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Design dilemma - open floorplan entryway

5 years ago

The top floor of our townhouse has an open floor plan and is very long and narrow. The entryway features an alcove framed by bay windows.

I'm looking for ideas on how to use the space in a way that is functional but doesn't overwhelm the room.

Right now the area is where we're put furniture from our previous home that we aren't sure is we will keep or not. The wall shelves and storage next to the door are the only items we have to keep because they are mounted.

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artistsharonva

5 years ago

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greenfish1234
5 years ago
Artistsharnova nailed it, any of those. Two chairs and a round table has my vote. Also mounted shouldn't mean for life. The shelves dont work there. Spackle and paint is a 15m job. Or cover it with one piece of art. You could do better with the entry mirror, and drapes should hang from ceiling to floor and there should be 2 panels PER WINDOW for the luxurious fullness you see in well designed spaces.
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It isnt the size of the two different doors that is the problem. It is that the kitchen doorway looks like an after thought, and wasnt matched in to the living room doorway. It should have had the rounded appearance like your living room doorway. Right now, it just looks like it shouldnt be there. However looking at your floor plan, it does need to be there, but, it needs to be redone, so it is the same height and same type of doorway as your living room. It is also possible, that there was a wall through that room at one time, and that the kitchen doorway was always there, but, wasnt visible from the living room, which was smaller, until the wall was removed.
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The layout diagram you posted look good (back of sectional wing toward windows) as long as there's a ~3' wide corridor to get around. The TV placement is much too high though. Chiropractors must love the tv-over-fireplace trend! I would get a stand and place the tv in the bottom-right corner (where the chair are in the diagram). Chairs might have to go altogether.
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JAN MOYER
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Spell PIPE DREAM for seating, it's on top of the entry.. Get some REAL shelving, and fill the niche. Float and angle a nice writing table , the desk chair where you now have the "eeny weeny" teen desk. Dtch the curtains, get some nice roman shades.

It's AN ENTRY. Nobody wants to sit there to converse, Make a work spot, mail spot, pay the bulls spot. Everything else? O.U.T
Hou 2009
5 years ago
Cozy window seat to read or watch the world go by was my first thought.
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GN Builders L.L.C
5 years ago
I think adding crown molding and a nice window seat with additional storage on the bottom would add nice detail to that area, change the drapes to nice decorative blinds, etc.

Something like this to give you an idea.
auntthelma
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
I like the window seat idea. Be sure to design it with storage for shoes, boots, mittens and other front door needs. Is there a coat closet? You may be able to add a closet on the wall opposite the entry door as part of the window seat design. You’d have to remove the shelves.

I love the living room setup. Nice place.

P.S. the shelves are attached, but can be removed. Don’t limit yourself because of those shelves.

P.P.S. ignore anyone who treat you as though the question is not valid. It is. You are. Your house is beautiful.
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Seldens Furniture
5 years ago
I agree with JAN MOYER . I would find a writing style desk with an open feel. Perhaps additional shelving for books.

Palecek Lenox Desk · More Info

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JudyG Designs
5 years ago
Love the bay; hate the door…betting this is a Victorian, rehabbed, and is a condo?

That bay is one of the best things in the room…make it special. Window treatments, seating…lovely look to great guests. You can use it for reading or looking out the window and watching the world go by.

Front door…can you change it?

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