As the trend in interior design and interior design increasingly leans toward individual expression, our entryways are becoming increasingly important points of first impression. We no longer focus exclusively on creating order and calm (although we obviously still want to keep our entryways clean and tidy) and increase the warmth to create the ideal background against which to place our delightful features. This means popular cool colors like white, gray and navy are being replaced by bold earth tones like browns, greens and reds.
Deciding which colors to use in your home – and especially in your entryway – can be a daunting task. Especially when you consider the impact color can have on mood. Of course, we still want to create that “ahhhh” feeling when we walk through the door, both for ourselves and our guests. Colors on the cool side of the wheel give us this, evoking calm from a feeling of sterility, calm and uniformity, although it can easily drift too close to the edge of apathy – a feeling (or lack thereof) that is even a bold one Navy Blue has Blue couldn't pull us out. Fortunately, for every problem based on color theory, there is a color-based solution, and it's simple: Heat it.
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How to Use Brown Paint in an Entryway
A large, empty, cream-colored entryway with a grand staircase and black door – BryanChavezPhotography/Shutterstock
You should repaint the entryway of your home every two to three years anyway. So why not follow the lead of forward-thinking designers and embrace the warm side of the color wheel? Shades of brown like Mocha Mousse, Pantone's Color of the Year for 2025, will transport us to a much warmer season of home styling. And it's not just Pantone that has identified coffee and chocolate tones as top colors in 2025. Stainmaster chose truffle as its color of the year, and Little Green chose mochi, which has some undertones of pink in its dessert-inspired hue.
Your entryway should communicate with the rest of your home to create a flowing feeling. If you have a home full of whites and grays, instead of painting your foyer a dark chocolate color, consider opting for a warmed-up version of the color you've already chosen. A dreamy cream or greige tone with strong brown tones creates a beautiful transition.
For homes with a lot of blue or blue undertones, choose a teal or purple shade. It will feel like a natural transition to the rest of the house. Mixing blue and brown (depending on the shades) creates violet or sea green shades, which will also be popular in 2025.
Create a green entrance area
A green entryway with a bench, sink and wooden cabinets – Joseph Hendrickson/Shutterstock
Fans of the bold marine trend might prefer to turn to another wonderfully intense color choice that's getting high praise in the design world for 2025: green. Bright and playful paint colors are finding their way into the 2025 living trends and shades from emerald to moss bring the characteristic color of nature into our furnishings. One reason it works so well in so many rooms is because it is almost immeasurably versatile. Nature itself has given us countless shades of green, making it feel organic and familiar.
Choosing a bold forest color in your entryway will make a striking statement, and softening the more saturated greens with gray or blue will continue to keep your foyer connected to the rest of the house without having to repaint everything. Ocean blue is a much more complex and nature-inspired color than true navy blue and is therefore more in line with current trends. Still, shades of green often lean towards the cool side of the spectrum. So be sure to add other warm elements like wood tones, rust colors, and even rich, earthy reds.
How to bring red color into the entrance area of your home
Rust-colored entryway with ornate rug and antique sideboard – Allison H. Smith/Shutterstock
According to the ever-evolving field of color psychology, shades of red can evoke love, passion or anger. Because of this intensity, a bright fire engine red is probably not at the top of your entryway color selection list. However, muddier versions are popping up everywhere in current design trends. Behr Paint even named Rumors – a dark red with brown undertones – as its color of the year. With color overload in 2025, you could go for it and design your entire entryway in a muted berry tone. Or mix up a bit of the classic white you have around the house and go for a rose-colored cream.
If you're wondering how to decorate your foyer, the coming years will be all about personality and warmth. So consider painting your entryway gray and use this space to bring in warm colors that you already have highlighted in your home. Then add your favorite functional and artistic pieces to make your entryway more inviting and create a space that suits you.
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