Your entrance hall should have a warm, welcoming feeling. Ceiling or wall lights are your best options for ambient light. Stairs should be well lit to avoid accidents. Track or recessed lights might be used to highlight architectural features, paintings, or "objects d'art". Light fixtures designed for your foyer, cathedral entrance, or stair well are usually chandeliers with 2 or 3 tiers of arms, sized to suit the area they're meant to fill. It is usually a longer variation of your dining room chandelier, be it a brass, crystal, or even an iron chandelier.If your ceiling height is between 8' to 9' feet your best to use a larger semi flush, hence giving you the feel of a chandelier but not the height. In a 2 story foyer
multiply length by width of the room then divide by 4.5 , this will give you in inches the approximate width of the fixture to use.The bottom of the fixture should be no lower then 9' to 10' from the floor. Other light fixtures that might be used in foyers include wall sconces and .

Hallways should have a light every 8-10 ft. or one in every bend of the hall, it usually is a flush or a semi-flush mount fixture that matches the foyer fixture. Stair wells and hallways should be wired with three-way switches at both ends of the hallway, or top and bottom of the stair well for your personal safety.