So.. am I the only one who likes an OPEN concept?

[thinkofthesoldiers]

For me, it totally depends on the layout of each. I like both, but a specific house is what matters to me. I've seen each done horribly and each done nicely.

[alzi]

my house is super open. aside from bedrooms and bathrooms, all the rooms flow. though there are open doorways separating it into two halves (kitchen and family room/ living room and dining room)

i like it, though sounds echo/resonate.

[lucky513]

I prefer open

[lilafowler]

It depends on the house-but I see the advantages of both. I do like when a living room opens into the dining room-but I like a separate kitchen.

[lilafowler]

I WANT AN OPEN BATHROOM CONCEPT HOUSE!

[Deleted]

LOL! I don't think you could get more open on our main floor, unless you knocked down the outside walls. So cville and her pals can have the houses with tiny little dark labyrinths of rooms all to themselves.

Of course, now that I think about it, we're thinking about adding doors to a main floor room so it can be an office. So apparently I hate open too. Muahahahaha.

[softspot]

I only like the kitchen/dining/living areas to be open to each other. I hate our house right now because it isn't conducive to entertaining with the 12 foot long wall separating them.

[Yankees21]

I really like having the kitchen open to the living room. I don't have people over enough to worry about guests seeing my kitchen mess.

[lilafowler]

I like my kitchen separate because I hate people bothering me while I cook-can you tell I'm not an entertainer?

[lilafowler]

May 14, 2013 19:54:05 GMT -5 lilafowler said:

I like my kitchen separate because I hate people bothering me while I cook-can you tell I'm not an entertainer?

I don't actually own a house-this is theoretical talk about if I had a house or when I have a house.

[eb777888]

Open all the way. It was a requirement when we were looking for our house.

[margotmacomber]

When we were still renting in the military we had an open layout condo.  It was really nice because I could go anywhere and know what DD was doing.  She's old enough now though that she can be doing her own thing and it's fine.  I totally get the appeal of the open layout.  One of DH's coworkers has a house that is an open floor plan and even though our house is probably more square footage than his, ours seems smaller upon first entrance because of the walls.  I don't know.  It depends on the house, imo.

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May 14, 2013 19:50:44 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Okay, I like closed bedrooms. lol. My full preferences are outlined in the other thread.

I am moving from a closed concept to a more open floorplan, so after cville's thread, I need to hear how great open plans are.

It's ideal with a kid.  You can be doing stuff in the kitchen and keep an eye on them while they're playing.  Or watching a show.  And there's room for them to help you cook if you want that.  And it really is awesome if you're having people over.  Because everyone's in the damn kitchen anyway!

 

[litebright]

I am all about the one-room yurt. Am I the only one?

[DotAndBuzz]

I like open-ish concept. I find when I entertain (House Hunters key phrase - take a shot!) people tend to gather/hang out in the kitchen, even if it is tiny and cramped. I like that we now have a family room sort of connected to the kitchen (separated by a bar/counter) so that people can sit there, and I can still be the hostess with the mostess in the kitchen and be social w/ my guests. But on the other hand, I like that the dining room is completely separate and down the hall, and open to the living room. The layout allows there to be a couple spaces for people to be that are open, but not OPEN open.

Totally closed concept floor plans made me feel claustrophobic, and I felt like the rooms weren't big enough even if the total square footage was similar to other things we were looking at.

[starlily]

I love our open plan. There is an entryway, so you don't just walk straight into the living area, but the kitchen, dining area, family room, and covered patio all open up into each other. It feels so spacious & awesome. Also, the family room is so large that I don't think I'll feel like people are right on top of me as I do stuff in the kitchen.

The upstairs has a loft, but it does not open up to the downstairs. The bedrooms are all separated enough from the living areas that there is privacy.

[marie3246]

Our current house is an open floor plan and I like it. I especially like it when we have dinner parties bc when I am putting stuff away and the guests are in the living room i don't feel like I'm banished to the kitchen. I also like to watch tv while I cook, but not enough to actually buy a tv for the kitchen. Our house is also pretty small and the open concept makes it feel larger, if they were separate rooms it would feel super small.

[Deleted]

I'm totally envious of my SIL, MIL and parents for their open concept. We have a wall that I would LOVE removed but eh, too much work.

[SKP82]

Our kitchen and living room are open. I like it. Everyone congregates in the kitchen when we have people over, so it is nice that there is room in the eat-in kitchen and living room for everyone to socialize.

All the bedrooms are upstairs. I like that they're separate.

[Deleted]

I love open concept. I live in a loft, so clearly, I like it. I draw the line at a true loft, with no bedrooms, but otherwise, I love the space and openness.

[Captain Serious]

I'm all about open for kitchen, dining, and living room, as long as the living room has a little bit of a partition, like a high peninsula or island from the kitchen workspace.

As it is, people spend most their time visiting in the kitchen and dining areas, this just makes them more comfortable while hanging out.

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May 14, 2013 19:50:44 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Okay, I like closed bedrooms. lol. My full preferences are outlined in the other thread.

I am moving from a closed concept to a more open floorplan, so after cville's thread, I need to hear how great open plans are.

only insane people don't want closed or private bedrooms. 

/gavel

[eb777888]

Outside of a loft or studio, I've never heard of open bedrooms. I'm talking about the kitchen and living room open to each other. I prefer that and specifically looked for it. It IS annoying when I entertain and people gather in the kitchen, though. I could see how that woulnd't happen if it was separate.

[underwaterrhymes]

I love open concept.

[MrsAxilla]

Our last two houses were closed and I hated them. The formal living and dining rooms were almost never used so we spent most of our time in only half of the house. Plus I felt lonely in the kitchen all by myself!

Our new house is tri-level with a open main floor. The living, dining and kitchen are all one room, but it's separated visually by furnature and a large island. It opens to the backyard and there a ton of windows looking out there so it feels even more open. The bedrooms are upstairs and the office, laundry, playroom and guest room are downstairs. It's awesome! Especially the fact that guests have their own area downstairs and have no reason to go anywhere near our private space.

[gretchenindisguise]

And you like princesses too. For shame!!



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tangent: when we were house hunting, i loved this house as we were walking through it. everything was perfect. the walk out basement was divine. etc. then we got to the master. the entire master bathroom was mirrored, floor to ceiling. so, you could be sitting on the toilet watching yourself sit on the toilet from no fewer than 3 different angles.

AND there was no bathroom door. it was sort of around the corner from the dressing room area which was sort of around the corner from the bedroom (the dressing room /bathroom clearly had been either an addition or were a converted small bedroom so the layout was weird).

anyway, we tested it (our real estate agent thought we were insane). you could lay on the bed and see whatever someone was doing on the toilet, reflected in the opposite wall, visible through the 2 open, non-doored, doorways.

that was a no.

[emsumm]

May 14, 2013 19:50:44 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Okay, I like closed bedrooms. lol. My full preferences are outlined in the other thread.

I am moving from a closed concept to a more open floorplan, so after cville's thread, I need to hear how great open plans are.

I love our openish floor plan.  It's done well.  We have a split level, and the main floor is quite open...kitchen flows into dining room flows into living room.  Then we have a basement/family room downstairs, and the bedrooms are upstairs.  It's really nice, and totally perfect with kids, and for entertaining.

[lolc]

I don't like totally open layouts but I can't say I'm a huge fan of completely closed off layouts either. I'm somewhere in the middle.

[sunshineluv]

I like open layouts and DH likes closed. House hunting is going to be awesome for us.