Open Plan Living generally refers to homes having the kitchen, living room and dining room in one, rather than including rooms like bedrooms or offices. It’s defined as having few or no dividing walls between areas.
Open plan living has certainly become more popular in recent years, particularly as homes become better insulated and indeed, when watching home improvement programmes, one could be forgiven for thinking that most renovated homes opt for open plan. If you are renovating or building and considering open plan, here are points to consider for and against open plan living.