You can buy the hardware at a store like lowe s and hang a regular door.
Front door opens into wall.
You walk in the door and literally fall smack dab into the living room.
Be mindful not to hang a big mirror facing your front door as a mirror facing the door especially the front door will push the chi or universal energy away.
You can just see the end of the wall to the far left in the photo.
It measures at about 4 feet from the opening of the door.
Right in front of you would be a full wall that cannot be removed.
After working through a few more options the best option was to make a little entry way to the left of the front door and define the seating area with a sectional against the largest wall.
Even though the door opens in and looks at the couch it s really the best set up to allow for a walk flow to all the doors that go in and out of this room.
The only problem with a barn door is that it does not seal as well as a regular swinging door.
As you walk in the front door swings to the right towards the closet.
You can do that with art or even better a big mural a row of tall lush plants vibrant wall paint or all of the above.
And then there s the problem that the rest of us face.
Make sure that the door can be fully opened and has a place to swing back against the wall if you want it to be in the open position.
I will probably do nothing until i give up the idea of turning the front porch into an entrance but a window partition could be a lovely solution.
My front door opens on a corner of my living room one wall is entirely windows the other wall is the only place to have a living room.
This is considered bad feng shui.