The entry is the first room of the house.
Heirloom Entry was founded on a single conviction: entryway curation is a design discipline, not a seasonal impulse. We bring the same editorial eye to a porch that an interior designer brings to a living room.
Design rigor applied to the front door.
Most seasonal décor is purchased on a whim and arranged without a composition in mind. We started Heirloom Entry because we believed the front porch deserved better — a considered arrangement built from proportion, color relationship, and architectural context.
Every season we accept a small number of installations. That limit is intentional: it is the only way each entry receives the full weight of our attention from sourcing through final placement.
Sourced the way a florist sources blooms.
Variety selection begins weeks before delivery. We evaluate each pumpkin and gourd for scale, color, and surface character — choosing specimens whose proportions serve the composition, not just the season.
On installation day, the arrangement is built in place, adjusted for the specific geometry of your entry: step height, door width, surrounding plantings, and morning versus afternoon light.
Finished work earns more than words.
The installations speak most clearly. See the completed entries we have composed for homes across Chicago and the North Shore.