There are good reasons that most external doors open inwards rather than outwards.
Front doors that open outwards.
Thus swedish doors open outward.
The basic doorway in your home has a very simple structure.
A large board is attached to a frame using a few pin hinges.
It makes sense for a door to open inwards as it provides better security and protection against harsh winter weather.
Since snow is a more pressing concern in scandinavia it is more likely to be dealt with via other means.
Why do the entry doors to most homes open inward while in most public buildings the entry doors open outward.
The reason the best feng shui front door is a door that opens inwards is that a front door opening inwards is inviting or pulling in the chi or feng shui energy instead of pushing it away.
It would be unusual for us to pull a front door open rather than push it.
While it may be customary for homes to use exterior doors that open inward that isn t the only option available.
Along those lines there is a legend that way back when some king decreed that all external doors should open outwards after many people were killed in a church fire.
Front doors are very important in feng shui because it is through the front door that the house absorbs its energy nourishment.
You may have spotted that doors in some countries open outwards whereas here in australia most of our doors open inwards.
Current design trends now include residential front doors that open outward as well.