Adding Light and Access to an Existing Foyer
posted on 16 April 2012 | posted in
Holiday and Travel
Having just completed the landscaping on our garden (replete with a fine gazebo there), I reluctantly turn to the big building next to it - our house. Yes, I'm talking about home improvements here. My friend owns a Dordogne farmhouse and that is the inspiration I am using to improve our own home. Our front hallway, or foyer, is functional, yet long, dark and basically a dead end to another long hallway. Our house is an L-shape ranch style, and I would like to open up the room adjacent to the front hallway, so that the "dining room" has access to the hall, and is more functional. We have an open kitchen/dining/living room area, and the "dining room" is quite forgotten. Because the west side of the house is made up of all windows, the light from the "dining room" would flow into the hallway once the passage is made, to light up the very dark space. The "dining room" does not get any use except as a computer/exercise room, and I believe that it would be more inviting if it had a different, more convenient access. My only concern is for the stability of the wall if a portion of the wall was knocked out to make an open door. I do not want to cause additional stress to the existing beams.
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