can share it with you. He thought about teaching me a few things this time around, and I basically looked at him like he was crazy. 

Not because I'm not eager to learn, but because this fixture is hung 20 feet in the air. And my tiny stepladder (also known as 'This is as high as I go.') quickly proved that I wasn't the guy for the job.

I have my limits.

So, that's where the entryway is today. 

Little by little, we're making progress!

And now, because ya'll are awesome, National Builder Supply is giving away $100 credit on their site to one lucky winner! They have a bunch of really great products for the kitchen and bath, and you can browse their site here. Please enter via the Rafflecopter widget below. 

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

This post was sponsored by National Builder Supply.

 All opinions are mine....

and so are the decorating bloopers. :)

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