living room and entry way
mitz
5 years ago
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mitz
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need help with front entry from verandah straight into living room
Comments (1)Could you put something in your loungeroom - something like a side table or hat stand - that creates a kind of vestibule? If you face the back of the lounge to the door, that can help create a separate space, too. (But you did say that you can't move your lounge) Please ignore this Christmas parts of photo!...See MoreEntry way help – have wasted so much time and money on this!!
Comments (16)Love all the wonderful comments above. The only thing I would add is: really consider what you want to use this room for... What do you want the room to do? Welcoming guests? If it is welcoming, then think about what makes you feel welcomed when you walk in - that ahhhh feeling.....maybe plants (a bonsai project would work well in that light), some family photos instead of a mirror, coat hanger behind door, buffet table (where you stand your G&T chrystal set on a nice sliver tray). Or is it a Staging ground for getting out the door? Then perhaps the mirror, some sort of rack for bags & hats etc, a bench for sitting and putting on shoes, cork board for reminders etc (it is possible to have these all behind a thin closet so closed doors hide any clutter). Whatever you choose, I just find it helpful to keep the rooms purpose in mind....See MoreDoor entry way
Comments (1)My place was similar. Post war fibro house. So we added a full height wall and about 2.4m long. We used matching cornices and skirtings to look like its always been there. The entry is 1200 wide so not huge but does define it as the entry and gives us a wall for our couch. Some friends couldn't understand why we put a wall up to make a room 'smaller', but its not the size that matters its the layout that counts....See MoreLayout Advice-Open plan Living Room/Entry/Kitchen
Comments (4)Removing the walls as you've suggested should be ok as long as you check will an engineer first. They may be load bearing. This isn't a major issue to remove them as builders do this type of work regularly but definitely seek professional structural engineering advice first. Privacy to entry will be affected but not too bad. I'd do a furniture layout first and foremost to see if it the rooms will work being so open plan (i.e. noisy perhaps, where to put lounges and dining tables, etc.). People like open plan to look at but they are noisy in many cases as even talking noise travels. Even worse if you have children playing on one side of the area and you're trying to have a conversation with others in another area....See MoreMoss Furniture
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