At the same time keeping a house in pristine guest condition 24 7 is unrealistic.
Front door opens directly into living room.
For today s design dilemma i m talking about how to design a living room where the front door opens into it.
You can create the feeling of a foyer.
Take the previous idea from the inside to the outside.
No one wants to open the door for guests into a big mess.
The added storage is definitely a perk too.
It is not rare today in the design of homes to not have a corridor and you enter directly into the living room.
Many homes whose front doors enter directly into the living room also have a roomy front porch like this one.
In this situation landing strips tend to migrate into the whole room.
We re not sure where to start with placing furniture.
The front door opens almost right in the middle there is a big opening on the other side into the dining room and there are two doors opening into a sunroom on either side of the fireplace.
You walk in the door and literally fall smack dab into the living room.
My house in atlanta is the perfect example of this dilemma.
How do you decorate your living room when your front door opens into it so it s guest ready and homey.
Even if it s only a few square feet give your home a place.
However it s not hopeless.
It separates and sets the entryway apart from the rest of the house.
If your home is designed like this and you have to choose the front door then you are in the right place.
I will probably do nothing until i give up the idea of turning the front porch into an entrance but a window partition could be a lovely solution.
Many front doors open directly into the living room.
Add decorative open shelving to the top like in this space by emi interior design to create a natural transition between the new foyer and the existing living room.
My front door opens on a corner of my living room one wall is entirely windows the other wall is the only place to have a living room.
If this porch were walled in an entry would be created protecting the interior from dirt and the elements.
Section off an area for your entryway directly in front of the door by using a simple bookcase.
A visual barrier gives the viewer decor to instantly view in the front door area.
Front door opens into living room.
Enter today s design dilemma.
Article by corbin page blue door living 2 9k.
There are two kinds of homes.
And then there s the problem that the rest of us face.