As you walk in the front door swings to the right towards the closet.
Front door opens into wall.
Make sure that the door can be fully opened and has a place to swing back against the wall if you want it to be in the open position.
And then there s the problem that the rest of us face.
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.
The only problem with a barn door is that it does not seal as well as a regular swinging door.
You can just see the end of the wall to the far left in the photo.
Right in front of you would be a full wall that cannot be removed.
You can buy the hardware at a store like lowe s and hang a regular door.
After working through a few more options the best option was to make a little entry way to the left of the front door and define the seating area with a sectional against the largest wall.
This is considered bad feng shui.
Another option is to put in a barn style door.
Be mindful not to hang a big mirror facing your front door as a mirror facing the door especially the front door will push the chi or universal energy away.
There are two kinds of homes.
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.
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.
It measures at about 4 feet from the opening of the door.