The Foyer
Foyer: An entrance Hall in a house or apartment. Pronounced “foy er” or “foy yeah”. Either pronunciation is correct but the snoots in design school insisted on “ foy yeah”. Whatever. In everyday English, it’s also the “entry” or the “front porch”. Just depends on the house. But whatever the pronunciation, it is still a room. I was asked what furniture should be purchased for an entry and it occurred to me that most of us forget that the entry is a separate room and requires the same consideration as any other room in the house. The decor of the entry will set the tone for the home and it is not, typically, the room to throw caution to the wind and experiment with faux paint techniques. Well, not for most of us, anyway. Start with a usage list. Write down the activities that happen READ MORE