the foyer @ christmas

The foyer and the outside seem to get the most attention during the holiday season. I haven’t downloaded the exterior shots yet but I do have the interior shots completed.

Laura Bruen, NYC Photographer, NJ Photographer

Laura Bruen, NYC Photographer, NJ Photographer

Here is a transformation for you. The foyer fireplace before we purchased the home:

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Fireplace last year (still with screen) – you’ll notice the walls are a different color also 😉

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And now… (no screen – the opening is much larger, replaced the ceramic tile with granite)

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The village found a home on top of our piano this year! We always had issues trying to figure out where to place it.

Laura Bruen, NYC Photographer, NJ Photographer

Laura Bruen, NYC Photographer, NJ Photographer

I love the way the goldleaf looks with the firplace roaring!

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I got a lot of slack for the shape of the tree this year, so I’ll just post a quick shot and say that I feel we totally could’ve done better with our tree.  Truth be told it was the first year putting a tree in this particular spot and I think that threw off our decorating equilibrium…we didn’t even get a star for it (our fiber-optic Santa didn’t work this year, ha ha ha).  We spent minimal time decorating the tree and I don’t think we even had enough on it!

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This photo is from the living room last year – now our TV resides here, but I figured since I had it handy I’d post it.

Laura Bruen, NYC Photographer, NJ Photographer

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  • Thats a great room! And so huge for a foyer!

    Do you find you end up leaving a lot of junk on that table or does it stay mostly neat? Im thinking of adding a little table to the living room (near where I’d walk in) but I don’t know if I want to give myself another mess to clean up.ReplyCancel

  • You know, I’d have to say that for the most part it’s clean – not one of our junk collecting tables. We walk in the back entrance – so the mudroom and the kitchen table get the clutter – which is why I’m happy when people come to the front door 😉 ReplyCancel

  • Ok, so that wouldn’t apply for me. Only one way to walk in for me.

    Im jealous of the whole mud room thing. That seems like such a luxury 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Yes, it is! I LOVE my Mudroom. 😉ReplyCancel

  • […] Foyer has not changed much since last Christmas but I’ll post a few […]ReplyCancel