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> If you stop building walled-off kitchen/dining/family/living spaces, you have a lot more efficient use of the space you actually use. I though that fad was g
by wott 10y ago
> If you stop building walled-off kitchen/dining/family/living spaces, you have a lot more efficient use of the space you actually use.
I though that fad was gone. That's a nightmare in real use. I don't want the meat grease smell in my bed. I don't want the kitchen noise while watching TV in the sofa or chatting in the living room. I don't want the music or the children noise in the kitchen. And I especially don't want all visitors packed together in the same space 24/24, without any half-privacy time to spend in smaller groups.
Oh, and since I am the kind of person who spends most of parties inside the kitchen rather than in the living or dining room, how do I manage? :-)
- ghaff 10y agoIt's not necessarily either-or. I grew up in a very old house that a totally separate dining room and kitchen. When I bought a house it was the same. After a major remodel for structural reasons, the kitchen and dining room were opened up--which turned out to be a big improvement--but the living room spaces were still largely separate. This actually works pretty well for me. In practice, when I have people over, we still spend a lot of time in the kitchen/dining area--which is also sort of the "mud room" etc.--but the entertaining/hangout area is still somewhat separated. I think more open floor plans than was historically the norm make sense--especially in smaller areas. But, if you have the space, walls can still be useful.