come in, sit down, and make yourself at home

We finally have a place where our guests can do this. Our foyer is complete (aside from a bench cushion) and I couldn't be happier. This is a very exciting time for us and I am thrilled with the way it came out.  Hopefully, our guests will feel right at home and our plants will be happier sitting closer to the sunshine.

I am torn on one addition I would like to make – a sign. We visited my husband’s cousin in Costa Rica a few years ago and they had a little glass sign (very tasteful) outside their front door that simply stated “we choose no shoes”. I don’t necessarily want to have rules up, but I do not want shoes worn in our home ever. We also purchased a very nice rug for the living room, which lives next to the foyer and we need to keep the rug clean for as long as possible. I know not everyone walks around New York City on a daily basis like I do, but you never know what is on the bottom of your shoes. I was thinking about hanging the sign on one of the hooks, but am torn. Maybe if we put a basket of slippers next to it, guests wouldn't be so offended…