In my current house 1900 sq ft the stair case starts 5 ft in front of and about 1 foot to the left of the hinge side of the front door.
Stairs too close to front door.
May 17 2013 i love how this couple updated the look of their staircase from closed off walls to beautiful open staircase reveal.
A lot of pictures we see and other homes have landings 2x that size if they are near the front door.
Now this exterior entryway demonstrates that even the smallest details can make a big difference when it comes to improving curb appeal a small arch above the front door offers visual emphasis to the entry.
In the 1 000 plus years of asian feng shui practices an internal staircase in a two story home that faces the front door creates an.
He said i need to move the front door this would be my long term best option and close off the stairs.
That is way too close.
There are many ways to do this.
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.
Our main concern is a small 3x3 landing so close to the front door swing.
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.
So we have front door stairway going up stairway going downstairs and then a back door all in a straight line.
Here s a quick sketch.
North should be the area of focus.
The new stairs will have balusters so it should feel open.
It s not directly facing your front door.
3 stairs on the left outside the front door won t be too big of a deal.
Our front door is facing the stairway going upstairs.
After living in this house for 20 years i definitely agree with shelly k about not liking having the stairs right in front of you as you enter the foyer.
Before a lack of architectural features such as an overhang or stoop left the front door feeling lost and floating in the home s facade.
Are you using btb feng shui.
How to fix the stairs in the front of the door for feng shui.
I had a feng shui master look at my house and he made me cry.
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The stairway to go to the basement is right behind the stair way going upstairs and that faces the backdoor.
This is how most houses are in chicago door faces the stairs and floating stairs are the in thing for modern homes.
However the front door is 17 feet away from the first step.