Family of 3 in a 2100 sq.ft. open concept house. We have one wall the adds separation between a family room and the dining place, and we're in the process of a

Family of 3 in a 2100 sq.ft. open concept house. We have one wall the adds separation between a family room and the dining place, and we're in the process of adding a hole in it (though the reason is increased light.) In general: we love it. The article is right about the enormous energy inefficiency of it all. We have no way to separate living room/dining room/kitchen/family room from each other, so we're heating the whole thing in the winter. It's also true that sounds travels everywhere, but in our case, with only 1 kid, that's not a problem.