Entryway Front Door Opens Into Living Room

Homes with an open floor plan are inviting but without a foyer the entry door dumps dirt drafts and outdoor gear into the main living.

Entryway front door opens into living room.

I really love. However it s not hopeless. When you set this up have someone come in who opens a door in a normal manner especially if carrying packages. 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. Many front doors open directly into the living room. No one wants to open the door for guests into a big mess. Come on don t go for beauty go for practicality.

And giving it that separation from the living room. You can create the feeling of a foyer. Many homes whose front doors enter directly into the living room also have a roomy front porch like this one. As in the previous home the front door here leads straight into the living room.

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. How to create a foyer if the door opens to the living room. 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. In this situation landing strips tend to migrate into the whole.

For today s design dilemma i m talking about how to design a living room where the front door opens into it. It separates and sets the entryway apart from the rest of the house. In fact many builders think that creating an open layout entryway and living room is a great idea with open concept being on trend and i m pretty sure these same builders don t have kids don t wear shoes and have never tried to put on lace up knee high boots without sitting down on a bench. Instead of adding a big piece of storage furniture and a sofa they flanked their entry with wall storage on one.

The door can t open more than 6 before hitting the boots knocking them into the table and knocking things on the table over. At the same time keeping a house in pristine guest condition 24 7 is unrealistic. 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.

And then there s the problem that the rest of us face.