Recently I made the big, bold, and brave decision to take down the walls and doorway surrounding my staircase to create an open entryway. The positives outweighed the hard labor: more natural light, a great sense of flow, and a more welcoming first impression as you entered the home. But there was something I neglected to consider.
You see, what I failed to realize is that by doing this, I have actually now joined my entryway, staircase, dining room, and upstairs landing in one (hopefully) happy union. This means that every design decision I make in each of these spaces – from color schemes to flooring to print and pattern – affects the next space, and so on and so forth.
