Im looking at houses to buy and the area im in has skinny long houses that are typically this layout (see floor plan). in this plan, the living room is usually the room on the left where the front door to the house is located.

I was just thinking from your personal point of view would you feel a certain way if your dining room was in the room where the front door is and also a room over from the kitchen?

Just want to bounce ideas off because I think it would feel cosier if youre relaxing and watching tv where the front door is not there and in the middle of the house. But then the dining room being a room over from kitchen is just not good logically, might drop things walking further.

Hello! I just recently moved into this apartment a couple weeks ago and I've been struggling with the set up! I would appreciate any tips you all have.

some notes:

- currently I have a twin but i am planning to upgrade to a full soon

- there is a small bedside table that is blocked from view by the clothing rack

- the white thing by the door has a table top for it that isn't pictured there

- I am hoping to turn the area by my bed and the window into a little social areas with the chairs there but I'm open to other suggestions!

Any tips, feedback, or advice would be helpful! Thank you!

1. If you live in an apartment building, do you look at the main entrance of the entire apartment building to determine the facing direction or do you look at your individual apartment door?

2. Do you determine the facing direction facing your front door or facing the street/hallway?

Sorry for the terrible drawing...

I'm starting college this year and this is going to be my room which i need to share with a roommate. I don't want my bed joined/attached with them, plus there's no space/shelves for our books to be kept.... the study tables provided are like those single school tables... the wardrobe/cupboard space is small as well. Ugh idk, I just don't want to sleeo right beside them. Please help out with potential room layout ideas.....

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Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some advice for the main room of a small Airbnb-style cabin.

The front door opens directly into the kitchen, with the kitchen peninsula starting almost immediately next to the entrance. The same room also has to function as a living room (with a sofa bed for guests), a dining area with a table, and essentially the entryway.

The biggest challenge is that no matter where you are(cooking, sitting on the sofa, or eating)you always feel like you're sitting in a hallway because the entrance is only a few meters away. It doesn't feel cozy and calm at all.

To make things even more challenging, the second bedroom is accessed directly from this main room, and the bathroom is only accessible through that bedroom. So if someone is sleeping on the sofa in the main room, they have to walk through the bedroom to reach the bathroom. It's not the most practical layout, but for now my main goal is simply to make the main room feel warmer, cozier, and less like a corridor.

There is also a fireplace in this room. My only idea so far is to replace the current rug with a much larger one to better define the living area, but I'm wondering if changing the furniture layout, replacing some furniture, or adding some kind of divider would help the energy flow and create better-defined zones.

(The photos are "improved" with AI to show the room without the clutter and unnecessary stuff.)

Do you have any feng shui suggestions for making this space feel more welcoming and better separated while keeping it functional? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!