Spring Trends: Making an Entrance
For 2025 we’re honing in on first impressions in interiors. You only get one chance to tell the story of your home in a quick snapshot, and the entrance is it. Design lovers are pouring their creative energy into what’s beyond the front door, shaping the space into a true reflection of their style and a tantalising preview of the decorative joys to come.
Yes, the entrance is focused on travel and transition – not much time is technically spent there, although everyone entering or exiting the home passes through, so footfall is heavy. High traffic spaces must balance practicality with panache. As one of the smallest areas in the house, let’s ban clutter immediately and focus on larger items, which here means a few select pieces of furniture which define your aesthetic while keeping the area flowing smoothly.
Dita Wall Unit by Ligne Roset
Threshold Wall Unit by Arflex
Eames Hang It All Wall Mount by Vitra
Many entranceways are long and narrow, which means this is where slim pieces of furniture shine. Here, the modern console table comes into its own. It blends efficiency and elegance, a base for daily essentials – keys, sunglasses, a light snack – that keeps everything within reach yet neatly tucked away. While consoles offer a surface for decorative touches, the best contemporary console tables are visual statements in their own right, finely crafted in whimsical, sculptural, beguiling forms utilising alluring materials that spark conversation and draw the eye.
Sensei Bench by Gallotti & Radice
Zavolo Console Table by Zanotta
Tresor Mirrors by Cattelan Italia
Benches also come into the fore in the entrance, offering helpful places to perch as well as artful presences in their own right. The modern designer benches of today are creative, expressive, surprising and more than worth a second glance at. And think shoe storage is snore-worthy? Not anymore, with playful, practical and personality-packed designs at your fingertips, just waiting to move into prime position to the front of the house.
Bayus Console by Porada
Camper Wall Unit by Porada
Porada Coat Hook Collection
The right side
Having a side table close by isn't just practically important but stylisticly significant. Porada's collection of luxury low tables is and ideal way of maintaining an air of opulance while being able to scatter useful surfaces around your space.
Lighting the way
The first impression of your interiors? The moment someone steps through your front door. So it's probably a good idea to display your design skills in their best and brightest light. Our selection of luxury lighting is the perfect way to make a glowing example of your home.
Helga Runner Rug by Fabula Living
Quaderna Mirror by Zanotta
Then there are runners and rugs, floor-protectors against so many feet going in the same direction, as well as ushering travellers back into warm, welcoming softness and design-led wow-ness. Hooks and coat stands lend a helping hand, lighting sets the mood, mirrors expand the space (and confirm your hair’s ok pre-meeting), and – if you have room – a well-placed lounge chair adds an extra layer of elegance, ease, and invitation in a space designed for movement.
Because if every home tells a story, the entrance is the prologue – setting the scene for what’s to come.
Dragonfly Bench by Flexform