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Emily Hurley I do love grey. I can't help myself. If you also like it, Maybe try it out and then use some color on the walls with art and in an entry rug to add a little something?

smldesigns What are the colors of the adjoining rooms and what color is the furniture and carpet or rugs in them?

lefty47 HI -- Your entrance is so large and has lots of light you could use a very strong color - even a charcoal would work or a dark navy and then have a large colorful modern art piece . You could add a very large format wallpaper . Go for the drama , you have the room for it.

nevadan Take your cue from the window and use a soft blue or turquoise. Add a tapestry to a large wall. You can have a photo shop make a tapestry of any image such as a favorite painting or design. Don't violate copyright. Try to use a phot of sky and clouds. It will be brilliant.

missymo Paint banister rail, wood parts, black or charcoal gray. Paint the door the same color.
Foyer
Entry

Add a great light.
Jupiter Chandelier
http://www.zgallerie.com/p-12793-eclipse-chandelier-english-bronze-29.aspx

Choose a great area rug--big. Pick your wall color from this rug.
http://www.zgallerie.com/p-12389-odeon-dhurrie-rug-greycitrus.aspx
Amy Butler Hand-Tufted Wool Rug, Coventry


Make sure you have a place to primp while coming or going.

http://www.homedecorators.com/P/Diamond_Mirror/450/

http://www.zgallerie.com/p-13097-audrey-chest-striped.aspx

martincollins The old relation keeps tugs at my pant leg how do i get absent from the grays but add so as to current look?
http://usatermpapers.com/

Olivia Hazel Hi there! I had to add a comment here because I wrote on Houzz this morning looking to get away from my contemporary, gray entryway with lots of mirrors :) I'll add the pic of mine to show you what it could look like. If you're interested, the previous owners of our home left the paint in the basement and I could tell you what the color is :) See pic.

decoenthusiaste Posted a couple of ideabook links for you that I think will help with your choice.
http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/query/greige
http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/query/grey

Sherri Fitzgerald Hi there
I'm an interior decorator and think your entry is awesome and has a lot of potential! I would paint the tall wall with your door and sidelights a bold modern color or wall paper and then paint the side walls a lighter grey. Paint your stair rails in black for a very modern look, remove the knobs on the posts and replace them with a square top. You didn't say what colors appeal to you so I'm posting a few ideas to give you some inspiration. I love the lighting in the first picture!!! Be brave about your color ...and make sure you choose a paint store that has an on staff decorator to help you pick your color. You can e-mail them a picture you like and they will know how to pick the right color for you. Happy decorating!!!

Marie Hebson's interiorsBYDESIGN Inc. Hi kymann, you don't need to add colour to the walls to have an amazing space.
especially for modern spaces, go soft decorator white in your space, then add colour in unconventionals ways - like ART, wallpaper, accessories etc. Has a much more refined
look than going grey. Have fun, be confident in your choices, don't second guess - rule number
one in modern design aesthetic.

樓设 loftS 64 Interior Design Consultancy Hi kymann, may be you can look into trying a turquoise stucco paint wall to enliven & give fresh to the void space.other alternative, you may trying hand sketched on white wall which create a story for the owner & does enliven the space to a more functional one.less boring which walking down the stairs...
Or either mirror montage or Tapestry could've the last choices but am afraid it ll block the sunlight...

kymann THANK YOU ALLSO MUCH! I REALLY NEEDED TO BE GUIDED THROUGH THIS...I'm to indecisive to ever be a decorator. Emily Hurley Love those Grey's as you know! Missymo I'm taking your advice with the railings & door as we speak, great idea with he color from the rug! (prob an obvious but i'm oblivious to design. Sherri Fitzgerald great suggestions a well i'm just trying to figure out which walls to use them on. Keep your ideas coming they are all a huge help..more than you know!