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Open floor plans are a more efficient use of space. They're also great for entertaining. Ever notice how everyone congregates in the kitchen.
by woofyman 10y ago
Open floor plans are a more efficient use of space. They're also great for entertaining. Ever notice how everyone congregates in the kitchen.
- jarjoura 10y agoSure, they're great for entertaining when you don't have kids, roommates, or pets running around making loud noises at the same time.
- nradov 10y agoOpen floor plans aren't great for entertaining, they're just a reasonable compromise for those of us who can't afford a large home with specialized rooms.
- flukus 10y agoYou can't cook a meal while talking with friends if you've got specialized rooms for both activities.
- nradov 10y agoIf you can afford a huge house with specialized rooms for entertaining then you can afford to hire a catering service for your parties. :-)
- candiodari 10y agoIf you forego waiters that's not nearly as expensive as people think.
- jarjoura 10y agoI think that's part of the current trend though, and at some point just calling Postmates or UberEats from a fancy restaurant could become the norm. Who knows?! I do know that during my parents generation, cooking in front of people was considered unclassy. People were to hang out in the living room and the move to the dining room when it was time to eat. shrug
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- loafa 10y agoI've been to parties in open plan houses and I've been to parties in many-small-rooms houses and I'm not convinced one is better than the other. In any case I'm not going to prioritise the odd occasion I have parties over the more frequent occasions that I want to read a book, the wife wants to watch TV, one kid wants to run around in circles, another wants to practice the trumpet and the third just wants to hit a saucepan with a spoon. If you have multiple family members it's nice that they can get away from each other.