How to Design a Front Door Entryway: Tips & Ideas

To create unique front door design ideas specifically for Jamie and her family, I immediately started making a checklist of what I felt like their space needed.

I then completed a rough drawing based on my checklist because I wanted to give them a visual representation of the shapes, heights, and other elements I would be using in that space.

Water feature

The first idea I came up with is to add a little water feature. I really like that idea because it adds a ton of visual appeal.

Landscaping

We also had a big blank wall to take care of. So we're gonna hang something there temporarily for the moment until a more permanent solution can be dealt with.

What I suggested to them was to move their elephant ear there for now and when they redo all of their landscaping in the spring, to add an evergreen shrub in that exact same spot in order to fill that space entirely. I also had them add some potted plants and wall-mounted planters.

Creating an entryway

Once Jamie and her family were on board with the plans, we did a lot of shopping and brought all the pieces back to the job site to place on the front porch.

First, we built the water feature.

We stacked several smaller clay pots inside a larger clay pot

We then filled the empty space around the larger pot with dirt.

Next, we added seasonal colors around the edges with flowering plants.

Then, we filled it with water to test the pump.

After that, we placed the evergreen shrubs and potted seasonal colors on the steps below the fountain.

Our next project was to spray-paint two wall-mounted file holders from HomeGoods to use as planters on the brick wall on the front porch.

They made perfect pocket-sized containers for the plants and softened the visually empty space.

I'm so excited. Her front porch looks so cute now with all the new plants and flowers.

The little fountain also adds something special to the ambiance.