By: Lisa Kaplan Gordon Change the way your door swings and you can change the look and feel of your room. Here’s how. In order to make more room to maneuver in this petite bathroom, the homeowners reinstalled the door so that it swings out. Image: Freddy & Petunia Got space problems? Changing the way your door swings might help. A 32-inch door typically eats up about 13 sq. ft. of floor space when it swings. Change the door swing and you can decide where to ...