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[shoptilyadropagain]

I like all of these pieces individually but there are too many and they're far too over-sized all together on the table.  I'd have to eliminate a couple of the items and/or replace them with some smaller items.  Also, the basket sticking out from under the table would drive me nuts (did I mention that I'm OCD about certain things.....LOL!).  I'd slide it all the way in under the table as it looks like there would be room to do that.

[wagirl]

No- all are way too big -----

[spiderw]

My entryway is filled with large and small items, a mixture that works for me.  I have figurines, family and friend photos, and whatever makes me happy.  I will admit it is a bit much but since I have so much decor I try to display it  not hide it.  When I walk in my house I am greeted by an entryway filled with love and memories.

[Love to Run]

It just looks cluttered to me. I like odd numbers of items, and I like them of various sizes to provide balance.

[wilma]

I don't care for this. There are too many large items which overpower the space IMO. I think the table, bowl, and mirror are more than enough.

My entry is very narrow for a table. I had a slim table with a lamp and a decorative item there when we first moved in, but my husband kept knocking into it every time he went in & out the front door. I still have the large metal art sculpture on the wall though. We also have a coat closet in our entry space which I love. 

[RedTop]

The mirror and table would be enough for me; what's there is just too much.

[Oznell]

Great discussion!  I'm one who also prefers, for myself, maybe 3 things on a console like this.  But, I'm so taken with the "curator" aspect of my design favorite, Steven Gambrel, that I enjoy the aesthetics of this more 'object-dense' vignette.

He's so eclectic, with such a grasp of diverse things of beauty, that I always give him a pass.   But he's never just one way-- sometimes he clusters objects like a maximalist would, and sometimes he's very spare.

What saves him for me is that, he works in a traditional vein, without ever being "cutesy" or predictable.  It's the ditsy designers, who populate their work with every last design cliche of the moment, who turn me off.    

[Oznell]

@Ronettes ,  thank you for giving us a glimpse of the wonderful cast iron hall tree-- it must bring so much character to your entry, love!

[haddon9]

In my entry I have a bench against one wall and a small table that I decorate for the season with a big mirror over it. It's against another wall that you see when you open the front door. There is a coat closet off to one side.

[gidgetgh]

All of this is a no for me.  Oversized stuff crammed on the table. The huge mirror.

But what gets to me the most is that the basket leans. That would drive me nuts.