| When is the last time you really thought about | | | | below the tabletop. These are places to keep |
| your foyer? Chances are, if you are like most | | | | things you need. If you go out at night a lot, you |
| people, the entryway, or foyer, is a part of the | | | | may want to have a flashlight in that drawer. If |
| house that you gloss over. You bring people in, | | | | you have a lot of kids coming and going, the |
| take their coats and shuffle them right past this | | | | shelves could be a great place to put their sports |
| area of your home. | | | | bag or even their books, so they don't forget |
| Why is it that the part of your home that is the | | | | first thing in the morning. |
| first impression people get of your home is one | | | | The other benefit of console tables is they have |
| that you ignore. If you are like a lot of people the | | | | a little more personality than regular tables do in |
| reason is not that you just don't appreciate the | | | | the foyer. Because of the shelves, drawers and |
| foyer, you simply don't know what to do with it. | | | | possible tray or other decorative tops, a console |
| Ask a designer. The hardest areas to decorate in | | | | table in the foyer can really set the stage for the |
| a home are small ones. You don't want to overdo | | | | rest of your house. |
| the space and it's hard to find furniture to fit that | | | | No matter the style, you can find console tables |
| small environment, so you just ignore it. Not | | | | to match your décor. If you have a |
| anymore. We're going to give you a few tips to | | | | Victorian theme, you can have a Victorian console |
| appreciate this less-loved area of the home. | | | | table with a simple vase of flowers on top to give |
| First, think of the uses of the foyer. Since it is the | | | | people a hint of what the rest of the house will |
| room closest to the front door, it is a natural | | | | hold. Have an old country style home? There's a |
| place to have some type of furniture to set | | | | console table that will match that theme as well |
| down things as you come in to the house. This is | | | | and let visitors know what they will be walking |
| why you should consider console tables for this | | | | into as they make their way through your house. |
| area. | | | | The days when the foyer was just a room to |
| You may be asking yourself why not just use | | | | leave your umbrella, shoes or coat before you |
| any old table to fill the void? After all, you can put | | | | make your way into the rest of your home are |
| whatever you want on a tabletop, right? Well, this | | | | over. Now you can turn the foyer into a real |
| is true, but console tables have many more uses | | | | entryway into your home, a place that sets the |
| in the foyer. | | | | scene and lets everyone get a taste of what you |
| Many console tables have drawers or shelves | | | | have in store for them. |