We treated this long and sizable entrance hall as a regular room. Our client wanted the entrance to epitomize a warm and welcoming interior, calling for the display of marine memorabilia, books, and utilitarian furniture such as a table and a desk.  This bestowed a more versatile function to this space.  Oriental watercolors were exhibited on the walls and on stands, creating a touch of bohemian chic.  The light flows in through a tall window, and is reverberated by the yellow Comoglio wall covering.  The suspension is a tole from the fifties.  We decided to keep the floor covering light and neutral, using a honey-colored carpeting to provide a better background for the rugs.

Since the foyer had no built-in storage space, we designed a large closet to store coats.  Its two tall doors were covered with the same Comoglio fabric to blend them into their environment.  The entrance door was hidden behind a curtain of the same floral fabric.  This gave the appearance that the bright and happy covering wrapped around the entire room.  We added a touch of fantasy by recycling an English horn as a cane stand and spotted leopard skin for a small lampshade.

From the entrance we can take a glimpse of the master bedroom.  We hid the ceiling under a Braquenie creamy fabric, and inlaid its center with an Indienne pattern from which hangs a 1920s pendant Fortuny lamp.