No one wants to open the door for guests into a big mess.
Front door opens right into stairs.
At the same time keeping a house in pristine guest condition 24 7 is unrealistic.
This stair is right in front of the front door.
You walk in the door and literally fall smack dab into the living room.
Our front door opens right onto the staircase leading upstairs which is open and with a metal railing.
How to fix the stairs in the front of the door for feng shui.
My house in atlanta is the perfect example of this dilemma.
I have a big landscape photo on the wall heading up the stairs.
The main door is called the mouth of chi in feng shui as this is how the house absorbs its much needed chi or energy nourishment.
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.
For today s design dilemma i m talking about how to design a living room where the front door opens into it.
May 17 2013 removing wall on staircase.
In this situation landing strips tend to migrate into the whole room.
I have this same problem thanks for the post.
However it just does not feel right.
I have hung a crystal in the small space and placed a fish tank at the bottom of the steps.
Thank you so much for any advice.
When a staircase is facing the front door directly the feng shui energy rushes up quickly to either the lower or the higher floor thus leaving the main entry as well as the whole main floor without good feng shui energy nourishment.
There are two kinds of homes.
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.
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.