A black console table contrasts with the neutral and natural accents of this modern entryway. Simple spotlights illuminate the room, which also includes a large brass-edged mirror and woven baskets. A potted plant stands beside the door near a jute runner.
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A low ceiling shouldn’t restrict your inspiration when it comes to choosing the perfect lighting for your home’s entryway. While low ceiling entryway lighting can be a challenge, there are plenty of options to maximize the potential of this space and still create an elegant look.
An entryway is the first point of contact into your home, and a low ceiling helps to create a cozy, welcoming space as you walk through the door. With some careful consideration of the diameter, style, and shape of your lighting in this space, you don’t need to be left in the dark when it comes to impressive illumination. There are plenty of innovative options to ensure eye-catching lighting.
If you’re looking for bright ideas to help you decide on lighting in your low ceiling entryway, we have some inspiration to help you achieve that light-bulb moment.
02 of Farmhouse Entryway with Sliding Doors
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This entryway showcases a black front door with sidelights, a round mirror, and wooden herringbone sliding doors. Long light floorboards contrast with the starkness of the black front door. Dried twigs sit in a green vase under a black metal pendant light.
03 of White Shiplap Entryway with Double French Doors
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A cylindrical metal chandelier creates hangs from the ceiling of this shiplapped hallway. Wooden doors with large glass panels sit at the end of an entryway, with a small bench with a white cushion and a potted plant resting along one wall.
04 of White and Wood Entryway with Staircase
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This arched wood front door in a modern farmhouse entryway includes vintage pendant lighting. The glass door inserts welcome natural light into the space where white board and batten accentuates a wall covered in rattan wall décor. The white staircase includes a wood handrail.
05 of Wooden Double Doors in Farmhouse Entryway
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White shiplap walls surround stained wooden double doors in this all-American farmhouse inspired entryway. Low ceiling lighting features a wooden lampshade above a large wooden rug. A wooden console table contains welcoming décor.
06 of Neutral Open Layout Foyer and Living Room
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This white entryway foyer with wooden flooring showcases black French doors with glass panels with coordinating black chandelier lighting on the low ceiling. An archway leads into a neutral and airy open-concept living room area.
07 of Vintage Styling in Neutral Entryway
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A traditional foyer includes a wooden front door with glass panels and simple brass lighting on a low ceiling. Vintage French chairs stand either side of a dark red console table. A neutral textured runner sits on wooden flooring.
08 of Three Lights Following Corridor
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A trio of glass orb lights hangs from gold fixtures in this entryway. Cream walls contrast with dark flooring with a console table holding artwork and a vase of flowers nearby. A small bench holds a fluffy throw.
09 of Modern Farmhouse Entryway Styling
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An open-concept, modern farmhouse space features low-ceiling entryway lighting in the form of an orb chandelier. A wooden console table is topped with rustic décor beside a faux cowskin rug. A wooden bench creates a homey feel.
10 of Natural and Artificial Lighting Ideas
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An entryway with lots of windows for natural lighting options has a white circle light inset into the ceiling, and a sphere lamp suspended from a black frame above the front door.
11 of Ideas for Low Ceiling Entryway Lighting
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A modern rustic hallway features hints of winter with evergreen trees, garlands and wreaths used throughout the space with white walls and wooden flooring. Caged pendant lighting hangs above a tapestry rug.
12 of Pastel Hallway With Checkered Flooring
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A pastel palette adorns this soft and romantic hallway. Pale blue and white checkered flooring contrasts tastefully with the fleur-de-lis-themed wallpaper. An ochre lampshade hangs from the low ceiling and complements the brown picture frames.
13 of Modern Black Decorated Railing
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This cozy room showcases a white shiplap ceiling and gray shiplap wall leading up the stairs. The stairs are painted black with a sleek metal railing with 3 horizontal spindles. The railing is trapped with a garland and an evergreen tree sits beneath the stairs.
14 of Bohemian Décor for Modern Entryway With Pendant Lighting
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Wooden pendant lighting on a low ceiling provides a modern touch to this bohemian entryway foyer. A tapestry rug sits on stained wooden flooring beside a dark wooden bench and a woven planter. A black front door contrasts with the magnolia walls.
15 of Wood and White Entryway Inspiration
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A neutral entryway features a caged pendant light on a low ceiling. Wooden double doors complement the light wooden flooring and wood-framed wall print. A jute rug adds a touch beside a black metal bench.
16 of White Board and Batten Entryway
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Glass pendant lights provide entryway lighting in this spacious hall. White board and batten walls lead to wooden double doors with a transom window. Plain wooden floorboards match the wood of the door.
17 of Double Wood Front Doors Trimmed in White
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These natural wood French doors with large rectangular windows are framed in a wide smooth, level white trim that joins and coordinates with the white board and batten wall in the hallway. A white and gray plaid rugs covers the hardwood floors below a black metal light fixture.
18 of Neutral Entryway with Circular Mirror
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An entryway with ecru-painted walls and wooden floorboards hosts a wooden console table with a circular mirror above. The black entryway lighting matches the black hardware of the white doors. A plant sits on the console table.
19 of Modern Entryway Lighting on Low Ceiling
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A modern farmhouse-inspired entryway showcases double doors in pastel green with striped window curtains. Geometric caged pendant lighting hangs from a low ceiling over a distressed white console table on wooden flooring.
20 of Elegant Entryway With White and Wood Staircase
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A simple yet elegant foyer features caged chandelier lighting on a low ceiling above a sleek wooden floor. A white staircase boasts wooden treads with a black handrail. An ornate picture frame contrasts against a white board and batten wall.
21 of Neutral Minimalist Table Runner with Black Accents
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A subtle gray and beige striped table runner is a tranquil accent for this minimalist dining room. The central arrangement of black pottery contrasts with the light runner and matches with the black dining chairs. Lantern-style pendant lights hang from the ceiling above.
22 of Hints of Fall in Modern Farmhouse Kitchen
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Hints of fall adorn this white and gray kitchen. White cabinetry surrounds a white subway tile backsplash and a quartz counter. Natural accents include wooden flooring, plants, and wreaths. A low ceiling perfectly showcases entryway lighting in the form of a metal and glass lampshade.
23 of Black Door with White Door Trim Ideas
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This gray farmhouse entryway is designed with a black front door with glass windows and sidelights. It is framed in a smooth white trim that coordinates with the white trim around the other windows and the closet door inside the room. A black metal pendant light hangs from the ceiling above the wood floors.
24 of Decorative Lighting Ideas for Low Ceilings
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A white entryway includes a teal blue front door surrounded by white walls and dark wooden flooring. A gray tapestry rug covers the space below a decorative metal lampshade hanging from a low ceiling.
25 of White Farmhouse Foyer Styling
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An all-white mud room features a console table topped with vintage cages and foliage. Entryway lighting on the low ceiling includes a simple glass and black lampshade overlooking a dark wood floor. A white bench sits below black metal peg hooks and a decorative mirror.
26 of Autumnal Styling Inspiration for Entryway
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Autumnal touches adorn this cream and brown entryway. A brown paneled front door stands above dark brown floor tiles with a jute rug. A vintage trolley contains pumpkins, a cushion, and a throw below a low ceiling with statement wood and metal lighting.
27 of White Stairway with Stair Tread Rugs
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Stained wood lantern pendant light hangs in front of a white stairway built next to the entryway. The stairway is accented by white and gray stair tread rugs and finished with a stained wood handrail with black iron spindles.
28 of Farmhouse Florals Styled Entryway
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A black-framed chandelier provides entryway lighting, with wooden double doors sitting behind a diamond-checked rug. A green chest of drawers holds a tray of flowers and a sign above the dresser reads “the flower bar.”
29 of Farmhouse Styling for Neutral Entryway
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A neutral entryway foyer features a pair of gallery walls and geometric-style lighting on a low ceiling. Stained wooden flooring lines the space. Rustic décor such as wreaths and lettering prints add a hint of farmhouse charm.
