BEFORE
Not even a curved staircase could make the old foyer inviting or interesting.
AFTER
Designer worth brightened her foyer with new stair carpeting, a travertine floor, and white wood paneling.
Problem
The dark entrance to this sixteen-year-old home was hardly what owner and designer Lisa Worth would call welcoming. The owner of Worth Interior Design in Aurora, Ontario, she bought the house in 2001. At the time, she recalled, “There was nothing that caught your eye in terms of the molding or color. Everything was drab and old.”
The ceramic floor tiles had a sheen that accentuated the tiniest amount of dust. A single small ceiling fixture with a 60-watt bulb barely illuminated the 280-square-foot space. Narrow 3-inch baseboards were out of proportion with the foyer’s large scale, the stair carpet was worn, and the walls were a bleak light gray.
Solution
To add more warmth and texture to the space, Lisa replaced the old gray floor tiles with mocha-colored Italian travertine whose varied pattern completely camouflages dirt. She also covered the stairs with a warm oatmeal-colored wool-and-synthetic carpet that’s much more durable than the original silver-gray nylon rug.
Lisa designed 55-inch-high paneling both for the foyer and the staircase wall to add visual height. Painting the banister spindles white tied the staircase visually to the rest of the area. To brighten the foyer, she had five halogen spotlights installed around the perimeter, highlighting the wainscoting plus all the art on the walls.
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