Household Hints & Help

radical noodle

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17. I like semi-open plans

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 03:55 PM

Mar 22

A house that's too cut up into little rooms is difficult, while a house that has one huge room for living, dining and kitchen is too open. I like a kitchen/family room type open or a living/dining type open.

My personal choice for colors is white walls, black or gray countertops and floors, with lots of color choices for the furniture and accessories. I'm old, so have had several more colorful houses, but I always get tired of the colors after a time. When we retired, I wanted to simplify. We've lived here for 13 years with white walls and I'm content.

Everyone is different, and I think age and lifestyle really play into what works for anyone. I would love to see your cute little hobbit hole someday.

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How many people like an 'open floor plan'? [View all] chowmama Mar 22 OP

No, I don't care for open floor plans at all. sinkingfeeling Mar 22 #1

HATE IT! EarthAbides Mar 22 #2

I like some of them HappyH Mar 22 #3

I think it's different in a cabin, which are for family get togethers. LisaM Mar 22 #21

I'm with you! flor-de-jasmim Mar 22 #4

No. Hate them. Big space, no style or personality. Polly Hennessey Mar 22 #5

Hate it. Ocelot II Mar 22 #6

I have an open concept house and it has it's pros and cons. Kitchen smells spread, and heating/cooling alwaysinasnit Mar 22 #7

I like cozy rooms and pleasant colors. Don't want drab walls and everything open with tile and echoes. TommieMommy Mar 22 #8

My kitchen still has two swinging service doors at both ends... NCDem47 Mar 22 #9

Love an open floor plan .... anciano Mar 22 #10

I very much agree. Big Blue Marble Mar 22 #11

Everyone likes it at first, Captain Zero Mar 22 #12

Most open plan houses are open only on the first floor spooky3 Mar 22 #13

I'm in the "it depends" or middling opinion, I suppose. RockRaven Mar 22 #14

Hate the open look for most of the same reasons... MiHale Mar 22 #15

There's a couple of reasons a hobbit home sounds cool... slightlv Mar 22 #18

I'm one of those who'd prefer a modified open space house. slightlv Mar 22 #16

I like semi-open plans radical noodle Mar 22 #17

I like rooms. Separate rooms. LoisB Mar 22 #19

I recently sold my house that did not have open plan to new rental with open plan FloridaBlues Mar 22 #20

My house is one large room with a full bath and bedroom at the opposite ends. Zackzzzz Mar 22 #22

My dream house would be a straw cob house Niagara Mar 22 #23

In the 1950's JustAnotherGen Mar 22 #30

Oh wow Niagara Mar 22 #31

I cannot live with an open floor plan. Sweet Rosie Red Mar 22 #24

I dropped a friend who had JustAnotherGen Mar 22 #29

Good for you! Sweet Rosie Red Mar 23 #33

Ahhh - the Vanilla Villa look JustAnotherGen Tuesday #34

So, about 50:50? chowmama Mar 22 #25

I'm okay with the oprn plan of my kitchen, keeping room, Ilsa Mar 22 #26

Kitchen enid602 Mar 22 #27

Our Historic JustAnotherGen Mar 22 #28

LOVE LOVE LOVE them ZDU Mar 22 #32