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. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Article by corbin page blue door living 2 9k. 
																	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.