{"id":72,"date":"2011-09-27T18:59:32","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T18:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/isabelbarros.blogs.ie\/2011\/09\/27\/please-use-the-front-door\/"},"modified":"2012-10-09T16:22:39","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T16:22:39","slug":"please-use-the-front-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/please-use-the-front-door\/","title":{"rendered":"Please Use the Front Door"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is a strange habit in Ireland in relation to the use of a house\u2019s front door. Apparently, most people don\u2019t feel comfortable to use it, they feel like they are being too snobbish or something, and to avoid this they prefer using the back door when visiting family or friends. Furthermore, even homeowners rarely use their own front door, they would argue it is more practical and less formal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/images\/1.Front%20Door.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/images\/thumb-1.Front%20Door.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a designer I struggle to find a solution for this. I just don&#8217;t want my very well thought-through beautiful entrance to be underappreciated and taken over by the back door. And I surely cannot design a house without a front door.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/images\/2.muddyboots.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Photograph by howtogrowkids.com\" src=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/images\/thumb-2.muddyboots.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph by howtogrowkids.com\" width=\"320\" height=\"226\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t understand why someone would prefer to come through the back door and see all the messy laundry, muddy boots, cat litter, etc, instead of coming through the main door and appreciate a welcoming entrance hall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/images\/3.%20hall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Photograph by Simon Whitmore\" src=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/images\/thumb-3.%20hall.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph by Simon Whitmore\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/images\/5.hall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/images\/thumb-5.hall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I know you are going to tell me what this lady says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rte.ie\/player\/#%21v=1113498\" target=\"_blank\">(00:35:43 Room to Improve Series 5, programme 2<\/a>) but does it make sense? Not to me!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/images\/4.hall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Photograph by James Merrell\" src=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/images\/thumb-4.hall.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph by James Merrell\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The front door is your main access to your house, you certainly have spent some money and time to make the entrance hall look welcoming and inviting, so why not use it? And why not do the same if you are visiting someone else\u2019s house? Just break the habit, life is too short not to enjoy every living moment and every living space!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/images\/6.hall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/images\/thumb-6.hall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/images\/7.hall.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Photograph by Ana Antunes http:\/\/home-styling.blogspot.com\/p\/my-home.html\" src=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/images\/thumb-7.hall.JPG\" alt=\"Photograph by Ana Antunes http:\/\/home-styling.blogspot.com\/p\/my-home.html\" width=\"213\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Posted by Isabel Barros<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a strange habit in Ireland in relation to the use of a house\u2019s front door. 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