You walk in the door and literally fall smack dab into the living room.
Front door into sitting room.
At the same time keeping a house in pristine guest condition 24 7 is unrealistic.
Front door into living room solutions.
No one wants to open the door for guests into a big mess.
Enter today s design dilemma.
There are two kinds of homes.
Take advantage of the swing of your door a door that swings in so that its back is against the seating group will create a slight barrier between the two and will help block sight lines into the conversation area.
For today s design dilemma i m talking about how to design a living room where the front door opens into it.
Standard entry doors are 36 inches wide and that 3 feet is a boon to creating the feeling of an entry.
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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.
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.
I would be walking from kitchen through the lounge and into dining room at least 6 times before sitting down for dinner to put cutlery out to put drinks out to put out sauces and salt pepper then with 2 kids dinner plates.
And then there s the problem that the rest of us face.
If doors on every wall of your living room are stumping you as to where to place your furniture don t worry about the wall space.