You are right. This space is a problem. I'll language it for you.
Here's the problem. An entryway should draw you in. This entryway repluses and pushes back. It wake the eye want to move away... it does not encourage the eye to linger. It hurts.
So, what I am saying is, "You're right"... but the biggest thing you are fighting there is the railing on the staircase.
The metal railing is too thin and spidery for the space. Way out of proportion and not right for a house. It is way too small for the space. The yellow makes it even more stark.
Take out the railing and go with a heavier wood or a solid drywall "wall" railing, change the paint to white to match the walls, add some oversive green plants (more slender than wide, but at least 7' and in th ecorner), and then a pictures of the family in wood frames on the walls.
The railing can be varnished or painted wood... if varnished it needs to have a mild grain pattern. The space is too contemporary for a wild and bold wood grain.
Family includes the H2... and the other H2 that "passed on".
This will create an entry way that draws you in... not pushes you out.
My 2 cents.
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