Design challenge: Fix for front door that opens directly onto stairs
We have a 1930's British Semi that has a side entrance. The pain is that door opens directly onto our staircase with a door either side of that (floor plan below)One to the open-plan dining/kitchen and one to the sitting room. However the micro entrance space is super impractical. You enter and have to shuffle up the stairs or into the sitting room before going through to the house. It also makes the house feel small on entry. Has anyone got any tips or solutions on how we could improve/overcome this. Either in structural design or via decoration?
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Daisy England
last year
CWD
last year
Sonia
last yearI’m in a 1930s terrace, and my hall is tiny too! Yo made me chuckle with your acrobatics to enter your house......... All the houses in my road are the same on the outside, but configured slightly differently inside. My neighbours house has a much bigger hall leading to the kitchen, but it eats into their sitting room which is much smaller than mine. You could remove the wall into the kitchen, or move it further into the kitchen giving you a wider hall? Or as CWD suggests adding, maybe a porch to the front crating a bigger hall? A floor plan or pics will help envisage your problem.
David Scott Roll
last year
pauldrowan
last yearAnother option. Create a porch to the back door for everyday/family use and only use the side door when people knock on it. Use as much glass as possible to keep light flowing into the kitchen and family room.
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Eimear Long
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