Hi everyone my husband and i really don t know where to start with decorating our living room in our first home.
Narrow front door opens into living room.
You walk in the door and literally fall smack dab into the living room.
Turn the second half of the room into a loungey area with four accent chairs surrounding a cocktail table about 18 inches high.
I thought about flipping the two spaces however a dining room would then block the doors to the office.
As in the previous home the front door here leads straight into the living room.
We just bought a new house which we love except that the front door opens immediately into the dining room.
No one wants to open the door for guests into a big mess.
Some people like a sectional to squeeze in more seating says mcgee.
It separates and sets the entryway apart from the rest of the house.
The added storage is definitely a perk too.
Leave plenty of space around the doors that swing open into the room so that the room can be entered and exited with ease.
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.
You can create the feeling of a foyer.
Section off an area for your entryway directly in front of the door by using a simple bookcase.
A pair of sofas opens up the space better create a circle seating.
Instead of adding a big piece of storage furniture and a sofa they flanked their entry with wall storage on one.
However it s not hopeless.
Choose pieces that match the wall color.
At the same time keeping a house in pristine guest condition 24 7 is unrealistic.
But in a tight room like this it makes traffic flow tricky.
And then there s the problem that the rest of us face.
Many front doors open directly into the living room.
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.
If you ve had a living room where the front door opens into it you can appreciate the struggle of trying to decorate it.
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.
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.
A visual barrier gives the viewer decor to instantly view in the front door area.
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.