What would you do?

My sister is trying to update her foyer and the first thing that she would like to tackle is the armoire. It will have the biggest impact since it is the first thing that you see when you walk through her front door. She is leaning towards painting it a neutral color but I am desperately trying to convince her to really make a statement with a bold choice. The problem is that her husband will not even entertain the idea of changing the stair runner any time in the near future...bummer.

I have my ideas on how to pretty 'er up, what do you think?  

Feel free to leave a comment below. you could be the inspiration for this transformation! Stay tuned for the "after" reveal.