ENTRYWAY & LIVING ROOM MAKEOVER Part 1 (Designing, Furniture, Paint Colors & Vintage Decor)
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I vote for a gallery wall going up the stairs & a large mirror, antique gold or wood above that beautiful French console table to bring even more light to that side!!
This is exactly what I thought!
I was thinking the same!
Totally agree!
Agree too
I agree! A gallery wall of mirrors above the French vanity may work, as well.
Dear MaCenna, the big couch, the coffee table, the side table and the lamps on it are perfect but the two arm chairs really look too chubby for this pass through area. they would be functional and sweet for a cinema room. two smaller and slimmer classic arm chairs would be great.
I agree. They are wrong scale
Thought I was the only one. 😅 2 chairs are off.
Definitely not a fan of the chair. I feel like she had to put them because if the sponsorship but really doesn't feel like her
I just said the same in another thread.
Just thought the same.😅
Bigger old nice wooden Coffee table and smaler chairs...These would Not Look that messy.
Personal opinion.
Not a Fan of These shiny Glas Tables...
Do a big mirror above the vanity to reflect light and have a place to check your makeup and outfit etc before you leave out the door, and a gallery wall up the stairs :)
REFLECT LIGHT 👍
Agree❤
agree - I was thinking the same thing!
gallery on the staircase - mirror to reflect those gorgeous lamps
Yes!
Was thinking the same thing or even a wall of mirrors up the stairs all vintage brass
Personal opinion.. don't mess up the arches. They're architecturally interesting and unique.
My thoughts exactly
Yes!! Couldn’t agree more!
Those arches are part of the style of when your home was built
Agreed!!! Wholeheartedly. Sure hope she reads these comments. Lol😂
What's happening with the arches. The audio is so bad I tuned out.
I feel like a gallery wall would look nice over the stairs and a mirror would look nice over the cabinet on the other wall hung between the lamps. I know I’ll love whatever you do though:)
A mirror would be great between the lamps.
I like the nesting tables better! Coffee table is beautiful but makes the room feel too crowded with the large pieces of furniture
Me, too! And the round shapes add so much interest. I actually liked the coffee table better in the space than I thought I would, though. It looked less rough than it did in full-on daylight at the flea market. Just the wrong size for the furniture. Actually, though, I think it's those chairs that are too big.
Agree the chairs are too big for the space.
Definitely it’s beautiful just crowded for sure 🫶🏽
@@Lucinda_Jackson I agree the couch with just the table felt like the room could breathe..
I agree that the coffee table is too big and just a little too rustic. The nesting tables are a much better fit and I'd get a marble remnant in a similar color to the lamps to make the tops. I think it would go well with the black front door and the black on the fireplace.
So excited for this makeover and all future ones in your LA home. However for this room I’m not liking the swivel chairs. They are too large and the high profile is blocking the view of that beautiful entryway vanity. Some smaller, low profile chairs would be more aesthetically pleasing imo. Can’t wait to see more! And as always, love seeing Kinsley scamper about. 🐶😊
Yes! They sort of overpower everything else in the room.
Yes, i also think they are too big for that space
Yes switch them into the other loungeroom and bring the low ones from there to the front room.
I agree on the swivel chairs!
Agree those gorgeous chairs could be prettier in a larger space 😊
Loving all the plans, and I know the room will look stunning once you add all your special touches. The swivel chairs seem to overpower the beautiful vanity - at least at this stage.
I agree. I think the room is too small for the scale of the chairs. Sling backs would be a better fit.
I agree - I think they're a bit too large and bulky for the space. They're just sort of hulking there...
I think if she flipped the orientation so the chairs are near the stair and the couch is on the other side it would even out the color blocking that’s currently happening with the tone of the entry table and spread the doubled rhythm of the lamps and chairs across the room. Right now it already feels cluttered on the one side and empty on the other.
Agreed!
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But having the sofa on that side blocks anyone from coming into the room from either the front door or the informal living space from entering the room. Maybe not literally, but certainly visually. It's like a fence.
That french vanity is just DYING to have a beautiful gold framed mirror over it! It would help brighten the room by reflecting the light too! I also vote for gallery wall over stairway with maybe some board and batten in the same color as the kitchen! ❤️
Maybe a mirror over the vanity? It would reflect the light of the lamps and it would be useful close to the entrance. Good luck with the makeover! 🥰
A mirror AND a gallery wall 😮
Yes and it would reflect the staircase gallery wall, which is going to look so much better.
Such a great idea! And would reflect extra daylight / feel like another window.
Los sillones giratorios se comen la habitación. No veo que combinen con el resto, yo los quitaría. Las otras ideas de escalera con galería y espejo sobre el mueble me encantan pero los sillones no. Un saludo
Oh my gosh! How can you not love the unique arches in your front room?! I've never seen any doorways like that. The rounded arches are my least favorite. It seems younger people are bringing them back, but the thing with trends, they go away and date a home instantly.
I do like the mix of old and new. Given your French heritage, I'm sure that lengthy vanity table "spoke" to you. 😊
I love the doorways as-is. I love the faceted look of the angles. They are much less common than arches and therefore more interesting.
I agree with this. What's more, the ceiling planes mimic the doorway shape or visa versa. The angles of the ceiling would be incongruous with a smooth rounded archway. Save yourself the trouble. 🙂
I agree. I love the angles!
I completely agree. I love how unique they are.
I agree
I would have made it a library
Same, that fireplace is the perfect reading spot. 😍
That is exactly what I thought too !!!
Ooh and add a window seat too!
I thought the exact same thing! With a cosy armchair by the window 😍
I am definitely a library person, and may have the tiniest book problem but I love collecting and reading ;-)
Before you rounded those doorway corners, try painting the room to see if you view that feature dofferently
"I'm 98% sure these are Frederick Cooper lamps."
Immediately zooms in to the lamp socket that shows Frederick Cooper engraved in the brass. 😂
They're gorgeous. 😍
Those lamps are stunning. I think they are one of your best finds, ever.
OMG yes! Haha 🤣
Yeah I thought.. did I miss something haha
I was just going to say the same thing! 😂
Came here to say the same thing lol!!
The uniqueness of the archways makes them special. There are squared and there are rounded. But what you have is something different that you don’t find on a cookie cutter basis.
I agree with other comments that the chairs are too big for the space, they don't feel quite right to me.
Personally, I love the doorways how they are!!
I don’t think she should change the actual design features of that house. Of course, it’s her house, and she gets to choose. I even like the beams as they are.
Agreed. The chairs just doesn't give MaCenna vibes
Agreed.. the chairs seem to big for the space , it makes it feel smaller and claustrophobic to me.
I'm glad I am not the only person who feels like the chairs slap you in the face... something lower profile would work better... still a beautiful space.
Round table, large vase with four material covered stool seats around it, large mirror on wall, material covered window seating........perfection.
My advice is to put your gallery wall over by your stairs and find a beautiful big French mirror between your lamps it would bring in more light. It would also reflect your gallery wall without making it look too cluttered.
I don't think I love the swivel chairs. They seem too large and overpower the space. They're also reading a bit like an office chair.
100% agree
right
Same. And they look too modern and out of place
Same. Came to say it as well
Same. They appear huge for the room. The similar-colored, velvet vintage chairs we saw in her vlog at the flea would’ve been a nicer fit, both in her room and for her style. But when castlery sponsors, I guess you go with what they want you to showcase 🤷🏻♀️
The couch looks stunning, but even though the chairs seem comfortable, they look a bit big and bulky for the space... I can't wait tonsee what you come up with for the space
I would build a bench seat for the bay window area
Same, perfect opportunity for a window for reading
Yep, I was saying out loud, "but what about the bay window?" Just window treatment(maybe) and a Xmas tree??
I personally like the way your doorways are arched. Gives an art deco vibe which looks great with your lamps...which also lends an art deco feel. I vote for art gallery on stairway. A big beautiful mirror would look lovely over your vanity table.
A big entry table in the center with big vase styled with flowers would look pretty in your entry room ❤ No need for a another living room if you're not going to use it. But this is your home and you should do what makes you happy. We are just here to give suggestions or feedback 😊
100%
In a pinch, chairs could be pulled up for overflow dining or an impromptu meeting.
Sooo excited that you're furnishing more of your house, can't wait to see it all come together! I personally think the furniture in there are quite big for the space, I think I would replace the swivel chairs with something smaller or lighter feeling. Like you said, the swivel chairs would be great in the living room in front of the tv. Loooove the vanity, so beautiful.
Wish the couch was green
I would take out the big sofa and only leave the 2 lounge chaires facing each other near the fire place with the glass and gold coffee tables in the middle. It would be nice spot to have coffee and read I think.
I agree, someone else mentioned it’s more like a lobby area. Right now it’s just two living rooms 10 feet apart
I would have the two chairs on either side of the fireplace with the small glass nesting tables for drinks. Then a round table pushed in front of the window with two slipper chairs. ( dinner for two, playing cards,etc.) They would serve different functions until you have a dinner party,then pull them all together temporarily.🙌🏻
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I don’t know if this comment will be noticed, but as an interior design fanatic as well, I like the angular door arches as it matches perfectly with the angles of the fireplace.
Love lots.
How beautiful is the vanity for the space. I feel however the sofa and chairs are too large for the space. I’m sure you will work it out. Yay for the gallery wall on staircase side.
I think the arches are so beautiful and interesting as they are.
The little antique chair in the corner is unexpected and charming. Anyone can out a plant in the corner. I would stack several antique books on the seat. I'm still looking forward to the day when the room is a dining room.
Agree and would have made a dining room now, as lights and vanity would have worked well with a dining table.
Yup, the little chair is great.
Maybe it’s an East Coast thing but I’ve always loved having a coat closet under the stairs! Such a great way to optimize what’s kind of an odd space
As you don't plan to use this room as a living room I would go all in as an entry room. Large round table in front of the fire, possibly a couple of visually light chairs at the table for putting on/off shoes and for guests to drape jackets, keep the vanity & lamps with a mirror above, gallery wall at the stairs, a bench in the bay window.
I think this would work well for how u use your home now & wouldn't be too much to rehome when u eventually do your renos ❤
Oh & I am totally a 'lay out all the pieces & check the instructions' kind of gal!
I think the entrance openings are beautiful and true to the style of the house. I wouldn't curve them myself.
Personally I would have made it into a dining room with a big table, but it is your home! A big mirror above that vanity would be perfect. Not really into the swivel chairs for that room they feel to big but everyone has different tastes😊
I really don't like the egg chairs, it's the first time I haven't liked something you have chosen. I just think they are far too high for the space and the base looks wrong with the design. Everything else looks great though.
That was my thought exactly!
Yes, exactly.
A bench would be better
I would do the gallery wall going up the stairs. I would put the swivel chairs in the other room; I think they are too big for this entry room. But no doubt this room will be beautiful.
I know the space is temporary, but I say temporarily make it a dining area, with a small sitting space near the bay window. You really don’t need a second living room
You're so talented. I usually like your decor and even if it's not my style, I can appreciate it. Those swivel chairs I cannot get behind - imo they don't blend in with your style, their scale is off, and look cheap (though I'm sure they're not.)
The chairs are too big for the space in my opinion
I think she should move them to the family room and get lower profile chairs for this room
The Jetsons just called from the future and want them back!😅🤣😂
Send the couch back & get the gray green color. It goes so much better with your things. And the design you usually go with. The dark & moody. The white one is going to stand out to much. Unless you are planning to leave the walks white.
What's the diffence between this and a formal living room tho? I'm so confused 😅
No TV!
The furniture is gorgeous and agree that a beautiful mirror should go above side board and gallery wall along the staircase! And I love the arches on your doors, they are unique. Don’t change them!
Always a perfect Sunday when we get a MaCenna video! Thank you!!!
The part at the start about just having to play around with furniture until you get a layout that you like really resonates with me. My partner and I were lucky enough to buy a house two months again and we've gone from a house of furniture that was carefully curated to that space and then moving it all into a completely different home. You have the previous owners influence of where they put things and it wasn't until this weekend that I decided I wanted to turn our "formal living room" into the dining room and turn the dining room into a drinking nook. It looks so much better and I think I'll experiment more with furniture layout as we learn to live in our forever home 🙂
I paused the video to come here and tell you please think about NOT touching your angled entryways!!! They are so unique I haven’t seen anything like that before. They were one of my fav parts of your new home!!! 😅 (also I always trust your design choices and know it will be beautiful either way but… lol)
Why not just make it a dining room now? 😊 Also, a window seat in the bay window would make a cozy place to sit and look outside and drink tea:)
Because it was an ad for the furniture company 🙃
Swap the chairs and sofa. The hight of the stairs can handle the tall back chairs. And the low back of the sofa will open the room from the front door.
Love your style. I think the lamps are gorgeous and the sideboard is fantastic but I think the chairs are far too big and just wrong for that space.
I think a couch simply doesn't belong in an entrance room.
Would have love to seen this as a dining room already, with built in closet for entryway-stuff by the door and under the bay window (with bench seating). Or bookshelves.
The existing dining room area would be great with high cupboards all along the back kitchen wall for temporary pantry and storage, and maybe a slim workbench along the windows.
I think the dinning room should become a guest bathroom!
Love the squared off arches....its what makes YOUR home individual..otherwise you've just got arches like Lone Fox...which is the style of HIS house. Arches are a massive trend at the moment...you've got something special..don't fall for the arches hype! 😮
P.s. I love arches..when they're original or in a new build and in context.
Personally, I wouldn't change the arches. They are more interesting in their current shape. Everyone seems to be doing arcs everywhere nowadays, seems boring. I think this is a more intricate, unique detail.
I'm going to echo everyone else's opinion that the swivel chairs are too big for the room. I also felt the sofa was better facing the fireplace.
So for the first time, I am not agreeing with the furniture choices. It's too big for the space and looks like you now have two livingrooms now. Kind of confusing. I think the chairs are way too big (tall). I love the couch, but don't like it in that space. I think having a more airy sitting space, like a lobby area instead of a livingroom, would be better. I would have done four lower chairs facing each other in front of the fireplace with a table in the center. Yes on the buffet as you need a space to plop down keys, purse etc.
Yes agree with the lobby vibe, just like Lone Fox's new makeover!
Exactly my thoughts!!
Totally agree. Well put.
Yes! I kept in vision ing an entry way with seating but a lobby is the perfect word for it. Four chairs and a round coffee table. A bookshelf on the staircase wall. A big beautiful mirror on top of the vanity. It could double as a lobby and maybe a small library.
However Macenna furnishes it, they won’t use it. I’d have made that the main living room, but the house has two. I had a house like that, too. Never used the other room.
Love all your ideas but I am not in love with the chairs...something about those neck pads.
The vanity is beautiful and so is the settee, but the chairs remind me of a hospital waiting room ❤️
My vote is to leave the arches (that’s actually one of my favorite things about this room) and instead of “correcting” them lean into it and do a checkered pattern on the border. Like using a cream and the wall color you choose. I feel like it could add whimsy but not over power anything. Very French provincial.
Also definitely do the gallery wall on the stairway and a large mirror over the console. Just my 2 cents 🤷🏻♀️😄
Love it all!! I think gallery wall on the stairs and then a mirror over the table!
Furniture placement is like old folks home , and chairs are off scale, lamps and sideboard look good x
Love everything except the swivel chairs !! Beautiful, but in my opinion not for this room ❤️
The swivel chairs are very overpowering in the space
"We wouldn't use a living room" .... Then we made a living room!???? I was hoping you would have done something more interesting and unusual :)
Yeah I’m confused on that too. But ik it’s just temporary for now
I would have done a creative studio! With a desk to work and it would be convenient also to hold meeting if needed, as the guests would stop in the first room of the house
@@priscacardanimorando2013 great idea!
I’m sure she said Dining Room not living room
@@nai6474 nope
So pretty! Love that couch in green!
Ohh me too, that’s what I would’ve picked, now she’s got two sofas the same color it don’t make sense.
I agree! The green sofa would have been such a nice change!
I love the angled arches on the doorway. It ties in with the angular lines of the fireplace
I’d say gallery wall by the stairs and then a few pieces of art on the other wall and maybe a big mirror!! I love your brain MaCenna 😅🥰🫶 this house & the cottage are stunning!!
the nesting tables look much better in the front room and then you can have the nice big coffee table for everyday use in your livingroom! i also agree with everyone in the comments that a big piece of art or a mirror would look good for the entryway and then do the gallery wall over the stairs! and 10000% yes to curving the archways! everything is coming together so nicely already i can't wait to see the finished product!!🥰
I love watching what you share, including Kinsley. That little dog steals scenes with her curiosity and big personality. ❤
I love the doorway just the way they are. Very unique
Looks beautiful! Just a reminder to McKenna and viewers- please test vintage pieces for lead! I picked up a very similar vintage coffee table off the side of the road in Austin a few months back- came home, got out a lead test and it had to go straight into the dumpster. I just don't have the PPE, tools or space to safely deal with lead and guarantee it won't harm my friends and family. Most of us vintage lovers know to look for lead paint, but it's also in porcelain, wood stains, etc from that era. Always play it safe and remember to test!
Oh MaCenna how beautiful the room is..I'd put up a mirror over the beautiful French console table in between the lamps and a gallery wall going up the stairs..The mirror will bring in more light..How adorable is Kinsley running along as you rolled out the carpet..She's adorable love her❤Loved watching her going to you and Romeo back and forth like she's wanting to help too..
Those two chairs look so odd. Everything else is so beautiful! I hope you will make right decision macenna. Best of luck❤
Stripping that white off the beams is going to be a beast especially if they were raw and rough wood. Can you do a stain or research product that could lay over the paint?
What about the wall gallery in the stairs and mirror (s) in the opposite wall??? Anyway it will be fabulous❤❤❤❤
I'm hanging on to the dining room idea...love the touch of France sideboard...lamps are the bomb💣💥💣 All the Things!!!🎉🎉🎉❤
The window corner is really perfect for a small table & two chairs for breakfast area/leasure or working while enjoy the outside view. Also having a large mirror on the entry way wall will make the living room look bigger & reflect the light
I would swap the sofa and chairs over, with the console and lamps the chairs make it look too busy. Regards from the UK
The lamps and table are perfect. Great for entry way.
Its so fun to play with decor options and try new things :D thanks for taking us along the journey and experimenting with your style with us. We enjoy watching the real process. Not all decisions are final and that's what makes decorating so fun
Mirror above the vanity to reflect light and gallery wall on the stair wall. (That would also reflect on the mirror).
I love the idea of the front door painted black on the inside & the fireplace, too! I personally love the scale of the chairs in the space, although I can understand that others are thinking smaller chairs would look better. It’s tough because we’re seeing the space through a camera lens & not in person & that makes a big difference. I also absolutely love the lamps. They are stunners! I have downsized into an apartment now & understand your frustration of not having enough electrical outlets . I literally have just one in my living room & it’s in a corner that doesn’t need it. It’s been my biggest challenge in the space so far. Anyway, I am excited to see more LA content- thank you!!! ❤ P.S. I love the darker paint sample!!
I love when she said "Im a little bit of an electrician" MaCenna you are a little bit of everything!
I feel like this kind of video can be fit into your vlogs. We wanna see real action of a makeover!!
Nice start to the entry room. I vote for a stairway gallery wall and agree with those who suggest a large mirror over the vanity piece to capitalize on the benefit of reflective light. The club chairs while lovely don't seem to be the right scale for the room; they are way to large for the space. Better off to try in the other room where the tv is.
Definitely the gallery wall on the stair case! Absolutely beautiful.
Mirror over the entry table for sure. Gallery wall up the stairs.
Hey Macenna would you be able to do a video on the stuff you still have in your rental storage and how you would use some of it to style your house. You could also do an online pop up shop instead of having to worry about setting up a physical popup shop! I'm excited to see your new home decor progress, though I really like the arches the way they are I think they are pretty and unique! Everyone is doing plain rounded arches now and I think yours just look more special. I think some bookshelves next to the stair area and maybe some built-ins by the door to add storage and a small coat closet area would be nice. The chairs and couch are not my favorite tbh, they are all too big for the space and have no walking area and flow for when you come into the doorway. The chairs are just too big and not the right style.
The scale of the furniture seems too large for the size of the room.
Your fireplace would great with the dark teal of tge lamp shades. And the darker of the cream colors looks the best. And yes to paint the front door black to match the out side. 😊🌹💜
A house is not a home until you add your own personal touches. Things are just things until you place it with love. Your home shows you have a big ❤️ heart.
As you had mentioned about that room, since you already started furnishing it as a living room then the other living room, I would use it as my dining room instead because it's located closer to the kitcken. I just love those stairs and the arches.
Love you and your channel! Tip: get a rug pad to put under your rug to protect your beautiful wood floors. It's really important. ❤❤❤
I like a mirror to check yourself on the way out of the front door. Some fancy coat hooks would be useful by the door too as there’s always a need to place a jacket where it’s accessible. Door mat, and maybe a couple of pretty wicker baskets or a wicker chest under the vanity for shoes?!
I vote for the gallery wall going up on the stairway and a large interesting mirror over the French vanity. Heaven of Cosiness color would be the perfect cozy feelings even the name is just so great! The only thing is the bulky armchairs, they just don’t feel right for the space and it covers the pretty vanity. I’m sure you will turn this place in a stunning magical space. Can’t wait for Part 2. Xx
Later down the line, make your dining room into a library and the formal living room into the dining room.
I love the name Heaven of Cosiness , it kinda describes how we all want our rooms to feel .BTW I love the shape of the doorways , so unique .
I love your little rug helper; she looked so cute trotting along as you rolled out the rug! Cute girl! 🐾 ❤️ 😘
I don’t know why you want 2 sitting rooms. Why not make it into a large entrance hall - get a nice round antique table to sit in the middle which you can decorate with a big floral display and other decor items, including a bowl for keys. Very English country house! I’d also think about building a bench seat into the bay window - great place to store shoes too! Personally I love the arch ways as they are, they look rather art deco to me.
Gallery wall up the stairs, mirror above vanity, paint the door & fireplace black, don’t touch the doorways at all. 🧡
Those lamps are so beautiful!! Love how much they celebrate the beauty of the natural materials 😍
The chairs are too big and heavy. French wood chairs with a cushion would work better. I like the room as a living room, it would be great as a library.
I LOVE the idea of a gallery wall in the stairway, maybe balance it with the art above the fireplace that looks amazing, and a beautiful mirror above the entryway table. It’ll help bounce some light around the room, and you can also check yourself before leaving for the day!
I love to assemble ikea furniture, bookcases, cabinets, etc. I lay everything out and get organized, then I start!