Are you familiar with the term ‘amuse-bouche’?
Normally experienced in a restaurant setting, an amuse-bouche is a single, bite-sized hors d’oeuvre – complements of the chef .
Its purpose is to tickle your taste buds and whet your appetite for what’s to come.
If you think about it, the entryway to your home is a kind of amuse-bouche, although you aren’t likely to see it described in that manner in any publications on interior design.
Why do I say this?
Let’s explore the purpose of the Entry, and you will see what I mean. The Entryway is:
- A place to enter the home
- A place to receive visitors
Here’s what else the Entry is meant to do:
- Say something about the people who live there, by suggesting their interests and personalities
- Be warm and inviting, so visitors feel welcomed.
- Offer a hint of ‘what’s to come’
Do you see the connection?
In my own home, the Entry is pleasant enough, although fairly typical in size and furnishings – with a low ceiling, a small table, a mirror and a closet for hanging coats.
Yet one is immediately aware of an immense space around the corner, and the furnishings in the next room that definitely say something about me and my family.
Now, if you’re like me and your home has an attached garage, it’s a whole different story.
