According to the Doc and the original plans of the house, there were built-in planters on each side of the front door in the entry foyer. Since moving in, we’ve been slowly filling it with various potted plants, but it was looking pretty haphazard.
After much research I hit upon some trough planters made by Lechuza, so we ordered two with pedestals. When they arrived they were rather intimidating in size (first pic below). They’re super easy to work with though, as you can pull the three planters out of the main trough, work with them, then slip them back in.
We moved two of the framed original architectural drawings from the great room into the foyer, and now the balance of planters and benches on each side makes for a more pleasing and polished feel in the space (second pic).
Lastly, a shot taken more recently.
One last decorative detail was a pair of tables I found on clearance at a craft store, similar to the little benches we picked up way back. Below they are nested together, but once we redecorate (i.e. paint and buy a couch for) the great room, one of the tables will move around the corner to help tie both spaces together. Bonus fact: the vase is actually a plastic pitcher I bought for making sun tea, but after much use the handle cracked off, so I found some flowers on clearance at the same store as the tables and presto–we have a pretty little arrangement for when we do actually greet visitors at the front door.
