My house in atlanta is the perfect example of this dilemma.
Front door opens directly into living room.
However it s not hopeless.
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.
Enter today s design dilemma.
No one wants to open the door for guests into a big mess.
The first one has an entryway a small hallway a nook near the front door or even a sharp turn that separates the front door from the rest of the home.
We re not sure where to start with placing furniture.
For today s design dilemma i m talking about how to design a living room where the front door opens into it.
At the same time keeping a house in pristine guest condition 24 7 is unrealistic.
Front door opens into living room.
Take the previous idea from the inside to the outside.
Section off an area for your entryway directly in front of the door by using a simple bookcase.
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.
The added storage is definitely a perk too.
You can create the feeling of a foyer.
If your home is designed like this and you have to choose the front door then you are in the right place.
In this situation landing strips tend to migrate into the whole room.
If this porch were walled in an entry would be created protecting the interior from dirt and the elements.
Even if it s only a few square feet give your home a place.
Many homes whose front doors enter directly into the living room also have a roomy front porch like this one.
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.
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.
It separates and sets the entryway apart from the rest of the house.
How to decorate when your front door opens into your family room corbin page interiors.
And then there s the problem that the rest of us face.
There are two kinds of homes.
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The front door is the first detail your friends see when they come to you so.
It is not rare today in the design of homes to not have a corridor and you enter directly into the living room.
Many front doors open directly into the living room.