Entrance decoration: why choose the Scandinavian style? – A spicy Boy

Entrance decoration: why choose the Scandinavian style?

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Like any other space in the house, the entrance needs its own personality and style of decoration. Sometimes neglected because of its small size, it is nevertheless an important area that necessarily influences the impression produced by the house in a more global way.

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Among the many entrance decoration options available today, we have chosen to introduce you to one that borrows the atmosphere of Scandinavian homes.

Scandinavian style entrance decoration offers a range of colors very suitable for dark spaces

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If you like Scandinavian design, you probably know that it is distinguished by a precise range of colors. In general, it includes neutral tones, that is, white, black, gray, beige, and so on. What’s more, the white color is essential for interiors of this style, the purpose of its presence being to improve the brightness of spaces.

Example of Nordic design entrance decoration painted in white

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Imagining its entrance decoration around the Scandinavian style and this range of colors is a good idea because this part of the house is often a little dark and deprived of natural lighting sources. The white, gray or light beige color, typical of Nordic decorations, becomes a clever instrument that facilitates the lighting of the entrance and corridors of the house.

Scandinavian decors play with mirrored surfaces to reinforce entrance lighting

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Scandinavian style home entrance deco idea with round mirror

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To solve the problem of lack of light, people in northern European countries also use mirrors and other shiny surfaces that reflect the radiance of the sun’s rays or indoor lighting.

Entrance hall photo with large rectangular mirror and Nordic-inspired floor rug

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Now, as we know, mirrors are an almost indispensable object in the decoration of a well thought out entrance!

Decorative example of modern entrance hallway with Scandinavian and minimalist atmosphere

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In addition to lacking windows, the entrance to newer-built homes is often a small-sized room.

Scandinavian style decoration for entrance under stairs with black console

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In fact, unlike older buildings, modern housing seeks to provide more space for the most used living spaces: the kitchen, the living room, the bedrooms and the bathroom.

Entrance photo of minimalist style house in Scandinavian colors

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The other rooms become smaller or nonexistent as such (for example, the dining room melts in the living room or turns into a dining area in the kitchen). Following this trend, the hallways and the entrance diminish in favor of other areas of the interior.

Scandinavian atmosphere entry fitting with practical storage niche

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The Scandinavian design, which emphasizes the use of compact furniture and space saving storage, is an ideal solution for small entrance decoration.

Scandinavian style hallway or house entry and cozy decor for winter

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This image provides an eloquent example of this decoration trend and the solutions brought by Nordic design: the layout of this zone is organized around a practical bench and a trophy of the animal head type which fulfills the function of a wall-mounted coat rack.

Optimize your interior space with Nordic design entry and book storage

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And even when you are lucky to live in a home with a larger surface entrance, you often invent options to take advantage of this extra room for the storage of some objects!

Nordic style hanging shelves for entrance or hallway of modern house

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Here again, the Scandinavian style offers us a good decoration plan entrance: the practical storage of the Nordic homes accommodate our needs to save space in another room of the interior!

Modern Scandinavian style shoe storage cabinet for a well-organized entrance

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Besides the mirror, there is another piece of furniture that can be seen in most modern entrances: shoe storage.

Minimalist storage idea with shoe rack and designer coat rack

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To better incorporate into the small spaces, these furniture are now contiguous to the walls of our corridors or hanging near the front door.

Scandinavian hallway and entryway furniture

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If you already have a piece of furniture of this type (such as, for example, the Hemnes or Bista model by Ikea), a mirror and your entrance is painted white, we have something new for you: you have almost all the essential components a modern Nordic style entrance!

Scandinavian-inspired small space entrance idea

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The Nordo houses’ compact deco solutions also include storage integrated into the aisle niches, as can be seen in this picture.

Nordic design and wooden coat rack for house entrance

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Of course, a well-organized entrance can not do without a wall storage with coat hooks or practical coat racks.

Small space storage for Scandinavian style home entrance hallway decoration

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And, again, the Scandinavian-style entrance decoration offers both effective and aesthetic design possibilities.

Nordic decorating idea of ​​modern house entrance with wood keys

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Finally, the last piece of furniture that can be found in many modern corridors and house entrances: the wall shelf or the console that fulfill the function of a kind of storage compartment.

Small practical storage for Nordic style house entrance in gray color

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There are several types of storage of this kind in the collections of Scandinavian furniture manufacturers that you could easily incorporate into a Nordic entrance.

Corridor or small entrance decoration idea with Scandinavian accessories

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Otherwise, you can always make your own wooden shelf or recycle an antique furniture in order to obtain this effect!

Color Input Example for Nordic Input and Monochrome Accessories

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Cheap entrance deco inspired by Scandinavian houses with design by Stadshem

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