How to set up the entrance hall when the living room is right at the entrance? Tips for designing the entrance hall when the door is right at the living room

We all know that the entrance doors of many homes face the living room, which is a common house type and layout. The entrance door facing the living room will lack a little concealment, so many people will set up a porch, which can not only play a good partition role, but also have a good decorative effect. So how to design the porch when the entrance is the living room? Let's take a closer look!

How to set up the entrance hall when the entrance door faces the living room

You can choose a more suitable entrance hall based on the actual decoration style of your home, the area of ​​the living room, and the second use of the entrance hall.

1. If the living room is not very large, you can try to choose a shorter, more exquisite and practical entrance cabinet. For example, the lower end can be a shoe cabinet, and the upper end can be designed as an art frame, a bead curtain, a hollow lattice wine cabinet, etc., which is practical and beautiful, and will not block the light from the balcony. You can put some small handicrafts, potted flowers, collected red wine, etc. on it.

2. If the living room is relatively large, with a simple and elegant decoration style and a strong pursuit of beauty, and requires a strong artistic design effect, then design it into a pure art frame.

3. Nowadays, glass products are also beautiful. You can consider using glass to make partitions directly. You can choose transparent materials such as frosted glass, sandblasted glass, embossed glass, etc., which can play the role of partitions without affecting the lighting.

4. If it is a classical style decoration, you can consider using screens as partitions. Hollow screens with different lattice patterns are simple and elegant, yet transparent, and serve a good partition effect.

Entrance door facing the living room entrance design

⑴Design the entrance hall in accordance with the functional requirements of the living room

The entrance door faces the living room. When the living room is close to the entrance door, it may cause the "functional structure" of the living room (such as the TV wall) to be "missing". The entrance hall is designed according to functional needs, which is both practical and decorative. Isn't it "killing two birds with one stone"!

① Designed as a sofa "back wall"

A living room without a sofa "back wall" is like having no "starting point". Without a "starting point", the living room space will be "at a loss"! According to the house type, a partition can be set up in the living room area directly opposite the entrance door to serve as the sofa's "back wall". The sofa has something to lean on, and the entrance hall has its own area. The position and width of the partition are determined by the house type, the living room area requirements, the entrance area requirements, the size of the sofa combination, etc. You can also refer to the more appropriate value of about 1.2 to 1.5 meters from the entrance door.

The style of the partition is selected according to the size of the living room, the environment you want to create, the decoration style, personal preferences, and the area of ​​the entrance area. Changhong glass partitions can not only ensure the privacy of the space to a certain extent, but also have a good sense of transparency. The entrance area will not be dim and cramped, which is a good choice; leaving a certain distance between several parallel partitions will bring some "poetry" to the entrance!

②As a TV background wall design

The TV wall is like the "end" of the living room. With the "end" position, the area will be more "complete"! Set up a partition in the living room area opposite to the entrance door as the "boundary" between the TV wall and the entrance area. The style of the partition is selected according to the area of ​​the living room, the area of ​​the entrance area, the decoration style, the decoration effect you want to create, personal preferences, etc., but if the TV needs to be "hung" on the partition, you need to consider the firmness of the partition; although the "partition" of the solid wall is more firm, it is easy to make the space feel cramped due to its "impermeability", so I think it is not suitable for a smaller space.

The position and width of the partition are determined by the house type, the required area of ​​the living room, the required area of ​​the entrance, and the width of the main sofa. You can also refer to the more appropriate value of about 1.2 to 1.5 meters from the entrance door.

⑵ "Construct" the entrance hall design entrance

"Build" a foyer at the entrance and design a relatively "independent" entrance area to give the family a "buffer" space and reduce the "sense of urgency" of seeing the living room as soon as entering the house. The size of the foyer is determined by the area of ​​the living room and the size of the functional use of the foyer (such as a shoe cabinet). You can also refer to the more comfortable value of 3 to 5 square meters for the foyer area.

"Constructing" the foyer can be a more "complete" solid wall that "divides" the entrance hall from the interior, changing the apartment type and adding a sense of mystery to the family space; it can be a wall with a shape, such as "adding" a window to the wall, so that the living room becomes the "window scenery" of the foyer, "the intersection of virtual and real", the living room has more "texture", the entrance hall area becomes more interesting, and it can also effectively alleviate the dimness and crampedness brought by the solid wall...

It can be a partition with good "transparency", such as glass partition, hollow partition, etc. Use glass partition to design a door at the entrance to "interrupt" the "continuation" of the entrance area to the indoor space, making it a "stayable" entrance area, and no longer "rushing" from the entrance to the living room; in my opinion, the door of the glass partition is divided into two parts: "shape" and "meaning". Use its own "shape outline" to "divide" the entrance and living room area, and use the "separation but not interruption" of glass to "continue" the "artistic conception" of the "one" living room and entrance, which is a wonderful effect...

⑶ Combine shoe cabinet to design entrance

Shoe cabinets are necessary for the entrance area, and they will make the entrance area more "full"! The entrance is combined with the shoe cabinet design, or the partition is "connected" with the upper and lower parts of the shoe cabinet, which is practical and decorative, and reduces the space occupied...

Or the partition and the shoe cabinet are "set vertically and intersecting". The partition is usually at the "end" of the shoe cabinet and is set against the shoe cabinet. This kind of entrance focuses more on practicality and is more comfortable to use...

Or the partition and the shoe cabinet can be set up "split vertically", with the partition opposite to the entrance door, and the shoe cabinet on the side of the entrance door without the wall, and maintained a certain distance from the partition to meet the needs of people's use (I suggest about 1 to 1.5 meters. If it is too large, it will waste space, and if it is too small, it will make the home space feel cramped). The small space formed by the partition, shoe cabinet and the wall on the other side of the entrance door becomes the entrance area.

Or the shoe cabinet can be used as a "partition" and set opposite the entrance door, so that a neat and tidy entrance can be formed. If you are worried that the shoe cabinet will bring a sense of crampedness and dimness to the entrance area, "making a hole" on the shoe cabinet would be an option. It is transparent and gives the space a visual "extension" effect. It can also be used to place ornaments and decorate the entrance...

The styles of partitions and shoe cabinets are selected according to the home decoration style, personal preferences, balcony, functional requirements, family members, living room area, entrance area, etc.; the positions of partitions and shoe cabinets opposite to the entrance door are selected according to the area of ​​the entrance and living room area, the house type, the length of the wall-mounted shoe cabinet, etc.

⑷ "Simple" entrance design

If the above "little tricks" make you feel cumbersome, you might as well try a porch design with only partitions. Its "simplicity" and "lightness" will make your home feel relaxed and comfortable when you enter!

Partitions can be "fixed" partitions that cannot be moved, or they can be screen partitions that are easier to move and replace, but the style needs to be able to blend in with the home decoration style.

In my opinion, the partition is usually wider than the width of the entrance door, but when the living room area is far away from the entrance door, it can be only wider than the width of the sofa. Since the sofa is the main furniture in the living room, "blocking" the sofa will also have the symbolic meaning of "blocking" the living room, and there is also a "porch" area that can be formed.

Tips for designing the entrance hall with the entrance door facing the living room

If the entrance door faces the living room, the first thing to consider is the lighting in the house, and then choose the form of the entrance partition or screen according to the lighting. If you need an entrance with both function and lighting, you can use a shoe cabinet at the bottom and a light-transmitting material on the top, such as grilles, transparent glass, wired glass, etc. If you only consider the lighting and aesthetic issues, you can directly consider the form of partitions and screens.

If the entrance door faces the living room, you can use a screen (or a shoe cabinet or wine cabinet) to block it, so as not to affect the passage. If the main door faces a certain place, in fact, it only needs to be blocked a little in the middle, which does not mean that the entire connected space should be blocked tightly, so the screen does not need to be the same width as the door. !

When the entrance door faces the living room, we usually use a porch cabinet or a square passage to block it. Because we usually say that because of the issue of Feng Shui, many owners are more taboo about such communication. So when we design, we usually design a cabinet in the porch, and then put some auspicious objects to block it.

The entrance door faces the living room. Psychologically, it is like being naked and being seen through. In terms of Feng Shui, wealth leaks out and cannot be gathered. When we design, we will use screens or shoe cabinets and screens to deal with it. We must consider the distance from the entrance door to the screen so that people do not feel cramped, and also consider the reasonable space of the living room. The screen adopts a semi-transparent design method, which can meet the light requirements of the entrance and meet the concealment of the living room space.

What should we pay attention to when designing the entrance hall?

⑴Family functional needs

In addition to considering the decorative aspect, the design of the entrance hall must also take the functional needs of the family into consideration, such as an entrance hall designed to be matched with a shoe cabinet, an entrance hall used as a TV wall, etc. A entrance hall that is designed based on the functional needs of the family and has both "beauty" and "strength" will have more "existence" meaning!

⑵Home decoration style

In the design of the entrance hall, the style of the partitions or other "components" (such as decorative walls) used should be able to blend with the home decoration style, otherwise it will easily make the home space feel "chaotic".

⑶The area of ​​the living room and entrance area

The design of the entrance hall should take into account the area of ​​the entrance hall and the living room area, and try to avoid bringing a sense of cramped and oppressive feeling to these two areas. For example, when the area of ​​the living room or entrance hall area is small, I think it is not advisable to use a large and "non-transparent" entrance hall design, which will aggravate the cramped feeling of the space and affect the experience of the entrance hall area.

⑷The environmental effect you want to create

Since the entrance door is opposite to the living room, the setting of the porch will usually affect the lighting of the entrance to a certain extent, especially the design method with poor "transparency" (such as using solid walls for design), which may even make the entrance dim. If you like your home to be bright as soon as you enter the door, then choose glass partitions, hollow partitions and other methods with better transparency.

⑸Personal preferences

It is important to like your own home. You should design the entrance according to your personal preferences to avoid feeling disgusted with it over time. Make sure your home is the way you like it when you move in!