Your entryway has the power to wow or bore guests as soon as they step into your apartment, so it's important to make sure you spend ample time on its interior design. If you're just getting started glamming up your entryway, here are a few tips that should help get the ball rolling.

1. Create a vignette. First things first: find an entryway table. That's where you'll put your hallway vignette. It's part functional, part aesthetically pleasing. Include a tray to collection your keys and loose change when you walk in, but also add strictly decorative touches such as candles, flowers, and other odds and ends that reflect your style.
2. Add a mirror. When you're working with a cozy entryway, you can really expand the space (without knocking down any walls) by just hanging a mirror. Find one that fits in with the rest of your aesthetic, perhaps a round, vintage mirror for last-minute touch-ups before you walk out the door, or maybe a more contemporary square mirror if that jives better with your minimalist decor elsewhere.
3. Glam up your walls. Creating a gallery wall is a surefire way to engage your friends as soon as they walk through the door, especially if you create that gallery wall using personal photos in artfully mismatched frames. You can also use mirrors of different shapes and sizes, however, for the ultimate space-creating effect.
4. Throw down a runner. When you're interior-designing, don't forget about the real estate underfoot, either. Spruce up your floor with a chic, colorful runner.

How to Style an Entryway [The Everygirl]
Small Apartment Entryway [Pinterest]
21 Ways to Enhance an Entryway [Real Simple]

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If you’re looking for a fun night out with a bit of a twist, check out Pinot’s Palette in The Woodlands. At Pinot’s, guests get a full-on art lesson while they enjoy drinks and snacks. Locations have been popping up across the country as this unique way of spending a night out has grown in popularity over the years.

Interested parties can go on Pinot’s Palette’s website and sign up for whatever class they’d like to participate in, based on the painting that will be created that night. The Woodlands location is BYOB, so visitors are encouraged to bring their own drinks and snacks to enjoy while their instructors lead a step-by-step painting class. All art supplies are included in the ticket, which will cost you $30 for a 2-hour class and $38 for a 3-hour class.

No art experience is necessary, and the entire spot is available to rent for parties!

Pinot's Palette
3091 College Park Drive
Suite 123
The Woodlands, TX 77384
(936) 321-2787
www.pinotspalette.com/woodlands

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Why go to one of those typical burger chains, when you have Jax Burgers in your own backyard? If you’re looking for a welcoming place with good food, you’ve come to the right place at Jax Burgers! Come up to the counter and order a tasty meal. The hamburgers are fresh and the toppings terrific. Try the Baja Burger or Texas Burger with special sauces. And you won’t find a burger with guacamole any better than Jax’s Guac Burger! And you don’t just get fries, you can get tasty garlic fries, tangy Cajun or Buffalo fries, and even Sweet Potato Fries. With selections for the kids and thick shakes, everybody leaves happy from Jax Burgers.

Jax Burgers
4334 FM 2920
Spring, TX 77373
(281) 288-7711
www.jaxburgers.com
www.yelp.com/biz/jax-burgers-fries-shakes-spring

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