Discover how paint, a stencil feature wall, and smart organization revitalized a dark farmhouse entryway.
Allow me to share a bit of entryway history from our "Farmhouse by the Sea" home.
We used to refer to the odd wall section on the right as the "jail cell wall," which we subsequently removed.
Originally, the entire entryway and hall were covered in wallpaper.
It remains so, specifically four layers of wallpaper; I painted over this recently. {Remember, this is achievable if you check with your paint supplier for the appropriate primer; the correct primer is vital.}
After exploring numerous shades, I finally selected White Down from Benjamin Moore.
While adequate, I desired something more vibrant and uplifting during the gray, rainy winter stretches of the Wet West Coast.
I cleared everything out and opted for a stencil treatment on the upper portion to create a feature wall, as seen here.
The increased brightness of the space is truly remarkable.
Sources for This Entryway Transformation
- Lower wall color: Behr’s Polar Bear
- Stencil: Nagoya from Cutting Edge Stencils, applied in Polar Bear over the White Down base
- Curtain: Pillow Cover from Ikea (Details on my creation are available here.)
- Circular Mirror: sourced from my basement storage room (it was initially from Ikea)
- Tablecloth: Hand-sewn from white cotton canvas (More information on this project is linked here.)
- Shoe Tray: available at Walmart
- Wall Art: An empty frame from the Salvation Army thrift store paired with a skeleton Key from my sister-in-law; it reminds me of the key to my childhood farmhouse. {Sentimental items are a must in every room, as you know!}
- Artificial Plant and Stand: from Homesense
- Lighting: from Home Depot (it was a clearance find long ago; I regret its discontinuation and wish for matching pieces for my kitchen.)
- Wall-mounted Bike: the most valuable gift from my sister, considering the high shipping cost to Canada!
