I also don't like how my front door into my home lands you right smack in the living room with no "real" entry way or foyer of any kind. I had this same problem in my last house.
So today I'm sharing how I faked a foyer and add coziness to my living room space!
First, here is what my non-existent entry looked like before:
The first thing I did was move these shutters that I had in to create a fake wall for my new foyer and I moved my TV in front of them.
On the other side I moved in my hope chest that I painted and recovered a few years ago.
Then I added the shelf above the TV.
Then I added some short shutters to hide the cord mess you see in the picture above.
Then I decorated the shelf...
This might be the extent of my fall decorating this year!
And I added my big glass jar with the white twinkle lights inside.
On the other side I added a mirror...
Moved the owl from the back of the front door and added another owl to the shutters above the bench.
Added a pillow to the bench...
And here's my new foyer!
Here's the view from the couch where I can cozy up with hot chocolate and a blanket and watch TV :o)
Pongo is happy in his spot on the couch gazing out the window.
I created this little vignette on the window seat.
And here is the wall where the TV used to be.
I'm happy with this quick little makeover, what do you think?