concrete floors

I LOVE the idea of stained & polished concrete floors. And this sounds much cheaper than my other options.

It could make the room feel more like a converted porch than a foyer. To add warmth, I have a great oriental runner that I could put there. Also, with the carpentry work (benches, high molding, shelf/coat hook and window molding) that may help.

Also, since not much will be invested in this, I'd not feel bad about redoing it later if we change our minds.