Generally, if the home area is relatively large, it will be made into a screen type with a hollow wooden grille. If the home area is relatively small, the porch will be designed as a shoe cabinet for putting shoes. However, regardless of the size of the porch space, its location is always the transition area from the porch to the residence. The porch can play a role of shielding, so that people can't see the living room clearly as soon as they enter the door.
This not only ensures the safety and sense of separation in the hall, but also allows relatives and friends to talk at home without being disturbed. The entrance also has a strong use function. It can not only be used as a place to entertain guests, collect parcels and change shoes, but also be designed as a small platform, and it is also a good choice to put some small items on it.
Introduction of porch
The porch originated in China, which is a unique Taoist cultivation term in China. It originated from Tao Te Ching: Mystery is both a mystery and a gateway to all miracles. Refers to the breakthrough of Taoist internal refining. Taoist internal refining can only enter the formal stage after it breaks through first, and then it is used as the name of indoor building, which means that it can only enter the main room through this aisle, hence the meaning of porch. According to the explanation in Ci Hai, the porch refers to the entrance of Taoism, and later refers to the outer door of the main hall.
In modern society, after a long period of convention, the porch refers to an area at the entrance of a house. The porch is the buffer between the living room and the entrance and exit, and it is also the manufacturing point that gives people the first impression at home. From the perspective of feng shui, the entrance should not be too narrow, more than five feet, not too dark, not messy and so on. Generally speaking, there are many decorative objects in this place, such as antique furnishings, paintings, shoe cabinets, cloakrooms, mirrors, small benches and so on.