Entryway Refresh: How We Transformed Christine Andrews Home in Two Days

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We have another two-day transformation for you today, and this one is for one of our favorite bloggers, Christine Andrew, with Hello Fashion Blog. Watch how we designed her entryway to flow with the rest of her home!
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[@annatian2006yoube]

Love the console and the chairs and the mirror as well. However, as a mom I have to say the bench needs to move away from the staircase. It is not safe for kids in case if they jump onto it.

[@janicerivera5570]

If I see that Tom Ford book again in anyone's styling video, I think I will scream. Enough!

[@AthenaAthena]

Can we talk about the front doors???!!! I love how big they are. They're gorgeous.

[@StudioMcGee]

They're even more beautiful in real life if you can believe it!

[@MommaFromScratch]

Their home looks amazing! Its beautiful with nothing in it! I cant wait to see your home reveal!

[@StudioMcGee]

Coming so soon!

[@belovedshername]

I follow a lot of interior designers, but MY GOD!!! You guys never seize to amaze me!!! You guys are hands down - ABSOLUTELY THE BEST!! I mean it - THE BEST!!! And that’s an understatement!! One thing☝🏾 ... can we see some more children spaces, bedrooms & bathrooms decor as well designing of smaller spaces and homes if possible!!

[@StudioMcGee]

Noted! Thank you for your feedback and support!! xoxoxo

[@awake8806]

I love how airy, warm and soft the entry way feels! That floor lamp is stunning.

[@StudioMcGee]

Well thanks!!

[@3lightsteps]

Glad that your client was happy. I would have chosen differently, but you obviously knew her taste well...good job!

[@hsmd4533]

Yeah, this was a fail for me.

[@CM-pb7yw]

So cozy, so beautiful, so perfect! Love it! 🙌🏻 🙌🏻 🙌🏻 🤗💕

[@StudioMcGee]

Yay!! Thank you!!

[@outofnowhere9915]

so beautifully transformed , I just love it

[@natashalindner2059]

Thanks, my new build on has a entryway/passage and this will suit my space.

[@dianewicks8934]

I like the closed console better and think it speaks to the chairs in the other seating area. Beautiful job!

[@StudioMcGee]

We love that one too! Thank you so much!

[@rowenalatorre4872]

all i can say is wow!!!! i just love everything that u do the simplicity and elegance!!! 😍😍😍

[@StudioMcGee]

Thank you so much!!

[@donnacopeland4540]

Love the transformation, but as a mum I would never have a chair or sofa where a child can climb onto and lean over a railing thats going downstairs.

[@StudioMcGee]

Hi! We brought that up but this is what she wanted!

[@stevieg6418]

Well you have that big old gap where the stairs go down also so - which one do you prefer? Go tumbling down the stairs or climb the chair and go down? I think you need to give them some credit to think for themselves as parents and that their kids are not totally devoid of common sense and perhaps have been brought up in a certain way.

[@TubnQT]

My sentiments exactly. A child death trap.

[@risk5riskmks93]

Donna Copeland thought the same thing...

[@marymckenna6482]

@@TubnQT Tub, I actually witness this at a department store. Small kids jumping on a display sofa while Mom shopped- the sofa was pushed up against a stair railing. One of the kids jumped while leaning forward and went right down the stairs. It does not matter how often you tell kids not to jump on a bouncy surface, they will do it- very dangerous.

[@chandaharkins4418]

I love that console table with the doors. Beautiful job!

[@StudioMcGee]

Thanks so much Chanda!!

[@karenwilliams5468]

Amazing, like it has always been there. Elegantly cozy🍃💙🍃 so lovely. Great design. Thanks to you all for another excellent project well done~

[@StudioMcGee]

Thank you so much Karen 💙

[@chelsmartin2393]

You guys are the best at decorating!!! I love everything!!!

[@StudioMcGee]

You're so sweet! Thank you!!

[@carlvlaeminck2171]

I love the entrance of this house. Would love to see the rest. It seems to me a real majestic house.

[@PaolaEnergya]

I love the entryway! It makes so much sense to have a bench and a console, especially if you use the console to store shoes, perfect when you are rushing out of the door. And what about those two mid century armchairs? They are GORGEOUS! Congratulations on a successful project!

[@StudioMcGee]

You're too sweet!! Thank you so much!!

[@PaolaEnergya]

@@StudioMcGee You are most welcome

[@leonardogarrido]

Love the concept , the only thing I would replace is the tree. I would go for a ficus tree that will be taller than the one presented. In that environment will thrive and contrast well with the pieces

[@gardenjoy5223]

Considering the color pattern I could glimpse in the rest of the house, you did a fine job. The entrance looks a lot better after, then before. However, I do find the house much more high end, then the placed furniture. That somehow doesn't match. When I first saw that giant empty wall, I found it begging for several pieces of different sizes of real bold art. I know: your hands were tied by the owner's wishes.

[@irenefigueroa5815]

Absolutely not! Lol

[@gardenjoy5223]

@@irenefigueroa5815 Absolutely so! lol

[@saidaswift9531]

Ahhh, my day is complete now. Great job to you and team.

[@StudioMcGee]

You are too sweet!

[@youmentorchristina]

The designs and colours of the items are amazing!

[@StudioMcGee]

Thank you!!

[@valmalnar3012]

Love ALL OF IT! You knocked it out of the park again Shea & team! :)

[@StudioMcGee]

THANK YOU! :)

[@fancycat]

What a beautiful home! It is stunning empty:-)

[@BeccahJoy]

Excellent videography. And what a gentle sweet voice to teach me interior design!

[@StudioMcGee]

Sweetest compliment! Thank you!!

[@bitabonita3713]

Love everything. That lamp is amazing 🤗

[@StudioMcGee]

It's one of our favorites too :)

[@foxiiroxii4925]

I just love it! Thanks for sharing with us!

[@StudioMcGee]

Thanks for watching and commenting!!

[@evalinawarne1337]

I like 1 better. I would of put wreath or door deco up. The railing could of use some vines of a large hanging plant. The lady was so HAPPY. I HOPE her husband is too. Where are they taking their shoes off? Where are the putting their shoes and hanging up their sweaters or jackets. The lady asked for a mirror so they could see themselves. The plant was in the way of their view. She used some nice decos. LOOKED GOOD. So NICE to come home and it is completely finished. THANK YOU.

Another beautiful design !! I love it

[@StudioMcGee]

Thank you, thank you!

[@juliancoulden1753]

The bones of the place are stunning. You could put any that hall and it would look amazing!

[@StudioMcGee]

Thank you so much!!

[@cate4338]

gorgeous - I wouldn't have anything that could be a stepping stone over the railing

[@ZHONGHONGZHU]

OMG, when I saw her standing so close to the stairs, I was like, oh no no no, don't fall please!! Glad that she didn't... btw, big fan!! love the makeover ;)

[@dbmgna3951]

The tall floor lamp adds sooo much!

[@StudioMcGee]

Agreed :)

[@MetaMM]

I would place the plant by the mirror to behind the two chairs in the corner behind the lamp. That way also the mirror has a full use of it. Just my two-cents.

[@juliefitzgerald2948]

I thought exactly that too, hee! Dnt like the placement nxt to mirror.

[@evalinawarne1337]

I AGREE. She asked for the mirror to see themselves not the plant twice.

[@SheillaOlga]

Blown away 😍😍😍😍

[@gracielabasilio7503]

Beautiful ,love the black and white colors 👍👍

[@StudioMcGee]

Thank you!!

[@SoThatsJustHowWeRoll]

Looks amazing like always :) You guys gotta do a budget overhaul!

[@StudioMcGee]

You're sweet :)

[@Sun-Soul]

Just beautiful! Great job! 😊

[@StudioMcGee]

So glad you like it!! xo

[@deettekearns9092]

It’s great. I mean, the house is already great so you had great bones to work with. Simple and tasteful. Great job!

[@StudioMcGee]

Thank you!!

[@deettekearns9092]

@@StudioMcGee - Ha! I’m guessing I like the word great today. Didn’t even re-read my comment. Oh well. It’s still great. :0]

[@loripenzato9219]

The space turned out beautiful!!!The wainscoting all the way up the wall is very striking!!! I am sure they will be putting up safeguards for the baby!! Can you come to New Orleans and do a two day transformation for me!!! the whole house, LOL

[@StudioMcGee]

You are SO sweet! We genuinely wish we could!! Xoxo

[@daylight1440]

You guys are awesome! I wish you had a store in Denver!! Also, can we get some updates on the McGee build? I would love to see how the progress is coming along!

[@StudioMcGee]

You're too sweet! There are a lot of updates on our instagram (@studiomcgee) and blog! (www.studio-mcgee.com/studioblog)

[@robesondesign-kinwoven3759]

i love it, its perfect.

[@StudioMcGee]

Thank you so much!!!

[@rneustel388]

This entry has to be my favorite space, I think!! It’s so elegant but chic, just right for a vibrant, young family. Speaking of cane, if I had been an adult during the mid-century, I would had cane everywhere!! I was born in 1959, so my parents, grandparents, etc had great mid-century furniture-now I wish I still had some of it. I’m always looking on Craigslist for a cane, king-size headboard, but I haven’t found one, yet. Where, oh where, did your dress come from? I love the mix of colors!!

[@StudioMcGee]

Haha! We love cane too! The dress is from Mango :)

[@deleimycastillo4349]

I love the look, however when my son was only about three years he managed to flip a wooden dresser. A miracle saved him.

[@travelsouvenirs6027]

Seating area is so classic yet cozy 👍

[@buckshot1488]

I love what you did here. You really need to include (or do a separate video) "what we wore in this video" because I love the way you dress.

[@StudioMcGee]

Oh you're so sweet! I link to almost everything I wear on instagram stories :) @studio-mcgee

[@jaykay5541]

I love the interiors. Love your outfit even more though. Where is your floral dress from?!

[@ugochi1]

Your channel is the👏🏾only👏🏾channel👏🏾 I hit 👍🏾 as soon as you upload before even watch 😄😍. Studio McGee always hits it out of the park. I only wish I could get you guys to help me with basement. Only part of my home I have no idea what to do with. 😩

[@StudioMcGee]

Dang it! Wish we could come hang out and help!! You are too sweet!!!! Xoxoxox

[@ugochi1]

Studio McGee welp, I’m in Chicago in case you guys ever find yourselves here. ☺️

[@mistertee5000]

Definitely Look 2! That console is absolutely perfect. I wish I had a bigger foyer for a piece just like that!

[@elynangel]

I love your designs , I am a great fan. but this time my heart nearly stopped looking at this bench against the stairs in a house full of kids. I hope none of their kids will fall over.....

[@marcianamagalhaes8033]

Was thinking the same. Not a good place to have a bench when you have 3 kids.

[@melissacruz7946]

Or the chairs in the sitting area.... just way too dangerous.

[@StudioMcGee]

Hi everone! We brought up the issue about having it against the stairs and she wanted it!

[@Marie-oy1bd]

My thoughts as well. If I lived there I might flip the console and bench. It might look cool to have the bench under than piece of art and, if it's well mounted it will not run the risk of falling on the kiddos when they use the bench. Falling is one of my nightmare themes, so I couldn't live with that concern.

[@eileenchang2173]

Bench is definitely a hazard, and is inviting a critical injury if a child should decide to climb onto that bench!. Similarly the beautiful rug at the top of the staircase needs to be moved a little bit because that will be a tripping hazard going down the stairs. Thank you for bringing up the issue with your client, so that she really needs to think about the safety issues first. She has to realize that a toddler is top-heavy and it doesn’t take much for a toddler to tip over. Hopefully all these comments that have been posted will change her mind: Your designs are absolutely beautiful though!! Excellent work yet again!

[@almag6524]

u r the best!!

[@StudioMcGee]

Thank you!!!

[@TheGhussey]

Love your wall panel/trim! What paint finish was used? Matte? Semi-gloss? Satin? Thank you.

[@deep3217]

Wondering how I can get your help for my living room that has a weird shape but over looks the whole valley the view is spectacular 🙂

[@StoneWallFlower]

So awesome as always. Can we just talk about your dress though!

[@StudioMcGee]

You're so sweet!! Thank you! rstyle.me/cz-n/dr5pn5b2x7p

[@chattykathie7129]

Love the whole space but that cane credenza❤️

[@StudioMcGee]

It's so good! ❤️

[@Honeylog]

i’m korean !!! i like your videos!!! lovely house!!!

[@AdamAdam-hy7ko]

Like before we enter the door as viewers... Amazing 👌

[@StudioMcGee]

Aw, thank you!

[@PrincessOfTheUniverz]

Beautiful! I would get a taller art piece for height to replace the one on the entrance.

[@leshea4everpraying134]

Beautiful! What color are the walls?

[@b.walker5955]

and "we have a dog". That my friend is not a dog, it is a horse! But what a beaut! : ) Dog mom here! A home is not a home without at least one wet nose.

[@ricardacosta6901]

very beautiful elegant !!

[@akufunkidstv330]

can you please do for my home... love you guys

[@misskatzlife5892]

I love everything y'all do. However this wasn't my favorite. I felt it could have been more elevated or something . Beautiful home .

[@simpledropoff5128]

I feel the EXACT same

[@andrewmillar8153]

What's with the Tom Ford book in nearly every home makeover on KZbin?

[@nancycomelab]

Probably product placement ;)

[@kimt3120]

Maybe it’s a nod to her fashion blogger job. But that book is such a trendy item. Everyone feels they need it. #fomo

[@DawnViper]

Because a lot of designers lack the ability to think creatively. It's like a hive mind, they feel the need to replicate.

[@Didyne77]

Very random lol

[@irmalair1]

It's a classic coffee table book 😊

[@inzamoore2826]

This space was just perfect. Very well thought out. It could only be Studio McGee. You rock

[@StudioMcGee]

Thank you Inza! You rock!

[@christinejma6913]

Another Christine would love to one day intern for or work alongside Studio McGee

[@pakaorntheabratana9800]

Beautiful house

[@gtn6068]

I’m interested in the framed photo sitting on top of the entry way credenza. I looked online and couldn’t find it on McGee & Co. Help!

[@isabellereiser300]

I love your show on Netflix

[@vkb9005]

Where is the designers floral maxi dress in the last section from? Thanks!

[@dawnlynas1103]

The hall is bigger than my house lol

[@isabelleer7501]

Goodness even those large pieces look small in that space. That is a hard one! I think the bench could have been even longer!

[@jamesli7238]

All look good except the mirror. I would replace it with a shelf.

[@carolinafigueiras1057]

Where can one get the beach painting?

[@phyliciaferguson7787]

Love everything you guys do. But for me this level of staging compared to the grandness and design of the architecture in the house already is a step down. They just didn't match for me. Perhaps it was the clients choice but left something to be desired. Still of your work and style just not in this space this time.

[@ayeshamansur8446]

I totally agree with you phylicia ferguson, especially the corner side to me I would have added some accent bright colors, more height added on the panels may be a huge abstract painting or a gallery of family pics to balance the grand space. I feel all the space looks out of balance with the mirror on the floor and very small chairs.

[@Tee.Rogers]

I was like this is not good. Didn’t match the architect of the house.

[@sharrebenezer]

some kids are disciplined enough not to climb on furniture

[@TubnQT]

roseofsharon It has nothing to do with discipline. My kids have both graduated from college summer cum laude as engineers. But as children they were very active, their dad was overseas military, I had no help, and worked from home and went to college. We had several “death traps” at our house that I had to change. I wouldn’t even take a chance with the best behaved children.

[@user-vp1ls2rw9f]

Where can I find the art print?

[@cyan8181]

Can you post a link to the art work? I can't seem to find it on your site. Thanks!

[@StudioMcGee]

www.mcgeeandco.com/products/idyllic-summer :)

[@evie6811]

Does anyone know where I can find that muted beach scene artwork?!?! Help PLZ!!

[@StudioMcGee]

Our shop :) I'll send you a link! www.mcgeeandco.com/products/idyllic-summer

[@prettymayuricostumescreati3233]

why every designer use the same books for decorating ? tom ford channel dior blablabla ...... i mean it's always look same

[@amandambarkey]

They are fashion bloggers maybe that’s why they chose them

[@kaylagarman]

I couldn’t agree more but I don’t think Chanel and Dior is very “McGee” so they were probably something that the client already owned. Plus she did mention there were roughed of glam in the design

[@kathybauman6708]

Pucci coffee table book?? CHANEL is classic*timeless Define McGee?? Sorry I'm from San Francisco 4 generations....not getting that phrase.... what would you put as a Homage

[@irmalair1]

They're classics in the coffeetable books area

[@edinaszonyi722]

Where do the coats taken off arrival go? In countless similar videos, I find that aesthetics strongly precede practicality, even though the two things could go hand in hand if the designer is adept and not just making a visual bakery...

[@user-su8rq2en7j]

Красивый и светлый дом с интересными деталями #строительстводомов

[@klydemable]

Out of curiosity, in the US do people normally not take their shoes off when they enter someone's house? How do they deal with their children when they crawl on the floor and pick up germs that other people's shoes (that have presumably walked in all sorts of public spaces like washrooms) bring in?

[@katt6894]

cookie factory In our home we take our shoes off for that very reason , but from what I have observed over the years the majority of Americans do not. When you think about what you’re bringing into your home, it’s really quite disgusting.

[@gardenjoy5223]

People are 'build' to fight germs. It has been shown in repeated studies, that an environment which is too clean, damages the health of small children. Instead of fighting the germs, the army of ready fighters start coming against more innocent things (allergies) or even against the own body (auto-immune diseases). The rise of for instance asthma is linked to this. The product that is often used to clean floors, seems to have the worst impact. And of course in some countries the roads aren't plastered too well, so in order to avoid bringing in the entire neighborhood under your shoes, indeed you take off your shoes. With all pavement outside, that reason for taking off your shoes has fallen away as well.

[@yukahome9306]

Hehe I just watched a home tour video and they copied this lay out for their home exactly same way for this entrance!! Nice

[@daniclark1610]

Can you pleas please provide info of home builder?

[@StudioMcGee]

We didn't build the home, but they document the process on @andrewhome on instagram!

[@sashkad9246]

I'd have put a whole tree in there, too little greenery.

[@vitalina2984]

I thought she wanted the other console table did you guys convince her to switch?

[@StudioMcGee]

Nope! We just styled it two ways to show you an open console look and a closed console look for added storage.

[@marie6187]

I would have picked the closed console house has very high ceilings this choice would have made it feel more homely.

[@devorahklein2129]

With 3 children, don't they need a mudroom at the entry? Or at least a closet for coats?

[@peony7967]

Usually people enter through garage, the main entrance is for the guests.

[@bazor6883]

How do someone get in touch with you just brought a house need some help.

[@StudioMcGee]

Hi! You can fill out a form here! www.studio-mcgee.com/design-services

[@alutacontinua725]

That bench is so dangerous

[@gwenwade6059]

Please, with three to four children, the bannisters need to raised to be a metre higher than the lowest seating placed near to them. As a safeguard. Urgently.

[@agingintobeauty]

Which console did she purchase - open or storage?

[@StudioMcGee]

She ended up with the open!!

[@agingintobeauty]

@@StudioMcGee Pity. To each, her own, I guess. I thought the storage cabinet looked one thousand percent nicer.

[@Kevyngermaine]

Where are those GORGEOUS black front doors from? Great job as usual!

[@StudioMcGee]

We didn't do the finishes, check on @hellofashionblog's page! :) Xo

[@kathybauman6708]

I'm from San Francisco & want to know, where is this sunlit home???

[@StudioMcGee]

Utah! :)

[@kathybauman6708]

Dreamy... thanks for the reply! 🌄

[@yeabsirayilma5956]

Nice Job but I honestly felt like it could have been more high end considering the size of the house. When I first saw the empty wall, I felt like it was screaming for a mega size art work, the Art is beautiful, it's just the scale that isn't working for me. The bench is not safe for the kids, it needs to go. Furniture could have been high end without taking the coastal feel, this one just looks cheap for me. Overall great job, I can't imagine how confusing it is to figure out what to do with the place.

[@EliHomediy]

PLANTS PLANTS PLANTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ianwlkr]

Here from that one tiktok

[@CP-ho8to]

Well, McGee has their own definite style so I think you either like it or you don't. I would not have put a rectangular bench across from another rectangular piece (the console). The dueling rectangles. And that fabric on the bench looks too casual and messy. I would have put in one small chair on that side or nothing at all. And I think the backs of those two chairs are too low for that space, that tall mirror makes absolutely no sense right there, and that tree is too small. If you're going to use a tree, then put it against the railing so you can see it as you walk up the stairs. On that side I would have used more furniture and tried to make it more functional. The space looks big enough for a chaise with two chairs, or a very small love seat with one chair, or two chairs with a bench, or even two chairs with a bar cart, just something more. There is no drama is that space, so to me it falls flat.

[@whall5477]

Theres never drama in any of it, it's very safe and therefore very popular, very mass market, homogenized, it takes no risks and has no particular personality to it. It's easy to copy and reproduce, that's why people like it. Oh I can do that too, that's the whole answer to her popularity . How much beige and linen can I look at? But there's an interesting way to do anything I suppose, it's like Chip and Joanna, this stuff is made to be branded by and sold en masse at Target.

[@joselito7776]

The space was already good. The end result was ok but kind of bland. It could have stood out more against the impressive features of the space so that the finished product would hopefully have elevated the space.

[@calvinandhobbesman]

I think what you know deep down is that this particular style of interior design has been overdone and is headed out the door. We need something new. I am over this look.

[@marizavogtli1866]

👍👍👍👍🥰💕💞💞💞🙏

[@tinkujenatj5901]

Happiness family tomamji