Just wondering in general what are people's thoughts about the open plan arrangement!?
Hi, I just wondered generally what people think of open plan living. We have bought a 3 bed semi-d house which we are upgrading. There are 2 stages to the upgrade, firstly upgrade the house that is there and then there would be potential to put a 2 storey extension on in future years.
At the moment mrdaisy and I are having some disagreements about the downstairs layout. We consulted with an architect who advises knocking walls and having a full open plan kitchen, dining, sitting room and a separate utility. This looks lovely but it would be the full extent of our living space. I think I would go with it if we had a second sitting space that would be closed off from the kitchen but we won't have that, certainly for many years.
I like the idea of having a separate sitting room but mrdaisy and architect are all about the open plan and the light etc.
Just wondering in general what are people's thoughts about the open plan arrangement!?
Why not stick sliding doors between the living room and kitchen / diner that way you can have best of both worlds
That is not accurate: you heat the other room anyway. Don't you ? If you don't, you're only encouraging draught's. I find my open plan is easier to heat, not more difficult.....Dont forget about heating costs. You have to heat up the whole room rather than a section off it.
Anybody know where sliding doors (approx 18 ft span) can be sourced?
Would love to see some examples of what can be done...
We bought a house that has an open plan layout downstairs (kitchen / dining / sitting room)
Importantly though, the garage is converted and is used as a playroom / TV room for the kids when they have friends over so they have their privacy.
I think the open plan layout looks great and has a real wow factor when someone walks in but it can be annoying when you're trying to watch TV and the eldest son is banging about in the kitchen
Pity, that, really. There's no reason for smells/odours etc to be a problem - that's what extractor's etc are for...........Thanks for all the replies! We're looking at our layout again and speaking to the architect about it again. I think I have persuaded mrdaisy that totally open plan would be a bad idea!
Can't attach doc here, but my floorplan I brought back from US precisely because it was open plan. (oh, and no door's to buy, either ! )
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