Before and After: A Clever IKEA Hack Makes This Open Entryway Much More Practical

Photo courtesy of Alexandra Gater

In an era of open-concept designs, walls can sometimes get a bad rap. They might feel like they cut off conversations between living rooms and kitchens, for example, or unnecessarily separate a dining area from the cooking space. But there are advantages to walls — especially in cases where it can be tough to distinguish one area from another. 

Take entryways, for example. For those lucky enough to have a distinct zone at their front door, it’s a clear spot for holding incoming or outgoing mail, welcoming guests, hanging jackets and bags, and more. But when a front door opens right into the living space and doesn’t have anything separating it from the rest of the home, balancing the form and function of the entryway becomes much more complicated. That dilemma is exactly what home decor YouTuber Alexandra Gater faced when tasked with redesigning this entryway for a client.

Read the full story on Apartment Therapy here.