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.
Front door opens right into stairs.
Remember earlier i mentioned that the original owner had to step up onto the first stair tread in order to open the front door.
And then there s the problem that the rest of us face.
Thank you so much for any advice.
May 17 2013 removing wall on staircase.
There are two kinds of homes.
This stair is right in front of the front door.
At the same time keeping a house in pristine guest condition 24 7 is unrealistic.
However it just does not feel right.
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.
I have this same problem thanks for the post.
My house in atlanta is the perfect example of this dilemma.
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.
How to fix the stairs in the front of the door for feng shui.
I have hung a crystal in the small space and placed a fish tank at the bottom of the steps.
Our front door opens right onto the staircase leading upstairs which is open and with a metal railing.
No one wants to open the door for guests into a big mess.
In this situation landing strips tend to migrate into the whole room.
That led us to discovering a leak in the threshold which led to discovering the support beams for the header over the door weren t installed correctly and well one thing led to another and we had a new front door.
For today s design dilemma i m talking about how to design a living room where the front door opens into it.
I have a big landscape photo on the wall heading up the stairs.
You walk in the door and literally fall smack dab into the living room.