Logical_Cherry_7588
absolutely hate open layout with a passion
gumol
why?
TobysGrundlee
I don’t hate it but I’m not a huge fan of it. My current house is basically all one giant room on the first floor with high ceilings and the bedrooms on the second. You don’t realize how loud activities in other parts of the house are until you have no walls in the way. Cooking can be loud as hell. When one person is cooking and the other is trying to relax in front of the TV it’s pretty much impossible because they’re basically part of the same room. Even noise in the bedrooms travels around the house much more easily and is super distracting. Can’t watch loud movies or shows after the kids go to bed since they hear everything in the living room. Adequate and nice looking lighting is also more difficult in these large open spaces.
ancientesper
Not to talk about the cooking smell going everywhere, open floor plan is really just for looks.
TobysGrundlee
Oh god, I hate that part. Nothing like my bedroom smelling like last nights salmon.
astraelly
All of this, and I also find it much easier to decorate in closed layout homes. Walls offer more surface area for art and natural anchor points for furniture. You can play around with things like wallpaper or strong colors without having to carry it through the majority of your home when spaces are enclosed.
We had a very open layout in our old space, which I did love for other reasons — it was a loft with huge windows and skylights, so we had a ton of light and the high ceilings meant we could use some really impactful, architectural lighting and it was great for displaying huge works of art. It had a very cool museum-like feel but I’m also a bit too cluttered to maintain the minimalist lifestyle to make it look good all the time.
grandramble
I live in a studio loft and I love it. But only because I’m the only person here 95% of the time.