28 Beautiful Entrances That Make a Big Statement Too
Building or renovating? Don't overlook your front entrance – it's a great opportunity to make a style statement
Joanna Tovia
8 March 2022
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No matter the style of your home, your entrance can tell a story of what lies behind the front door – the people who live there, the lives they lead, and the home in which they dwell. What does your home’s entrance say about you? If you’re planning changes at your house, these ideas could be the inspiration you need to create a first impression that counts.
1. Location: Sydney, NSW
Designer: Victoria Waters Design
Features:
A vintage-style bike gives this already charming entryway extra appeal.
Designer: Victoria Waters Design
Features:
A vintage-style bike gives this already charming entryway extra appeal.
2. Location: Northcote, Victoria
Designer: Adam Dettrick Architects
Features
Chevron glass to match the chevron-patterned front fence – a move that makes this house stand out.
Designer: Adam Dettrick Architects
Features
Chevron glass to match the chevron-patterned front fence – a move that makes this house stand out.
3. Location: San Francisco, USA
Features
Extend the roofline and it becomes a portico.
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Extend the roofline and it becomes a portico.
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4. Location: Wollongong, NSW
Designer: South Coast Drafting
Features
A yellow door makes any home feel more welcoming.
Designer: South Coast Drafting
Features
A yellow door makes any home feel more welcoming.
5. Location: Miami, USA
Features
Strategically placed plantings draw the eye through to the doorway.
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Strategically placed plantings draw the eye through to the doorway.
6. Location: Amagansett, USA
Features
Pattern on pattern.
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Pattern on pattern.
7. Location: Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Designer: H and G Designs
Features
A doorway framed with the help of breezeblocks.
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Designer: H and G Designs
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A doorway framed with the help of breezeblocks.
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8. Location: Adelaide, SA
Designer: Stallard Interiors
Features
Symmetry brings about a sense of order.
Designer: Stallard Interiors
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Symmetry brings about a sense of order.
9. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Virtual Visitor Australia
Features
Plants balance an off-centre doorway.
Designer: Virtual Visitor Australia
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Plants balance an off-centre doorway.
11. Location: Glebe, NSW
Designer: Sydesign
Features
Artistic touches add interest to a traditional entryway.
Designer: Sydesign
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Artistic touches add interest to a traditional entryway.
12. Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Designer: KAB Constructions
Features
Grand proportions for a dramatic doorway.
Designer: KAB Constructions
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Grand proportions for a dramatic doorway.
13. Location: Gold Coast, Queensland
Designer: Paul Uhlmann Architects
Features
A curved pathway complements angles and lines.
Designer: Paul Uhlmann Architects
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A curved pathway complements angles and lines.
14. Location: Kooyong, Victoria
Designer: Matt Gibson Architecture + Design
Features
A curvaceous entryway sets the scene for the rest of this unique home.
Designer: Matt Gibson Architecture + Design
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A curvaceous entryway sets the scene for the rest of this unique home.
15. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Jolson
Features
Who says doorways have to be all about vertical lines?
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Designer: Jolson
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Who says doorways have to be all about vertical lines?
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16. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Kart Projects | Architecture
Features
A glass door is only fitting, when the view is this spectacular.
Designer: Kart Projects | Architecture
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A glass door is only fitting, when the view is this spectacular.
17. Location: Cronulla, NSW
Designer: Sitedesign+Studios
Features
A whimsical pathway in a sea of green.
Designer: Sitedesign+Studios
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A whimsical pathway in a sea of green.
18. Location: Malvern, Victoria
Designer: Caulfield Krivanek Architecture
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A decorative door to give Art Deco the attention it deserves.
Designer: Caulfield Krivanek Architecture
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A decorative door to give Art Deco the attention it deserves.
19. Location: Ingolstadt, Germany
Features
Vertical lights lead to a vertical door handle.
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Vertical lights lead to a vertical door handle.
20. Location: Barwon Heads, Victoria
Designer: Auhaus Architecture
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Beautiful in its simplicity.
Designer: Auhaus Architecture
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Beautiful in its simplicity.
21. Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Designer: Sang Architects
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A door that reaches new heights.
Designer: Sang Architects
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A door that reaches new heights.
22. Location: Los Angeles, USA
Features
A little greenery can go a long way.
Take a look these spectacular green walls from around the globe
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A little greenery can go a long way.
Take a look these spectacular green walls from around the globe
23. Location: Orange County, USA
Features
Mediterranean style gone mad in the most marvellous of ways.
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Mediterranean style gone mad in the most marvellous of ways.
24. Location: Bayview, NSW
Designer: Robert Harwood Architects
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Monochrome made interesting with lines going this way and that.
Designer: Robert Harwood Architects
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Monochrome made interesting with lines going this way and that.
25. Location: Perth, WA
Designer: Suzanne Hunt Architect
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A lime green gate hints at the greenery that lies beyond.
Designer: Suzanne Hunt Architect
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A lime green gate hints at the greenery that lies beyond.
26. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: In2
Features
Lighting can make an already excellent entryway extraordinary.
Designer: In2
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Lighting can make an already excellent entryway extraordinary.
27. Location: Berlin, Germany
Features
When everything else is white, colour draws the eye.
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When everything else is white, colour draws the eye.
28. Location: Dusseldorf, Germany
Features
Mid-century lines make this home marvellous, and red marks the entry points.
Read more:
Knock Knock: 31 Stunning Entrance Doors From Across The World
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Which entryway tickles your fancy? Tell us in the Comments below.
Features
Mid-century lines make this home marvellous, and red marks the entry points.
Read more:
Knock Knock: 31 Stunning Entrance Doors From Across The World
Tell us:
Which entryway tickles your fancy? Tell us in the Comments below.
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Like all of them for differing reasons.A real prompt for me to do something welcoming and unexpected at my front door.Really gives a sense of arrival. Got habitual about how I do things,thanks for the reminder.
Really nice