What is a porch?

The entrance hall refers to an area at the entrance of a house. The entrance is the buffer between the living room and the entrance and exit, and it is also the point where the "first impression" of a home is made. From a Feng Shui perspective, the entrance should not be too narrow, it should be more than five feet, it should not be too dark, it should not be cluttered, etc. Generally speaking, there are many furnishing objects in this place, such as antique furnishings, hanging paintings, shoe cabinets, coat cabinets, mirrors, small stools, etc. Generally used materials for the design of entrance halls include wood, plywood veneer, sculptural glass, sandblasted stained glass, mosaic glass, glass bricks, mirror screens, stainless steel, granite, plastic facing materials, tapestries, wallpapers, etc. The entrance has the following three functions: 1. Visual barrier function: The entrance creates a certain visual barrier to the outdoor sight, so as not to open the door to the living room, allowing people to have an unobstructed view of the living room as soon as they enter the door. It pays attention to the privacy and concealment of people's indoor behavior, ensuring the safety and distance in the hall. When guests come and family members come and go, it can well solve the problems of interference and psychological safety, making the process of people going out and entering the house more convenient. Orderly. 2. Strong usage function: In terms of usage function, the entrance hall can be used as a place to simply receive guests, receive emails, change clothes and shoes, and store bags. It can also be set up as a platform for small items such as bags and keys. 3. Insulation effect: The entrance can form a temperature difference protection zone in the northern region to prevent cold wind from entering the room directly through the gap when opening the door. The entrance hall can also play a very good role in beautifying and decorating indoors.