An entryway wears a lot of hats. From setting the mood for the rest of your home as you welcome guests to acting as the workhorse catch-all as families come and go, the entryway or foyer of a space requires some strategic thinking to be best utilized. Working with dozens of designers to source the perfect vintage rug for their projects has helped me define the anatomy of a perfect entryway.

Time and time again, I’ve found that the trick to creating a perfect color palette for any room is to start with a single piece of inspiration. There is no better inspiration than a beautiful antique or vintage rug as the jumping off point for any interior design project.

Beth is a lovely classic heriz, featuring a geometric central medallion and oversized leaves and floral motifs.

We love this vintage rug's all-over floral field and the blues and sage greens in its outer border. Red threads are used throughout to punctuate the rug's motif against a cool white background, but the overall palette remains solidly cool. This rug has been treated with an antique wash, softening its tones to appeal to the palette of any modern-day home

Soft palette and an easy size make this scatter vintage rug an excellent choice for any nook, kitchen, entryway or bathroom. This vintage rug has been treated with an antique wash, softening its tones to appeal to the palette of any modern-day home. Pattern, color variation, and signs of wear with vintage items is normal.

Demirci rugs use a looser Turkish weave that makes its foundation soft and flexible like Persian mahal styles, at a more accessible price point. This vintage rug features a faint central medallion and spacious, sweeping vine motif paired with a delicate floral border. Pattern, color variation, and signs of wear with vintage items is normal.

This gorgeous gallery vintage rug in a time-softened palette This vintage gallery rug has been treated with an antique wash, softening its tones to appeal to the palette of any modern-day home.

The Landon is a malayer vintage runner. Malayers were hand-knotted by a cottage industry of small shops and in-home weavers. The vintage rug runner demonstrates beautiful wear throughout and shows natural variation in colors (known as abrash). This vintage rug has been treated with an antique wash, softening its tones to appeal to the palette of any modern-day home.

This lovely mahal scatter vintage rug features a central shah abassi medallion surrounded by a blue-grey herati water field design. Its size makes its a perfect addition to any entryway, bathroom, or other home nook. Pattern, color variation, and signs of wear and repair with vintage items is normal.

This gorgeous vintage malayer scatter rug features an all-over large-scale herati water field design in a hard-to-find deep teal. Its size makes its a perfect addition to any entryway, bathroom, or other home nook. Pattern, color variation, and signs of wear and repair with vintage items is normal.

A beautiful, elegant tabriz vintage rug with a classic central medallion and a spacious surrounding field. This rug has been treated with an antique wash, softening its tones to appeal to the palette of any modern-day home. Pattern, color variation, and signs of wear with vintage items is normal.

This lovely authentic haji jalili tabriz vintage rug offers a warm, autumnal color palette with chestnut browns, maroons, and umbers. The all-over field has a background of a very neutral taupe green. Pattern, color variation, and signs of wear and repair with vintage items is normal.

This lovely medium-sized ensari vintage rug features an all-over motif that is often likened to elephant's feet. A common motif in Turkomen-origin rugs, this vintage rug repeats it in a lighter, softer pattern than the typical red and black rendition. This rug has been treated with an antique wash, softening its tones to appeal to the palette of any modern-day home. The 7 x 8 size of this beige and blue vintage rug offers options to move it to several different locations in your home.

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This brown kurdish vintage rug is a fantastic example of a rug with wear and character. We chose to keep it just as we found it, as its wear and imperfect edges only enhances the rustic feel of its primitive repeating boteh motif and angular tribal border. Its 4x8 size is a size that allows you to enjoy it in many different spaces in your home including a dinning room, entryway, or small living room.

A beautiful, elegant tabriz vintage rug with a classic central medallion and a spacious surrounding field. This light blue vintage rug has been treated with an antique wash, softening its tones to appeal to the palette of any modern-day home. The Khari is a 7 x 11 size that will be great for any open floor plan home.